01:22	|	home	|	PPG	|	1-0	|	Matthew Myers (Christophe Boivin)
02:41	|	away	|		|	1-1	|	Linden Springer (Curtis Hamilton, Adam Brady)
24:29	|	home	|	SHG	|	2-1	|	Jordan Kelsall
37:48	|	home	|		|	3-1	|	Matthew Lane
39:20	|	home	|		|	4-1	|	Robert Baillargeon (Mark Matheson)
47:05	|	home	|		|	5-1	|	Robert Baillargeon
50:36	|	away	|		|	5-2	|	Linden Springer
51:27	|	away	|		|	5-3	|	Tyson Fawcett

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Robert Baillargeon	|	2	|		|	2	|
Oliver Betteridge	|		|		|		|
Christophe Boivin	|		|	1	|	2	|
J.C. Brassard	|		|		|		|
Jack Hopkins	|		|		|		|
Jordan Kelsall	|	1	|		|		|
Matthew Lane	|	1	|		|		|
Mark Matheson	|		|	1	|	2	|
Matthew Myers	|	1	|		|		|
Brady Norrish	|		|		|		|
Sean Richards	|		|		|	2	|
Joshua Tetlow	|		|		|		|
Aaron Thow	|		|		|		|
Mathieu Tousignant	|		|		|		|
Jeremy Welsh	|		|		|		|

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Austin Albrecht	|		|		|		|
Adam Brady	|		|	1	|		|
Cameron Critchlow	|		|		|		|
Dallas Ehrhardt	|		|		|	2	|
Tyson Fawcett	|	1	|		|		|
Harold Gulliver	|		|		|		|
Curtis Hamilton	|		|	1	|		|
Joseph Hazeldine	|		|		|		|
Médric Mercier	|		|		|		|
Scott Simmonds	|		|		|		|
Linden Springer	|	2	|		|		|
Zach Sullivan	|		|		|		|
Tayler Thompson	|		|		|	2	|
Finlay Ulrick	|		|		|		|
Jared VanWormer	|		|		|		|
Ben Wilson	|		|		|		|

 

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Kevin Carr	|	33	|	3	|	60:00	|	90.91
William Kerlin	|		|		|		|

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Jason Bacashihua	|		|		|		|
Matt Ginn	|	35	|	5	|	58:15	|	85.71

 

Nottingham ended 2021 with a 5-3 home win against Manchester, who filled in the fixture earlier on Friday when Coventry were laced into COVID19 protocol.

The Panthers, who suffered two defeats to rivals Sheffield immediately after Christmas, were ahead just 82 seconds in when Matt Myers slapped the puck home from a tight angle while Dallas Ehrhardt sat a hooking minor.

Manchester levelled at 2:41 through Linden Springer to cap a busy opening few phases at the Motorpoint Arena, but that was to be the final goal of the first period.

Panthers took control of the game in period two with some timely goals. Jordan Kelsall re-established their lead at 24:29 when he finished shorthanded on a kill where the Panthers had looked dangerous on the counter-attack.  Storm were guilty of trying a pass too many on several odd-man rushes during the period, but were made to pay for missed opportunities when Matt Lane's wrist shot went high blocker side past the returning Matt Ginn.

Robbie Baillargeon's shot slipped out of the Storm goalie's glove and into the net with 40 seconds left in the period to make it 4-1 after 40 minutes.

Christophe Boivin was credited with the home side's fifth goal with the final tip at 47:05, but Storm pulled one back with 9:24 to play thanks to Linden springer's shot going all the way through from the blue line.

Tyson Fawcett made it interesting at 51:27. An excellent Scott Simmonds feed found the centre parked in front of Carr and he poked it through to cut the deficit to two goals. That was as good as it got for the Storm in the closing stages however, and the Panthers held on for a much-needed win.