18 Mar 2023, 19:00 | Regular season | SkyDome Arena |
Coventry Blaze | 3-5 | Dundee Stars |
Periods: Shots: | 0-1 (9-4) | 2-3 (20-9) | 1-1 (20-10) | Total: 49-23 |
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Referees: Pering/Miller  |  Spectators: 1853 |
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Goals and assists
Philippe Sanche hit a hat trick to help Dundee Stars keep their
playoff hopes alive with a road win in Coventry over the Blaze, a result
which saw the Stars end a nine-game losing run stretching over a month.
The
scoring was opened by the Stars when Phillippe Sanche's shot deflected
into the net off of the faceoff, past Miklós Rajna in bizarre fashion,
at 07:39 for the only goal of period one.
Period two started with
four goals in a three and a half minute spell.. Philippe Sanche scored
two in quick succession at 20:24 and 22:16 to complete a natural hat
trick and put the Stars up by three. Ben Sokay then extended the lead
further with a wrap-around on Rajna in the 23rd minute, a goal that
marked the end of the Hungarian netminder's night. John Curran one-timed
a pass into the net a minute later to get the hosts on the board, while
a breakaway finish from JD Dudek halved the deficit with 1:22 left in
period two.
Toms Rutkis' rebound finish after Paavo Hölsä's
initial save gave the Stars their three-goal cushion back with 5:54 to
play in period three, and although Curran pulled another back for the
Blaze at 55:12 the visitors threw bodies in front a shots as the hosts
tried to find a way back into the game. Dundee held on for a deserved
5-3 win.