Game detail: 08 Feb 2019, Belfast Giants - Guildford Flames

08 Feb 2019, 19:00 | Regular season | SSE Arena Belfast

Belfast Giants

3-2 OT

Guildford Flames

Periods:
Shots:

0-0
( - )

2-2
( - )

1-0
( - )

Referees: Andrew Dalton/DeanSmith | Spectators: 2844

44:30	\|	away	\|	\|	0-1	\|	John Dunbar
48:41	\|	home	\|	\|	1-1	\|	Blair Riley (Chris Higgins, Jordan Smotherman)
54:19	\|	away	\|	\|	1-2	\|	Ben Davies (Evan Janssen, T.J. Foster)
57:50	\|	home	\|	\|	2-2	\|	Colin Shields (Jordan Smotherman, Chris Higgins)
61:23	\|	home	\|	\|	3-2	\|	Chris Higgins (Dustin Johner, Jim Vandermeer)

Belfast Giants

Guildford Flames

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Kyle Baun	\|		\|	0	\|		\|	1
Jonathan Boxill	\|		\|		\|		\|
Jonathan Ferland	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Mark Garside	\|		\|		\|		\|
Chris Higgins	\|	1	\|	2	\|		\|
Lewis Hook	\|		\|		\|		\|
Dustin Johner	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Curtis Leonard	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	-1
Kendall McFaull	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Darcy Murphy	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Kevin Raine	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Blair Riley	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	-1
Josh Roach	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
David Rutherford	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Colin Shields	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	-1
Jordan Smotherman	\|		\|	2	\|		\|
Paul Swindlehurst	\|		\|		\|		\|
Matthew Towe	\|		\|		\|		\|
Jim Vandermeer	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Jordan Abt	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Carl Ackered	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Corbin Baldwin	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	2
Jesse Craige	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Jamie Crooks	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Ben Davies	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	1
John Dunbar	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	1
Brett Ferguson	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
T.J. Foster	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Evan Janssen	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Kevin King	\|		\|		\|		\|
Richard Krogh	\|		\|		\|		\|
Erik Lindhagen	\|		\|		\|		\|
Jeremy Lundin	\|		\|		\|		\|
Kruise Reddick	\|		\|		\|		\|
Evan Ritt	\|		\|		\|		\|
Joshua Waller	\|		\|		\|		\|
Ian Watters	\|		\|		\|		\|	1

Belfast Giants

Guildford Flames

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Tyler Beskorowany	\|	27	\|	2	\|	61:48	\|	92.59
Stephen Murphy	\|		\|		\|		\|

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Chris Carrozzi	\|	26	\|	3	\|	61:48	\|	88.46
Travis Fullerton	\|		\|		\|		\|

Belfast kept their unbeaten streak going but were made to work hard for the two points by a Guildford side that almost held on for a win of their own.

Despite 30 shots on goal in the opening two periods, neither side was able to break the deadlock.

Eventually the first goal of the game would come at 44:30 through Flames’ John Dunbar, although just over four minutes later Blair Riley converted on the powerplay to level the scores. With 5:41 to go the Flames lead again, Ben Davies keeping up his decent scoring of late with the go-ahead goal. It was another powerplay that did it for the Giants however, Colin Shields popping up with the tying goal with 2:10 to go.

Into overtime and just 1:48 in, Chris Higgins secured the two points for the Giants with the game winner.