| 28 Jan 2024, 18:00 | Regular season | Guildford Spectrum |
| Guildford Flames | 5-2 | Belfast Giants |
Periods: Shots: | 1-1 (11-12) | 1-0 (12-9) | 3-1 (4-9) | Total: 27-30 |
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| Referees: Rose/Ions  |  Spectators: 1896 |
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Goals and assists
Just under 1,900 fans packed into the Guildford Spectrum to see an
excellent encounter between the Flames and Belfast Giants, with three
goals inside the last 10 minutes giving the hosts a Pride Night win.
Brett
Ferguson's mass from behind Tyler Beskorowany to Lewis Hook in front
saw the Flames forward score against his former side again and open the
scoring with 6:53 gone. Former Flame Daniel Tedesco set up Ben Lake for
the equaliser at 10:36, and the teams would stay level into the break.
Indeed,
it took almost all of period two to separate the sides again. A quick
passing play from the Flames saw them go through hall three zones before
Ryan Hughes finished off from Ryan Tait's pass to put the home side
ahead with 45 seconds left in the second period.
Belfast fought
back again and were level thanks to Jeff Baum, who was given too much
time and space in the slot to pick his spot past Eamon McAdam.
The
goal that turned out to be the game-winner was something special from
Tait, who turned on the jets to skate from the neutral zone into the
attacking before beating Beskorowany five-hole to put Guildford ahead
with 8:29 remaining. Belfast pushed back and had McAdam sliding across
the ice to stop them, but after Beskorowany was pulled and a spell of
pressure in the Flames' zone, Steven McParland scored the empty-net goal
with 55 seconds remaining to give the home side some breathing space.
Adam Keefe pulled his goalie again after a timeout, only for Ferguson to
find the empty net with 10 seconds left in the game.