02 Mar 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | Sheffield Arena |
Sheffield Steelers | 3-5 | Manchester Storm |
Periods: Shots: | 2-2 (7-19) | 0-1 (15-6) | 1-2 (14-7) | Total: 36-32 |
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Referees: Smith/Neenan  |  Spectators: 7634 |
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Goals and assists
Manchester Storm logged their first win in Sheffield since September
2018 with a well-earned 5-3 victory over Sheffield Steelers, giving them
an important four-point weekend in the race for a playoff place.
Storm
did something few sides have done against the Steelers this season,
which was to lead against the Steelers twice in one period. Joe Morrow
gave them the lead at 4:28, an advantage they held until Mikko Juusola's
equaliser at 15:03. Cam Critchlow scored for the second straight game
to put Stor, back ahead 25 seconds later, but Juusola struck again with
54 seconds left in the period to tie things up again.
Zach
Sullivan scored the only goal of period two at 33:32 to put the Storm
back ahead with a shot that deflected off Cole Shudra, and send the
Steelers into the locker room down a goal heading into the third - a
rarity this season.
Sam Tremblay put the visitors 4-2 ahead 7:44
into period three to give the league leaders a mountain to climb in the
final 12 minutes. Mark Simpson scored shorthanded to reduce the arrears
to just one, but despite pulling Matt Greenfield with 2:07 to play the
Steelers were to come up short. Critchlow made it two consecutive
two-goal games with the empty-netter at 59:19 to confirm Storm's win.