00:12	|	away	|		|	0-1	|	Rob Linsmayer (Ciaran Long, Mike Hammond)
22:43	|	away	|		|	0-2	|	Dane Byers (Evan Richardson, Luke Moffatt)
29:02	|	away	|		|	0-3	|	Luke Moffatt (Harrison Ruopp, Riley Stadel)
29:41	|	away	|		|	0-4	|	Luke Moffatt (Dane Byers, Felix-Antoine Poulin)
39:30	|	home	|		|	1-4	|	Michael Fine (James Griffin, David Norris)
46:21	|	home	|	PPG	|	2-4	|	Tim Wallace (Georgs Golovkovs, Robert Baillargeon)
50:12	|	home	|		|	3-4	|	Cole Shudra (Michael Fine, Robert Baillargeon)
52:23	|	away	|		|	3-5	|	Felix-Antoine Poulin (Mike Hammond, Dallas Ehrhardt)

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Robert Baillargeon	|		|	2	|		|
Lewis English	|		|		|		|
Harry Ferguson	|		|		|		|
Michael Fine	|	1	|	1	|		|
Georgs Golovkovs	|		|	1	|		|
James Griffin	|		|	1	|		|
Owen Griffiths	|		|		|		|
Martin Mazanec	|		|		|		|
Trevor Morbeck	|		|		|		|
David Norris	|		|	1	|		|
Cole Shudra	|	1	|		|		|
Ivan Sijan	|		|		|		|
Andreas Valdix	|		|		|	2	|
Tim Wallace	|	1	|		|		|

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Shane Bakker	|		|		|		|
Declan Balmer	|		|		|		|
Adam Barnes	|		|		|		|
Chance Braid	|		|		|		|
Dane Byers	|	1	|	1	|		|
Dallas Ehrhardt	|		|	1	|		|
Mike Hammond	|		|	2	|		|
Rob Linsmayer	|	1	|		|		|
Ciaran Long	|		|	1	|		|
Logan MacMillan	|		|		|		|
Luke Moffatt	|	2	|	1	|	2	|
Felix-Antoine Poulin	|	1	|	1	|	4	|
Evan Richardson	|		|	1	|		|
Harrison Ruopp	|		|	1	|	2	|
Linden Springer	|		|		|	2	|
Riley Stadel	|		|	1	|		|

 

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Adam Goss	|		|		|		|
Patrick Killeen	|	37	|	5	|	60:00	|	86.49

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Matt Ginn	|	29	|	3	|	60:00	|	89.66
Adam Long	|		|		|		|

 

Manchester moved into the playoff places thanks to a win in an exciting game in Milton Keynes, setting up a showdown with Coventry on Saturday night.

It was a perfect start for the Storm, taking the lead after only 12 seconds – Mike Hammond had the shot on the 2-on-1 saved, but the rebound fell to Rob Linsmayer to slot into a gaping net.

2:43 into period two a Dane Byers slapshot found its way past Patrick Killeen to make it 2-0, and that lead was to be doubled before the period was over. A wrap-around effort from Luke Moffatt ended up in the back of the Lightning net as it deflected in off Killeen at 29:02, and then 39 seconds later Moffatt doubled his tally for the night with a slapshot from the top of the circle.

Milton Keynes got themselves on the board with 30 seconds left in the period, and then start a comeback in the final period. Player-Coach Tim Wallace made it 2-4 at 46:21, before Cole Shudra really got the home crowd excited when Cole Shudra pulled the hosts back to within one. However just over two minutes later Felix-Antoine Poulin raced through on a breakaway to calmly slot past Killeen and give the Storm some breathing room at 52:23.

The Lightning tried to make the final seven minutes closer, but were unable to find another way past Matt Ginn, and the Storm left with the two-goal win.