Game detail: 31 Dec 2019, Nottingham Panthers - Sheffield Steelers

31 Dec 2019, 16:00 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Nottingham Panthers

2-3

Sheffield Steelers

Periods:
Shots:

0-0
(9-5)

1-2
(10-13)

1-1
(12-3)

Total: 31-21

Referees: Tom Darnell/Stefan Hogarth | Spectators: 7013

24:46	\|	home	\|	\|	1-0	\|	Georgs Golovkovs (Adam Deutsch, Mark Matheson)
28:47	\|	away	\|	\|	1-1	\|	Janne Kolehmainen (Aaron Brocklehurst, Michael Davies)
35:58	\|	away	\|	\|	1-2	\|	Michael Davies (Marek Trončinský)
49:10	\|	away	\|	\|	1-3	\|	Jonathan Phillips (David Phillips, Brendan Connolly)
55:02	\|	home	\|	\|	2-3	\|	Mark Matheson (Jason DeSantis, Jake Hansen)

Nottingham Panthers

Sheffield Steelers

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Oliver Betteridge	\|		\|		\|		\|
Brett Bulmer	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Brian Connelly	\|		\|		\|		\|
Jason DeSantis	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Adam Deutsch	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	-1
Danny Fick	\|		\|		\|		\|
Georgs Golovkovs	\|	1	\|		\|	2	\|	1
Jake Hansen	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	-2
Joseph Hazeldine	\|		\|		\|		\|
Sam Herr	\|		\|		\|		\|	-2
Ryan Horvat	\|		\|		\|		\|
Jordan Kelsall	\|		\|		\|		\|
Robert Lachowicz	\|		\|		\|		\|
Guillaume Lepine	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Dylan Malmquist	\|		\|		\|		\|	-2
Mark Matheson	\|	1	\|	1	\|		\|
Julian Talbot	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Joshua Tetlow	\|		\|		\|		\|

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
John Armstrong	\|		\|		\|		\|
Aaron Brocklehurst	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Brendan Connolly	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	-1
Michael Davies	\|	1	\|	1	\|		\|	2
Anthony DeLuca	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Tanner Eberle	\|		\|		\|		\|
Josef Hrabal	\|		\|		\|		\|
Aaron Johnson	\|		\|		\|		\|
Janne Kolehmainen	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	2
Nikolai Lemtyugov	\|		\|		\|		\|
Jonas Liwing	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Ben O’Connor	\|		\|		\|		\|
David Phillips	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Jonathan Phillips	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	1
Lucas Sandström	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Cole Shudra	\|		\|		\|		\|
Marek Trončinský	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Marc-Olivier Vallerand	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	-1

Nottingham Panthers

Sheffield Steelers

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Kevin Carr	\|	21	\|	3	\|	58:24	\|	85.71
Jackson Whistle	\|		\|		\|		\|

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Tomas Duba	\|	31	\|	2	\|	60:00	\|	93.55
William Kerlin	\|		\|		\|		\|

A narrow win in Nottingham live on FreeSports was enough to keep Sheffield Steelers top of the table going into 2020.

An intense opening period saw no goals, but the game came to life in the second. Pressure in the offensive zone from the Panthers eventually led to the opening goal - Adam Deutsch shooting from the boards and Georgs Golovkovs tipping in front of the net. Sheffield were level four minutes later as Janne Kolehmainen tipped Aaron Brocklehurst's shot after a faceoff win, and before the end of the period the visitors had taken the lead.

Michael Davies was the man to put the Steelers ahead at 35:58 after the Steelers kept the pressure on. Jonathan Phillips was left all alone in the slot to fire home at 49:10 and put the Steelers two goals ahead, but the last five minutes were to be tense thanks to Mark Matheson pulling a goal back for the Panthers.

There was not to be an equaliser, however, and Sheffield held on for the win.