15 Mar 2023, 19:30 | Regular season | Sheffield Arena |
Sheffield Steelers | 2-1 | Dundee Stars |
Periods: Shots: | 0-1 ( - ) | 1-0 ( - ) | 1-0 ( - ) |
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Referees: Liam Sewell/Good  |  Spectators: 5281 |
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Goals and assists
Sheffield Steelers kept their outside Viaplay Elite League title hopes alive with a much-needed home victory over Dundee Stars.
The
Stars set up with a tight, defensive-focussed game that was very
effective for them throughout the fixture. It was the visitors who took
the lead with the only goal of the opening period - Philippe Sanche
scoring with 12:24 played.
It took the home side until inside the
final five minutes of period two to finally break the Stars defense down
with Robert Dowd tying the game at 35:50.
Steelers forward Daniel
Ciampini had an excellent chance to put the hosts ahead shorthanded
early in period three but could only find the long, stacked pad of Anton
Svensson.
An unnecessary boarding penalty taken by Carter Folk
with eight minutes to go set the Steelers up for their fourth powerplay
of the night that they finally capitalised on - Brendan Connolly got the
final touch on a scramble for a loose puck in front of Svensson's net
which the Stars couldn't get a stick onto first at 52:36. Toms Rutkis
and Ian Parker almost combined for a near immediate response, only for
Matt Greenfield's sprawling save to keep them out.
A late boarding
penalty on Ben Sokay thwarted the Stars' chances of finding a tying
goal, despite managing to get Svensson out for the extra attacker with
13 seconds to go.