21 Oct 2023, 18:00 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
Nottingham Panthers | 1-4 | Sheffield Steelers |
Periods: Shots: | 1-1 (12-16) | 0-2 (9-11) | 0-1 (6-6) | Total: 27-33 |
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Referees: Dalton/Vytas Lukosevicius (LTU)  |  Spectators: 4740 |
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Goals and assists
Sheffield Steelers kept their unbeaten cup record going with a three-goal win over rivals Nottingham Panthers.
Sheffield
went ahead at 7:46 with Kameron Kielly getting his first for the
Steelers , finishing off a well-placed Brandon Whistle pass in front.
The Panthers were level off a powerplay goal from Hugo Roy, looping a
rebound from an Otto Nieminen shot over Anthony Morrone as 12:07, as the
opening period ended all square.
Daniel Ciampini restored the
Steelers' lead 3:31 into period two with the final touch off a Patrik
Watling powerplay shot; before Marc-Olivier Vallerand struck just over
90 seconds later to put the visitors 3-1 ahead. They could have led by
more after 40 minutes, but had a goal washed out for a high stick with
just over seven minutes left in the period.
The fourth Steelers
goal came with 8:04 to play through Cole Shudra, effectively killing off
the game in the closing the stages.
The win keeps the Steelers undefeated in Challenge Cup action and firmly on top of Group C.