05:17	|	away	|		|	0-1	|	David Goodwin (Ben Lake)
06:31	|	home	|		|	1-1	|	Anthony DeLuca (Lucas Sandström, Michael Davies)
32:49	|	home	|		|	2-1	|	Anthony DeLuca (Michael Davies)
46:18	|	home	|	EA	|	3-1	|	Ben O’Connor (John Armstrong, Brendan Connolly)
56:03	|	home	|		|	4-1	|	Brendan Connolly (Marc-Olivier Vallerand)

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
John Armstrong	|		|	1	|		|	2
Aaron Brocklehurst	|		|		|	4	|
Brendan Connolly	|	1	|	1	|		|	2
Michael Davies	|		|	2	|		|	2
Anthony DeLuca (MoM)	|	2	|		|		|	2
Tanner Eberle	|		|		|	2	|	-1
Josef Hrabal	|		|		|	2	|
Aaron Johnson	|		|		|	4	|	1
Janne Kolehmainen	|		|		|		|
Nikolai Lemtyugov	|		|		|		|
Ben O’Connor	|	1	|		|		|	2
David Phillips	|		|		|	2	|	2
Jonathan Phillips	|		|		|		|	-1
Lucas Sandström	|		|	1	|		|	2
Cole Shudra	|		|		|		|
Marek Trončinský	|		|		|		|
Marc-Olivier Vallerand	|		|	1	|		|	2

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Bobby Farnham	|		|		|	2	|
Mark Garside	|		|		|		|	-1
David Goodwin	|	1	|		|		|	-1
Curtis Hamilton	|		|		|		|	-2
Lewis Hook	|		|		|		|
Ben Lake	|		|	1	|		|	-2
Curtis Leonard	|		|		|		|	-1
Ciaran Long	|		|		|		|
Ryan Lowney	|		|		|		|	-1
Patrick Mullen	|		|		|	4	|	-2
Elgin Pearce	|		|		|		|	-1
Matt Pelech	|		|		|		|	-1
Kevin Raine	|		|		|	2	|	-1
Liam Reddox	|		|		|		|
Jordan Smotherman	|		|		|		|	-2
Paul Swindlehurst	|		|		|		|
Brian Ward	|		|		|		|

 

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Tomas Duba	|	31	|	1	|	60:00	|	96.77
William Kerlin	|		|		|		|

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Stephen Murphy	|		|		|		|
Shane Owen	|	27	|	4	|	60:00	|	85.19

 

A successful weekend for Sheffield saw the Steelers win games against teams chasing them for the league title, following up a win in Nottingham with their third home win against Belfast this season.

The Giants took the lead early as Ben Lake turned the puck over in the corner, and David Goodwin was the lucky recipient of the puck which he stuffed under Tomáš Duba for the game’s opener with 5:17 played. Sheffield were level only 74 seconds later thanks to Lucas Sandström keeping the play alive at the blueline and feeding Anthony DeLuca for a quick finish past Shane Owen.

Period two was a much quieter affair than the first with few chances at each end. Sheffield took the lead after a turnover in their own zone allowed DeLuca to be set free on a breakaway and squeeze the puck past Owen. Sheffield extended their lead to a two-goal cushion at 46:18 with a Ben O’Connor shot that deflected in off Curtis Hamilton’s skate at the top of the crease.

With Belfast chasing the game Brendan Connolly fired past Owen on another breakaway to ensure the Steelers would take both points with 3:57 left to play.

The win ensured that Sheffield stay top of the league heading into Week 27.