08 Oct 2019, 18:00 | Regular season | Group H | Frölundaborg |
Frölunda HC | 9-2 | Cardiff Devils |
Periods: Shots: | 1-0 (17-3) | 3-1 (12-10) | 5-1 (13-5) | Total: 42-18 |
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Referees: Lasse Heikkinen (FIN), Mikael Holm (SWE)  |  Spectators: 3218 |
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Goals and assists
Cardiff arrived in Gothenburg top of Group H, but after a Matt Pope giveaway was converted by Patrik Carlsson after 35 seconds, the Devils had more than a mountain to climb against the defending champions.
One down after 20 minutes, captain Joel Lundqvist put the Devils two behind at 23:30, although a fine effort from Joey Martin pulled the Devils back into the game just over a minute later. Frölunda however added goals from Karl Stollery at 27:07 and LA Kings draft pick Samuel Fagemo in the period, however Ben Bowns' unreal save to deny a 2-on-0 was undoubtedly the highlight for Cardiff and their 200 travelling fans.
Joey Haddad pulled the score back to 5-2 at 44:21 after Jacob Peterson had scored for the hosts, but after Lundqvist made it six the Indians ran riot. Brandon Gormley, Fagemo again, and another from Lundqvist to complete his hat-trick gave the home side a commanding 9-2 win.