Game detail: 04 Jan 2020, Belfast Giants - Coventry Blaze

04 Jan 2020, 19:00 | Regular season | SSE Arena Belfast

Belfast Giants

4-1

Coventry Blaze

Periods:
Shots:

3-0
(14-8)

1-1
(8-10)

0-0
(7-8)

Total: 29-26

Referees: Andy Dalton/Blake Copeland | Spectators: 4340

07:53	\|	home	\|		\|	1-0	\|	Curtis Leonard (David Goodwin, Ben Lake)
10:55	\|	home	\|		\|	2-0	\|	Elgin Pearce (Curtis Leonard, David Goodwin)
13:18	\|	home	\|	PPG	\|	3-0	\|	Rickard Palmberg (Curtis Hamilton, Ryan Lowney)
24:01	\|	home	\|		\|	4-0	\|	Rickard Palmberg (Jordan Smotherman, Mark Garside)
34:00	\|	away	\|		\|	4-1	\|	Dillon Eichstadt (Ross Venus, Luke Ferrara)

Belfast Giants

Coventry Blaze

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Bobby Farnham	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	-1
Mark Garside	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	2
David Goodwin	\|		\|	2	\|	2	\|	2
Curtis Hamilton	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Lewis Hook	\|		\|		\|		\|
Ben Lake	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	2
Curtis Leonard	\|	1	\|	1	\|		\|	2
Ciaran Long	\|		\|		\|		\|
Ryan Lowney	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Rickard Palmberg	\|	2	\|		\|	2	\|	2
Elgin Pearce	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	1
Matt Pelech	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Kevin Raine	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Liam Reddox	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Jordan Smotherman	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Paul Swindlehurst	\|		\|		\|		\|
Brian Ward	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Evan Bloodoff	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
David Clements	\|		\|		\|		\|
Charles Corcoran	\|		\|		\|		\|
John Curran	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Dillon Eichstadt	\|	1	\|		\|	2	\|	-2
Luke Ferrara	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Alexander Forbes	\|		\|		\|		\|
Justin Haché	\|		\|		\|		\|
Justin Hamonic	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	-2
Andrew Johnston	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Janne Laakkonen	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Dillon Lawrence	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Chris Pohlkamp	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Matthew Pohlkamp	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Ross Venus	\|		\|	1	\|		\|

Belfast Giants

Coventry Blaze

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Stephen Murphy	\|		\|		\|		\|
Shane Owen	\|	26	\|	1	\|	60:00	\|	96.15

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Jordan Hedley	\|		\|		\|		\|
C.J. Motte	\|	29	\|	4	\|	60:00	\|	86.21

Belfast Giants joined Cardiff on 40 points and five behind leaders Sheffield thanks to a comfortable three-goal home win against Coventry.

Coventry started brightly but were behind to Curtis Leonard's goal for the Giants with 7:53 played. Leonard then turned provider for Elgin Pearce, setting up the Giants' second for the latter to tap in at the back post with 10:55 played. Rickard Palmberg's patient finish after Curtis Hamilton's pass from behind the net at 13:18 had the Giants three up after the first period.

Ross Venus missed a penalty shot 7:13 into period two as the Blaze looked for a way back into the game - but did get themselves on the board on 34 minutes thanks to Dillon Eichstadt's shot going all the way through from the blueline.

That was however as good as things would get for the visitors - Belfast seeing out the final period for a comfortable win.

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