Game detail: 20 Oct 2019, Belfast Giants - Manchester Storm

20 Oct 2019, 16:00 | Regular season | SSE Arena Belfast

Belfast Giants

3-1

Manchester Storm

Periods:
Shots:

0-0
(13-4)

1-1
(15-9)

2-0
(14-8)

Total: 42-21

Referees: Dean Smith/Blake Copeland | Spectators: 3127

28:04	\|	away	\|	\|	0-1	\|	Zach Sullivan (Cameron Critchlow, Adam Hughesman)
39:01	\|	home	\|	\|	1-1	\|	Matt Pelech
46:36	\|	home	\|	\|	2-1	\|	Jordan Smotherman (Ben Lake, Matt Pelech)
59:14	\|	home	\|	\|	3-1	\|	Jordan Smotherman (Ben Lake, Brian Ward)

Belfast Giants

Manchester Storm

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Jean Dupuy	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Bobby Farnham	\|		\|		\|	36	\|	-1
Mark Garside	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Curtis Hamilton	\|		\|		\|	4	\|	1
Lewis Hook	\|		\|		\|		\|
Ben Lake	\|		\|	2	\|	2	\|	2
Curtis Leonard	\|		\|		\|		\|	2
Ciaran Long	\|		\|		\|		\|
Liam Morgan	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Matt Pelech	\|	1	\|	1	\|	2	\|	3
Kevin Raine	\|		\|		\|		\|
Liam Reddox	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	-1
Jordan Smotherman	\|	2	\|		\|		\|	2
Paul Swindlehurst	\|		\|		\|		\|
Brian Ward	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	2
Patryk Wronka	\|		\|		\|		\|	1

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Jared Aulin	\|		\|		\|		\|	-2
Declan Balmer	\|		\|		\|		\|
Adam Barnes	\|		\|		\|		\|
Cameron Critchlow	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Dallas Ehrhardt	\|		\|		\|		\|
Tyson Fawcett	\|		\|		\|		\|
Mathieu Gagnon	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Raymond Grewal	\|		\|		\|	4	\|	-1
Kyle Hope	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Adam Hughesman	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Jacob Lutwyche	\|		\|		\|		\|
John Negrin	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Mario Puskarich	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Scott Simmonds	\|		\|		\|		\|
Zach Sullivan	\|	1	\|		\|		\|
Cody Thompson	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	-2
Layne Ulmer	\|		\|		\|		\|	-3
Finlay Ulrick	\|		\|		\|		\|

Belfast Giants

Manchester Storm

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Stephen Murphy	\|	21	\|	1	\|	60:00	\|	95.24
Shane Owen	\|		\|		\|		\|

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Matt Ginn	\|	41	\|	2	\|	59:00	\|	95.12
Adam Long	\|		\|		\|		\|

Belfast ensured they'd end the weekend with a home win and two points as they came from behind to beat Manchester - the Storm ended their three in three with four points.

Fans at the SSE Arena had to wait over 28 minutes to see a goal, and when it came it was one the majority probably didn’t want to see – Zach Sullivan’s shot from the point went through everyone to put the Storm ahead. The visitors looked to be taking that lead into the break until Matt Pelech tied the game with 59 seconds left in the period.

Into period three, and moments after the Storm were awarded a penalty shot that wasn’t converted, they paid the price as Jordan Smotherman’s wrist shot from close range put the Giants ahead at 46:36. The Giants made the game safe when Smotherman was impeded down heading towards an empty net, and the goal given with 14 seconds to go.