07 Sep 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | Dundee Ice Arena |
Dundee Stars | 3-7 | Belfast Giants |
Periods: Shots: | 1-1 (18-4) | 1-3 (13-13) | 1-3 (15-8) | Total: 46-25 |
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Referees: Craig/Brown  |  Spectators: 1648 |
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Goals and assists
Belfast Giants started their Challenge Cup campaign with what ended
as a comfortable win in Dundee, but was far from it against the Stars
through 40 minutes.
Jordan Kawaguchi, Joe Cassetti and Mark Cooper all scored a brace for the Giants.
Kawaguchi opened the scoring just over four
minutes in, but the scores were level at the break thanks to Craig
Moore’s leveler 1:43 before the end of the opening period.
Joe Cassetti netted 54 seconds into period
two, but it was another local boy in Jonathan McBean that tied things up
again for the Stars. Cassetti’s second of the night at 30:14 put the
Giants back ahead off a wonderful drop pass from Mark Cooper. A
fortunate bounce set up Kawaguchi to make it 4-2 with 2:11 left in the
second.
Cooper scored shorthanded 6:45 into period
three to extend the lead, and then followed up in close at 53:38 to make
it 6-2. Jake Elmer put a third past Tom McCollum 15 seconds later, but
Ciaran Long wrapped things up with 4:12 to play as the Giants put some
further gloss on the final scoreline.