Angers triumph in semifinal thriller against HK Mogo
Latvian champions show fight but costly errors and special-team dominance allow Angers to take the first points Read more»
| 23 Dec 2018, 17:15 | Regular season | SkyDome Arena | ||||||||
| Coventry Blaze | 4-5 SO | Milton Keynes Lightning | ||||||
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| Referees: Chris Wells/Matt Rose  |  Spectators: 2301 | ||||||||
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| 01:37 | | | home | | | | | 1-0 | | | Nicolai Bryhnisveen (Kevin Noble) | |
| 01:49 | | | away | | | | | 1-1 | | | Radek Meidl (Clay Anderson, Robert Baillargeon) | |
| 08:36 | | | away | | | | | 1-2 | | | Robert Baillargeon (Radek Meidl, Tim Wallace) | |
| 12:54 | | | away | | | | | 1-3 | | | Radek Meidl (Nelson Armstrong, Tim Wallace) | |
| 17:10 | | | home | | | PPG | | | 2-3 | | | Ben Lake (Alex Nikiforuk, Shawn Pauly) |
| 44:44 | | | home | | | | | 3-3 | | | Luke Ferrara (Ben Lake, Shawn Pauly) | |
| 46:04 | | | home | | | PPG | | | 4-3 | | | Shawn Pauly (Timothy Crowder, Justin Haché) |
| 54:40 | | | away | | | | | 4-4 | | | Owen Griffiths (Clay Anderson, Michael Fine) |
| Name | G | A | PIM | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nicolai Bryhnisveen | | | 1 | | | | | | | -1 | ||
David Clements | | | | | | | | | ||||
Timothy Crowder | | | | | 1 | | | | | |||
Luke Ferrara | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | -1 | |
Thom Flodkvist | | | | | | | | | -1 | |||
Alexander Forbes | | | | | | | | | -1 | |||
Justin Haché | | | | | 1 | | | | | -2 | ||
Chris Joyaux | | | | | | | | | -1 | |||
Ben Lake | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 |
Dillon Lawrence | | | | | | | | | -1 | |||
Kevin Morris | | | | | | | | | ||||
Alex Nikiforuk | | | | | 1 | | | | | -1 | ||
Kevin Noble | | | | | 1 | | | | | |||
Shawn Pauly | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | ||
Ivan Puzič | | | | | | | | | ||||
Ross Venus | | | | | | | | | -2 |
| Name | G | A | PIM | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clay Anderson | | | | | 2 | | | | | -1 | ||
Nelson Armstrong | | | | | 1 | | | | | -1 | ||
Robert Baillargeon | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
Harry Ferguson | | | | | | | | | ||||
Michael Fine | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | ||
Georgs Golovkovs | | | | | | | | | ||||
James Griffin | | | | | | | | | -1 | |||
Owen Griffiths | | | 1 | | | | | | | |||
Rihards Grigors | | | | | | | | | ||||
Rio Grinnell-Parke | | | | | | | | | ||||
James Hounsome | | | | | | | | | ||||
Joonas Huovinen | | | | | | | | | ||||
Ryan Lannon | | | | | | | | | -1 | |||
Martin Mazanec | | | | | | | | | ||||
Radek Meidl | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | |
Trevor Morbeck | | | | | | | | | ||||
Eric Neiley | | | | | | | | | ||||
David Norris | | | | | | | | | ||||
Cole Shudra | | | | | | | | | ||||
Ivan Sijan | | | | | | | | | -1 | |||
Tim Wallace | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| Name | SA | GA | MIN | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Hedley | | | | | | | | | ||||
Miroslav Kopřiva | | | | | | | | |
| Name | SA | GA | MIN | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Goss | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 8:58 | | | 66.67 |
Patrick Killeen | | | 37 | | | 2 | | | 52:02 | | | 94.59 |
A frantic finish in a game where the Steelers came from behind twice saw both sides take a point at the Motorpoint Arena, with the visitors winning a shootout for the bonus.
After a goalless opening period who else but Alex Guptill was on hand to put the Panthers ahead with 4:53 of the second session gone. That was a lead that the panthers held for almost 21 minutes, the tying goal coming through Jonathan Phillips for the Steelers with 45:51 on the board.
The Panthers, trying to keep up pace with Belfast and Cardiff above them, took the lead again however with little left on the clock – Jaynen Rissling putting his side into the lead with only 6:06 to go. However a slashing minor on Guptill gave the Steelers a great chance to level up, which they duly did – Mark Matheson with the goal just under two minutes’ after his side had gone behind to make it two each.
No winner in the remainder of regulation time or OT meant we headed to a shootout, which took six rounds to decide the winning team. While Justin Kovacs scored the for the Panthers and Rob Dowd for the Steelers in rounds two and three respectively, it took until shot six for Steelers’ and Anthony DeLuca to win it for the away side.
In numbers:
| Panthers | Steelers | |
| Shot efficiency | 6.67% | 7.14% |
| PP % | 0.00% | 50.00% |
| PK % | 50.00% | 100.00% |
J.D. Speer
(F)
Andorra HG
Everest Kohtla-Järve
Boris Borin
(F)
AKM-Junior Tula Region
Chilliwack Chiefs
Alexej Kubat
(F)
HC Olomouc
Sioux-Falls Stampede
Maximilian Enge-Kristiansen
(F)
Vålerenga IF
Vernal Oilers
Mateja Popovic
(F)
Val di Fiemme Hockey Club
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
Gustav Marnetoft
(F)
IF Sundsvall Hockey
Brunflo IK
Daniil Svintalsky
(F)
Beybarys Atyrau
Kulager Petropavlovsk
Czech Rep.:
Tipsport extraliga |
1.liga |
2.liga
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Tipsport Extraliga |
1.liga
Sweden:
SHL |
HockeyAllsvenskan
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