Over last weekend, Nottingham Panthers and Cardiff Devils met twice, Saturday in Cardiff, Sunday in Nottingham.
Devils blitz panthers to stun them...
This Saturday night encounter, between two in form side but both had things on their mind as Panthers played their first away match since returning from Italy in the Continental cup!
It was looking to be a scoreless first period but late on at 18:05 as the break approached Max Birbraer picked up a lovely pass to score. 1-0 Devils after the first break.
In the second, the same man scored again to keep Devils on the upper hand. Just over three minutes later Devils were Flying with Tyson Marsh at 13:43 and then another three passed and Devils had a 4-0 lead which was very unexpected and stunning Panthers at 16:57 as Tomas Kurka fired home. This was one different hockey game.
The final period came, and salt was rubbed into the wound as Matt Myers, the former panthers star fired past Neil Conway for a really good lead of 5-0 at 53:26. It was a memorable night in Cardiff. Final score: Cardiff Devils 5-0 Nottingham Panthers!
Stats:
Shots on goal: Devils (On Neil Conway) 19; Panthers (On Dan Lacosta) 30
Powerplay: Devils: 1/6; Panthers: 0/6
Attendance: 1424
Referee: Dean Smith; Linesmen: Sam Motton and Kieron O'Halloran
Panthers get revenge in another five goal thriller...
Panthers were the team with home advantage for part two of this double header looking for revenge on the previous nights results! Devils meant business though and wanted a four point weekend!
Devils got off to the best start once again, the same person who opened the scoring the night before, Max Birbraer scoring at 6:50 to be the only goal of the first. Panthers were looking frantically for revenge though and exploded with three second period goals.
Just 22 seconds into the second period, some great moves from Panthers new signing Robert Famrer saw him score his first panthers goal for 1-1. Then at 31:04 Chris Capraro gave Nottingham the lead for the first time all weekend for 2-1. Nottingham were on fire now and were doing their bounce back well and and made it 3-1 at just over a minute later when Skipper David Clarke fired home.
Panthers held on to their lead in the third. But Devils pulled a goal back at 45:02 as James Morrisette fired home for a one goal game leading to an intense last minute but Panthers held on to take the points. Final score: Nottingham Panthers 3-2 Cardiff Devils
Stats:
Shots on goal: Panthers (On Lacosta) 24; Devils (On Conway) 28
Powerplay: Panthers: 2/5; Devils: 1/5
Attendance: 4726
Referee: Mike Hicks; Linesmen: James Kavanagh and Paul Brooks
Highlights here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqKBDtHGnPk
Posted by Rhys Williams
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