06 Apr 2025, 17:00 | Regular season | Dundee Ice Arena |
Dundee Stars | 6-1 | Fife Flyers |
Periods: Shots: | 3-0 ( - ) | 1-1 ( - ) | 2-0 ( - ) |
|
Referees: #16 Toby Craig, #19 Steve Brown  |  Spectators: 2600 |
  |
Goals and assists
A strong first period in Dundee saw the Stars' take a 3-0 lead, as
they look to overtake Manchester in the standings and clinch the last
available playoff spot.
Philippe Sanche opened the scoring at
03:09, redirecting a shot from the point by Kyle Pouncy past Janis
Voris. A video review initiated by the referees checked for a potential
high stick, however it was determined to be a good goal and the Stars'
took a 1-0 lead.
A four minute high sticking penalty against the
Flyers gave Dundee the first power play of the evening, which Drydn Dow
converted on to double the Stars’ lead by firing a shot past Voris at
11:10. A second review, this time initiated by the Flyers to check for
goaltender interference, once again proved unsuccessful for the
visitors, as the referees deemed it to be a good goal.
Craig
Moore found the back of the net for his third goal of the regular season
at 16:25, giving Dundee a 3-0 lead after picking a pass up in the
offensive zone and beating Voris.
An early powerplay opportunity
in the second period gave the Stars' a chance to score their fourth goal
of the evening, with Kameron Kielly doing just that at 24:17. A shot
from Cole MacDonald was initially saved by Voris, however Kielly was
first to the rebound and tapped the puck into the Flyers net to make it
4-0.
Massimo Carozza got Fife on the board late in the third,
redirecting Kieran Craig's shot on the doorstep past Jarrett Fiske at
38:20 to make it 4-1 heading into the third.
Fife battled hard in
the third, matching the pace of Dundee and forcing Jarrett Fiske to
make a number of key saves throughout. A too many men called against the
home side provided Fife with a prime opportunity to half the goal
deficit.
Despite this, a solid penalty kill by the Stars allowed
Zach Tsekos to breakaway short handed. Although he was tripped in the
offensive zone, Brendan Harms managed to pick up the loose puck and
slide it into the Fife net at 52:54 to make it 5-1.
A sixth goal
from Xavier Poliout at 58:41 solidified the victory for Dundee, securing
them eighth place on the league standings and the final playoff spot.