Last weekend was big for Braehead Clan, really lucky to have two home games in as many nights! It wouldn't be easy though as Friday they faced defending champions, the Nottingham Panthers and then Saturday was a game against an in form Cardiff Devils!
Goal fest ends in late heartbreak in OT...
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This was to be one hell of a game as Clan met Panthers for the first time in Glasgow this regular season! It was to be edge of seat action which was great from the off.
14:44 was when Panthers struck first. New boy Robert Farmer whose becoming a real threat. He scored against his former club for 1-0. Less than three minutes later, Panthers made it 2-0 as Leigh Salters fired home to take a 2 goal spread into the second 20 minutes!
Clan came back fighting though and Ash Goldie scored at 25:13 to cut the lead in half! Then at 29:36, Clan tied it up as Joe Cullen scored to now make it 2-a-piece. Both teams wanted that third goal and Clan got the mini comeback at 33:22 Lee Esders putting Clan in front for the first time that game! As the period came to a close, the dying seconds ticked and Panthers Peter Kalus put them back in it. 3-3.
4:43 into the last period, Chris Capraro put Nottingham back in front for now 4-3 Nottingham but at 39:22 Clan made this a big tilt and Goldie again fired home to send it to overtime. There was big things to come!
An action packed extra five minutes was heading to be scoreless, but Matt Francis pulled Clan apart as he lifted it past Kyle Jones in goal for the Clan with just THREE seconds left in overtime! Final score: Braehead Clan 5-4 Nottingham Panthers
Stats:
Shots on goal: Clan (On Neil Conway) 37; Panthers (On Kyle Jones) 31
Powerplay: Clan: 3/9; Panthers: 2/7
Attendance: 2057
Referee: Rab Cowen; Linesmen: Paval Halas and Ally Flockhart
Highlights here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tMLi76Cgj0
Clan smile for the camera in style as they zoom past Devils...
Braehead Clan wanted to bounce back from the previous nights heartbreak.. They played another home game in front of not just the home fans, but in front of a TV audience!
Clan got off with a boom as 4:06 was when David Nycholat opened the scoring then 2-0 came quickly at 5:05 as skipper Ash Goldie made it Clans game! Devils though re grouped and Tom Kurka scored at 11:18 for 2-1 and Clan would hold that lead until period two!
Just 2:40 into period two, Matt Haywood extended Clans lead to two goals then at 34:03, Neil Trimm had Clan flying but just over a minute later, it became 4-2, Max Birbraer scoring. Tristian Harper scored though with just 50 seconds left in the second for now 5-2.
The third period pretty much closed off a great game, despite Devils getting two goals, Clan rallied for an 8-4 win! Sorry I'm out of time so heres the stats: http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1741
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