Edinburgh Capitals had a hard weekend clashing with Braehead Clan on Saturday in Glasgow then Sunday traveled back home to face a tough Coventry Blaze team.
Caps storm comeback, to then get stunned in last minute but make Clan pay in Overtime...
It was a night of remembrance as Braehead Clan fans had a one minute pre-game silence to remember those who lost their lives in a helicopter crash into a pub.
As the game got underway, Clan had the dream start, Neil Trimm smacking it home at 3:28! Just over a minute later though caps made it there game too, Curties Leinweber making it 1-1. Both sides looked strong at this point but Clan had bigger things to come....
Matt Towe put clan back where they were at 11:14 and then few minutes later, Kenton Smith had Braehead in a comfy lead!
Capitals regrouped in the second though, 28:01 Martin Cingel scoring to put this at a one goal spread. Then the heart-breaker came at 33:44 Jade Portwood, a true caps star put caps in control with a good turn around but things got better.
The third period and both teams were battling for their lives, and exactly one minute into the third, Tom Horna blasted home to leave clan stunned as they lost a 3-1 lead to then become 4-3! Edinburgh fans were ecstatic but Clan weren't letting the comeback go without a fight and it took until the final twelve seconds, goalie pulled and Ed Mcgrange fired home to send it to overtime.
Braehead played really hard and were in control for most of OT. That was until Caps broke down the ice and Joonas Safar scored to complete an astonishing comeback at 3:22 into OT. Final score Braehead Clan 4-5 Edinburgh Capitals(Overtime)
Stats:
Shots on goal: Clan (On Tomas Hiladvlosky) 40; Capitals (On Kyle Jones) 20
Powerplay: Clan: 1/4; Capitals: 2/4
Attendance: 2077
Referee: Scott Dalgleish; Linesmen: Gordon Pirry and Dave Farren
Caps it again with same score but in front of a home crowd vs Blaze...
Edinburgh Capitals traveled home looking to make it their first four point weekend of the season vs Coventry Blaze. Caps haven't had it easy so far but are getting back on track and this game proved it.
Mike Dobron got the only goal of the first period as Mike Dobron scored at 7:17.
Second session, and big things came. Curtis Leinweber put Edinburgh 2-0 up at 23:49 to have them flying, then a few minutes later, the same guy again scored to make it 3-0 and caps had come out with a bang! Blaze were angry and just a few seconds later, Cale Tanaka fired home to break Hiladvloskys shut out! As the end of the second approached, Mike Devin scored for Blaze to now make it a one goal game and hopes for a comeback for the west midlands side were looking high.
The third period was tense and Caps didn't want an embarrassment so Curtis Leinweber completed his hat trick at 46:06. The blaze comeback though, was still on as they would stun caps. First of all, at 55:24 Shea Guthrie fired home to make it a one goal game then in the dying minutes, Coventry turned the whole course of the game around. as Kevin Harvey tied it up at 56:38. This sent it to overtime again, just like the day before in Braehead at the same score of 4-4. Overtime was tense, both sides looking for the extra point and who would guess it? Da ja vu. 1:14 into the extra period of hockey, the same guy who won it the day before, Joonas Safar won it for caps. Again, a 5-4 overtime win with the same player scoring the winner! WOW! Final score: Edinburgh Capitals 5-4 Coventry Blaze
Stats:
Shots on goal: Capitals (On Mike Zacharias) 20; Blaze (On Tomas Hiladvlosky) 26
Powerplay: Capitals: 1/6; Blaze 1/4
Referee: Alang Craig; Linesmen: Ally Flockhart and Pavel Halas
Posted by Rhys Williams
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