12 Mar 2023, 17:30 | Regular season | Altrincham Ice Dome |
Manchester Storm | 1-4 | Belfast Giants |
Periods: Shots: | 0-2 (11-25) | 0-2 (9-14) | 1-0 (10-17) | Total: 30-56 |
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Referees: Dean Smith/Joe Sewell  |  Spectators: 1926 |
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Goals and assists
Belfast Giants continued their excellent run of form and made use of
results elsewhere to go five points cleat at the top of the Viaplay
Elite League with a road win in Manchester.
David Gilbert only
needed 67 seconds to open the scoring for the Giants, who were then
denied a second for Storm goalie Jeremy Brodeur's helmet having come off
before the goal. With 10:52 on the board, Mark Cooper banked one in off
Brodeur from below the goal line to double the visitors' lead.
Josh
Roach made it 3-0. just 2:41 into period two, while Henrik Eriksson's
goal at 27:26 put the Giants comfortably ahead. Only a late Tyler Barrow
goal denied Tyler Beskorowany a second shutout of the weekend, although
the Giants goalie had made some excellent breakaway saves with the game
at 3-0 to keep his team on top.