Devils 4, Capitals 1 - Final
Coming off a difficult
loss to the Belfast Giants on Thursday night, the Cardiff Devils were back at
home last night, facing off against the Edinburgh Capitals. After a tough few days of recovery, the
Cardiff side knew they needed to step it up.
The game started with
an immediate 5-on-3 advantage for the home side, but unfortunately they were unable
to convert. The Devils’ continued
to exert pressure, forcing save after save from Edinburgh tender Craig
Holland. They finally managed to
convert just before the 15 minute mark, via a short-handed goal from Mac
Faulkner, who is proving to be a fantastic asset for Cardiff, the pass coming
from Devin Didiomete.
The Devils’ continued
outshoot the Capitals for the rest of the period but Holland was immoveable –
first twenty finished 1-0 Devils.
Second period saw
several early penalties for the Devils, with Osaer proving that he deserved his
second star status. The end to end
action passed by with nothing noteworthy to report, until Cardiff Captain
Stuart MacRae doubled the welsh side’s lead. They continued to push for that third, with several brilliant
passes coming from Faulkner but nothing could penetrate Holland. 2-0 at end of the second.
Off into the third and
it proved to be feisty. The fans
were welcomed back into the game with Didiomete dropping the gloves against
MacIntyre, after being on the receiving end of a check off the puck. Both received fighting majors and an
additional minor each. The Devils’
had Holland all but standing on his head after the two fighters returned but
could not get anything through… The same could not be said for Osaer. Capitals’ Zemberge managed to bury one
in the Cardiff net, getting the visitors on the board, at 52.15.
The Capitals’ glow
didn’t last long; just under a minute later, Faulkner scored his second of the
night, giving the Devils’ a 3-1 lead going into the final six minutes. Just to round off the night, Didiomete
finished his Gordie Howe hattrick by burying Cardiff’s fourth goal, with
Faulkner assisting.
A solid improvement by the
Cardiff side, but with their next game away against the Nottingham Panthers on
Tuesday, who will have revenge on the mind after last Sunday’s 6-5 Challenge
Cup defeat, add to this their new NHL-lockout signing Anthony Stewart making his debut for the northern club this weekend, the Devils will definitely have
to take their game up a notch this coming week! We all know that they will rise
to the challenge; Let’s Go Devils!
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