09 Mar 2023, 19:30 | Regular season | Cardiff Arena |
Cardiff Devils | 1-2 | Manchester Storm |
Periods: Shots: | 1-0 (18-4) | 1-0 (13-15) | 0-1 (18-3) | Total: 49-22 |
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Referees: Boniface/Andy Carson  |  Spectators: 3100 |
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Goals and assists
Manchester Storm earned their first win in Cardiff since March 2018
thanks to an excellent defensive performance in a 2-1 victory over the
Devils at a sold-out Ice Arena Wales.
Captain Mark Richardson put
the hosts head early, jumping into the play and finishing in front off a
Cole Sanford feed with 11:24 played.
Tyler Barrow tied things up
in period two with the final touch in front of Ben Bowns, who had
pulled off a couple of 2-on-1 saves in the opening period to keep the
visitors out.
The Devils went 0-for-5 on the powerplay in the
game, and it was no surprise when they were undone by the Storm with the
extra man - Jonathan Desbiens hit what turned out to be the game-winner
with just over 11 minutes to go.
Storm killed off a Tyson Fawcett
tripping minor inside the final ten minutes, and survived over two
minutes of 6-on-4 pressure with Bowns pulled.
The victory took Storm back into sixth, while Cardiff host Coventry on Saturday ahead of next week's double-header in Belfast.