19 Mar 2023, 16:00 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
Nottingham Panthers | 1-5 | Manchester Storm |
Periods: Shots: | 0-1 (23-12) | 1-2 (9-12) | 0-2 (8-10) | Total: 40-34 |
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Referees: Pering/Jarvie  |  Spectators: 4674 |
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Goals and assists
Manchester Storm opened up a four-point gap on Nottingham Panthers to
go clear in sixth place with a deserved 5-1 win at the Motorpoint Arena
on Sunday afternoon.
Scott Simmonds put the Storm into an early
lead with a tip on a Zac Herrmann shot form the point at 3:56 for the
game's opening goal. Jeremy Brodeur made an excellent save later in the
period to stop the Panthers getting on the board as Manchester led by
one after the opening 20 minutes.
5:58 into period two, Anthony
DeLuca fired a wrist shot past Peyton Jones for a textbook powerplay
goal in the circle to double the home side's lead, while just under five
minutes later Chase Harrison was the beneficiary of a deflected shot to
beat a stranded Jones and give Storm a three-goal advantage. Stephen
Anderson got the Panthers on the board with 1:32 remaining in the second
to give the home side some hope in a game where they comfortably
outshoot their opponents through 40 minutes.
Those Panthers hopes
were short-lived, however, as iImmonds scored his second of the game to
put Storm 4-1 up with 15:58 to play. Tyson Fawcett made it five for the
visitors at 54:02 as they rounded out a four-point weekend. The Panthers
have a game in hand on the Storm going into their final five fixtures
of the season