04 Apr 2025, 19:30 | Regular season | Ice Arena Wales |
Cardiff Devils | 1-2 OT | Coventry Blaze |
Periods: Shots: | 0-0 (14-8) | 1-0 (14-10) | 0-1 (7-16) | 0-1 (4-3) | Total: 39-37 |
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Referees: #50 James Ions, #11 Matt Rose  |  Spectators: 3110 |
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Goals and assists
The first period started in close fashion with Coventry and Cardiff
going back and forth in chase of the first goal of the night. That was
until the 07:43 mark, where the Devils were gifted the powerplay
following a Jackson Cressey tripping minor. Fortunately for the Blaze,
they were able to pull together a successful penalty kill and deny any
goal-scoring attempts.
The favour was returned for Coventry 19:27
into the period as Josh Batch found himself a slashing minor. Despite
the away team not being able to find any opportunities in the remainder
of the first, they were able to enter the second with a 1:27 powerplay
left on the clock.
Despite the man advantage, Coventry were unable
to convert and shortly found themselves on a penalty kill after Mike
Kennedy picked up a minor for tripping at the 23:35 mark. Fortunately
for the Devils, this meant that just over a minute later, Josh MacDonald
was able to get the puck past Mat Robson after a battle in front of the
net, leading to the first goal of the night for Cardiff at 24:44. The
Blaze attempted to equalise after being gifted a 5-on-3 powerplay
however, Ben Bowns put together a serious display of talent to deny any
scoring opportunities.
The third period only saw one goal also and
it came from the visitors who were able to tie the game on the 5on3
powerplay. A shot from Gresock from the point would ricochet off of the
glass and land perfectly in front for Jackson Cressy to tap home. The
equaliser would be good enough for a point each and OT would be up next.
And
it would be the away side who complete the come back and score the
winning goal with only seven seconds left in the extra period. Seitz
would do really well to get away from his man and find himself all alone
in front of the net to tap home a Cressey feed and the Blaze would ride
out come-back winners, 1-2.