Every year this is a fixture we all look forward to, at Christmas especially. The Nottingham Panthers vs Sheffield Steelers double header! Always big crowds and brilliant games these fixtures are. The Christmas one though is the best meeting you see with these two, unless they meet in the playoffs of course! But here are reports from boxing day and the 28th December between these blistering rivals!
Frank Doyle gets the dream Christmas present in boxing day clash..
These two met in the biggest EIHL game of the season so far! Both teams had large support for this game. I didn't have the best view but still a great game. To be fair, Steelers dominated that game, which is why they got the result they did. And that's coming from me, a panthers fan!
The game got off to a panther/steeler start as expected and both teams were putting the early pressure on.
But a beautiful pass by Shawn Limpright set a Robert Dowd breakaway seeing him fire past Neil Conway for 1-0 Steelers at break one. Second period was all steelers though as panthers fell apart. Steelers got another goal as Rob Siriani made it a two goal gap.
Steelers hung on in the last stanza to win the big game. A shutout for Frank Doyle helped Sheffield to a 2-0 win.
Stats:
Shots on goal: Steelers (On Neil Conway) 27; Panthers (On Frank Doyle) 34
Powerplay: Steelers: 0/4; Panthers: 0/3
Referee: Tom Darnell; Linesmen: Andy Dalton and Paul Staniforth
Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa_7lpLVVBE
No revenge for panthers, but are on the up with improved performance results in a point...
Panthers looked for revenge in the re-match at home in front of another sell out crowd and they got one hell of a game! It was close all the time, Steelers got first blood though as Rob Siriani fired home for 1-0 steelers. Panthers leveled later on though as Johnathan Boxill tied it up! 1-1 at interval one!
The second period came, and good passing saw a blast from Johnathan Phillips to put them up once again.
However, Panthers played outstanding though as the clock ticked down, and good penalty killing saw Matt Francis break down the ice to send the NIC mental. It was 2-2 going into the sweat dripping overtime, hearts were pumping...
Stephan Myer though scored that time stopping goal mid way through the extra five to win it for Steelers!
Final score: Sheffield Steelers 3-2 Nottingham OT
Stats:
Shots on goal: Panthers (On Frank Doyle) 27; Steelers (On Neil Conway) 29
Powerplay: Panthers: 0/3; Steelers: 0/5
Attendance: 7028
Referee: Mike Hicks; Linesmen: Lee Young and Andy Dalton
Post game interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q301SllcpgM
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