03:23	|	home	|		|	1-0	|	Dustin Johner (Darcy Murphy, Kyle Baun)
13:26	|	away	|		|	1-1	|	Joey Haddad (Layne Ulmer, Charles Linglet)
48:19	|	home	|	PPG	|	2-1	|	Jordan Smotherman (Chris Higgins, Josh Roach)
51:33	|	away	|	PPG	|	2-2	|	Gleason Fournier (Matt Pope, Mike Hedden)
53:37	|	home	|		|	3-2	|	Darcy Murphy
59:00	|	home	|		|	4-2	|	Blair Riley

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

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Joshua Batch	|		|		|		|
Stephen Dixon	|		|		|		|
Samuel Duggan	|		|		|		|
Gleason Fournier	|	1	|		|		|
Joey Haddad	|	1	|	0	|		|
Mike Hedden	|		|	1	|		|
Charles Linglet	|		|	1	|		|
James Livingston	|		|		|		|
Mark Louis	|		|		|		|
Joey Martin	|		|	0	|		|
Jake Morissette	|		|		|		|
Matthew Myers	|		|	0	|		|
Matt Pope	|		|	1	|		|
Bryce Reddick	|		|		|		|
Mark Richardson	|		|		|		|
Toms Rutkis	|		|		|		|
Drew Schiestel	|		|		|		|
Layne Ulmer	|	0	|	1	|		|

 

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Tyler Beskorowany	|	33	|	1	|	60:00	|	96.97
Stephen Murphy	|		|		|		|

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Ben Bowns	|	31	|	4	|	59:36	|	87.10
Thomas Murdy	|		|		|		|

 

Two defensive zone turnovers from the Devils ultimately helped Belfast edge past Cardiff and go to a point behind in the league thanks to a two-goal win on Friday night at the SSE Arena.

An early lead was definitely what the Giants would have wanted in front of their own fans, and they got it 3:22 into the game after a lovely deke by Darcy Murphy allowed him to set up Dustin Johner for the close-range finish.

An excellent pass from Charles Linglet set up a chance for the Devils in front which was saved, but Layne Ulmer was on hand with the rebound to find Joey Haddad to slot into a gaping net and tie the game at 13:26.

No goals in the second period meant the teams were still tied going into the final 20 minutes, but just over eight minutes in the Giants went back ahead. Playing 5-on-3 shorthanded, a bad line change from the Devils allowed Jordan Smotherman to skate into the zone and pick his spot to fire past Ben Bowns at 49:18.

The Devils were however level with 51:32 on the clock on a powerplay of their own – Gleason Fournier firing a wrist-shot through traffic that beat Tyler Beskorowany. Two defensive mistakes were however going to cost the Devils and hand victory to the Giants – Josh Batch fanned on a pass which allowed Darcy Murphy in on goal, and despite Bowns making the initial save the Giants’ forward found a fortunate rebound to fire home at 53:37. Late in the game the Devils tried to get Bowns to the bench for the extra attacker but found the Giants’ forechecking too good to stop it – in his own end Gleason Fournier was then dispossessed by Blair Riley, who shot past Bowns to make it 4-2 with a minute remaining, and that’s how things finished after a thoroughly entertaining game.

The two sides meet again tomorrow night for Part II of their series this week.