19 Mar 2023, 18:00 | Regular season | Fife Ice Arena |
Fife Flyers | 1-5 | Glasgow Clan |
Periods: Shots: | 0-3 (8-10) | 0-1 (20-8) | 1-1 (8-2) | Total: 36-20 |
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Referees: Miller/Good | Spectators: 1927 |
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Goals and assists
Glasgow Clan took a huge step to claiming the final playoff place in
the Viaplay Elite League's 2022/23 season with an emphatic 5-1 road win
over Scottish rivals Fife, leaving the Flyers three points behind with
just one game in hand.
In front of a crowd of over 1,900 fans at
the Fife Ice Arena, it was a disastrous opening period for the hosts but
a spectacular start for the visitors in a must-win game for each team.
Gary Haden put Clan ahead with 7:02 played with a rebound tap in at the
back post after good work from John Dunbar. 51 seconds later, Mitch
Jones shot through traffic to double their advantage, while only 12:08
had been played when Colton Waltz's shot was deflected past Owen to give
Glasgow a three-goal advantage.
Fife needed to score the next
goal to have any hope of getting back into things, but Jones' powerplay
marker put Clan four ahead 5:15 into period two.
It got worse for
the home side when Brad Kennedy scored 1:49 into the third, a goal
confirmed after video review, to make it 5-0. The home side couldn't
find a way through on a four-minute 5-on-4 advantage which draw
discontent form the Flyers faithful, although Reece Harsch did get them
on the board with 9:26 to play.
That was as good as things got for the hosts as the final minutes were played out with some punches thrown as well.
Glasgow
have two games left this season - win both and they make the playoffs.
Fife need to pick up four more points than Clan in their last three
games.