Devils 4, Giants 3 - OT Final
Coming off a thrilling 9-1 domination of the Dundee Stars the night before, the Cardiff Devils were raring to go, as they got ready to go to war with league leaders Belfast Giants. The BBT was rocking and the chances of a four point weekend were high!
The game proved to be s physical one from the start, with both sides landing some big hits. We saw a couple of holding penalties from either side but nothing major. The Giants' Darryl Lloyd got the game going properly with the first of the two Belfast goals in the first, with Craig Peacock following with the second five minutes later.
Despite having a good first period, the Devils slumped in the second, resulting in several penalties, giving Belfast captain Adam Keefe the chance to lengthen their lead, which if course he did. With the Giants' 3-0 lead and Bari Mackenzie going off injured with a suspected ripped abductor muscle, it was not looking good for the Welsh side going into the third.
Despite a worried home crowd, Cardiff were not down and out. With Clarke in the box for hooking, NHL signing Paul Bissonnette proved once again what a star find he is, scoring the Devils' first on the powerplay, opening the onslaught of Devils' goals!
Following his Canadian teammate's lead, Josh Batch, who has proved to be a very successful power forward, sent the puck top shelf to make it a one goal game. To heighten the excitement, Mac Faulkner levelled the game with just eight minutes remaining. There were some handbag exchanged, Deeds and Keefe in the middle of it all.
Neither side managed to get that winning goal within regulation, so off to overtime we went. But the Red Army had no reason to worry; with his second goal of the evening, Mac Faulkner, earning himself the 1st star of the night, scored the GWG just 2.38 into the five minute extra period, securing those precious two points and completing the Devils' four point weekend.
After a thrilling run this weekend, the Devils will be looking to continue it through next week, with an away trip to Nottingham on Saturday, before returning home on Sunday to face the Coventry blaze, a match that is sure to set tempers soaring. Book your tickets early so you don't miss out! Let's go Devils!
Monday 19 November 2012
Cardiff Devils @ Dundee Stars (L) 17/11/2012
Devils 9, Stars 1- Final
It was a ten-goal thriller up at the Dundee Ice Arena in Saturday night, as the Cardiff Devils made the long ten hour 'blane' journey to face the Dundee Stars, dominating the Scottish side with a 9-1 win.
The visiting side started quickly, establishing a three goal lead just ten minutes in. Captain Stuart MacRae gave the Devils their first, scoring his fourth shorthanded goal of the season. D-man Kenton Smith followed this up with his first of the season, Chris Blight rounding off the first period scoring with his first of the night.
There were a couple of Dundee chances but Mark Smith and his fellow D-men were all well up to the task of holding them at bay.
The second period started and it was physical from the offset. Both sides re throwing big hits and big shots, desperate to get whatever they could on the net, but both tenders were up to the early onslaught. The Stars managed to pull one back, with Rhyanen scoring at 26.34, tipping in a hard pass from the point. Despite this snippet of success, Cardiff were not going to let the home side back in, and continued to add to their total throughout the remaining 30 minutes of play.
Before the end of the second, the welsh side had increased their lead to 7-1, resulting in a netminder change for Dundee, with goals cming from Faulkner, Bissonnette, MacKenzie and Davies respectively. Considering they had just travelled a gruelling ten hours in a cramped coach to get up to Scotland, the buys were playing like they'd just woken from a 10-year slumber!
It wasn't all good news in the third; after a quiet opening ten, Devils' resident rule breaker Devin Didiomete was thrown out for receiving a second 10 minute misconduct, the first occurring during the second period.
Despite the disturbance in the bench, Cardiff kept their heads up and both Blight and MacRae scored their second of the game, in the dying minutes, to give the Devils a final score of 9-1... And the chance at a 4 point weekend as they travelled home to face the league leaders the Belfast giants. Let's go Devils!
It was a ten-goal thriller up at the Dundee Ice Arena in Saturday night, as the Cardiff Devils made the long ten hour 'blane' journey to face the Dundee Stars, dominating the Scottish side with a 9-1 win.
The visiting side started quickly, establishing a three goal lead just ten minutes in. Captain Stuart MacRae gave the Devils their first, scoring his fourth shorthanded goal of the season. D-man Kenton Smith followed this up with his first of the season, Chris Blight rounding off the first period scoring with his first of the night.
There were a couple of Dundee chances but Mark Smith and his fellow D-men were all well up to the task of holding them at bay.
The second period started and it was physical from the offset. Both sides re throwing big hits and big shots, desperate to get whatever they could on the net, but both tenders were up to the early onslaught. The Stars managed to pull one back, with Rhyanen scoring at 26.34, tipping in a hard pass from the point. Despite this snippet of success, Cardiff were not going to let the home side back in, and continued to add to their total throughout the remaining 30 minutes of play.
Before the end of the second, the welsh side had increased their lead to 7-1, resulting in a netminder change for Dundee, with goals cming from Faulkner, Bissonnette, MacKenzie and Davies respectively. Considering they had just travelled a gruelling ten hours in a cramped coach to get up to Scotland, the buys were playing like they'd just woken from a 10-year slumber!
It wasn't all good news in the third; after a quiet opening ten, Devils' resident rule breaker Devin Didiomete was thrown out for receiving a second 10 minute misconduct, the first occurring during the second period.
Despite the disturbance in the bench, Cardiff kept their heads up and both Blight and MacRae scored their second of the game, in the dying minutes, to give the Devils a final score of 9-1... And the chance at a 4 point weekend as they travelled home to face the league leaders the Belfast giants. Let's go Devils!
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