Game detail: 03 Jan 2024, Cardiff Devils - Sheffield Steelers

03 Jan 2024, 18:00 | Regular season | Ice Arena Wales

Cardiff Devils

1-5

Sheffield Steelers

Periods:
Shots:

1-2
(11-9)

0-3
(14-15)

0-0
(18-7)

Total: 43-31

Referees: Smith/Ions | Spectators: 3100

00:36	\|	home	\|		\|	1-0	\|	Marcus Crawford (Trevor Cox, Evan Mosey)
08:30	\|	away	\|	PPG	\|	1-1	\|	Marc-Olivier Vallerand (Mitchell Balmas, Colton Saucerman)
18:21	\|	away	\|	PPG	\|	1-2	\|	Marc-Olivier Vallerand (Mitchell Balmas, Colton Saucerman)
22:53	\|	away	\|		\|	1-3	\|	Mitchell Balmas (Marc-Olivier Vallerand)
34:14	\|	away	\|		\|	1-4	\|	Mikko Juusola (Josh Nicholls, Patrick Watling)
35:01	\|	away	\|		\|	1-5	\|	Scott Allen (Mark Simpson, Daniel Ciampini)

Cardiff Devils

Sheffield Steelers

Name		G		A		PIM
Riley Brandt	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Trevor Cox	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Marcus Crawford	\|	1	\|		\|		\|
Joey Martin	\|		\|		\|	2	\|
Evan Mosey	\|		\|	1	\|		\|
Joshua Waller	\|		\|		\|	2	\|

Name		G		A		PIM		+/-
Scott Allen	\|	1	\|		\|		\|	1
Mitchell Balmas	\|	1	\|	2	\|		\|	1
Daniel Ciampini	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Dominic Cormier	\|		\|		\|		\|
Brien Diffley	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Robert Dowd	\|		\|		\|	2	\|	1
Mikko Juusola	\|	1	\|		\|		\|
Brett Neumann	\|		\|		\|		\|	-1
Niklas Nevalainen	\|		\|		\|		\|
Josh Nicholls	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Colton Saucerman	\|		\|	2	\|		\|	2
Cole Shudra	\|		\|		\|		\|
Mark Simpson	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1
Kevin Tansey	\|		\|		\|		\|	1
Marc-Olivier Vallerand	\|	2	\|	1	\|	2	\|	1
Patrick Watling	\|		\|	1	\|		\|

Cardiff Devils

Sheffield Steelers

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Ben Bowns	\|	31	\|	5	\|	60:00	\|	83.87
Tyler Wall	\|		\|		\|		\|

Name		SA		GA		MIN		%
Matthew Greenfield	\|	43	\|	1	\|	60:00	\|	97.67
Angus Laing	\|		\|		\|		\|

Sheffield Steelers opened up a 10-point lead at the top of the Elite League with.a convincing win over second-placed Cardiff.

Marcus Crawford had put the Devils ahead with only 36 seconds gone, but they found themselves behind by the intermission. Marc-Olivier Vallerand tied the game with a powerplay goal at 8:30, and just under ten minutes later came through at the back post to beat Bowns again and put the Steelers ahead.

2:53 into period two, Mitchell Balmas extended the lead to two goals. Cardiff thought they'd pulled one back at 31:56 but the goal was washed out for a high-stick, a decision upheld on video review. Mikko Juusola and Scott Allen scored 47 seconds apart before the period was out to well and truly put the Steelers in control.

The final period was played out in front of a very quiet Vindico Arena with no further scoring.