03 Dec 2023, 16:00 | Regular season | SSE Arena Belfast |
Belfast Giants | 0-4 | Sheffield Steelers |
Periods: Shots: | 0-3 (8-14) | 0-0 (2-4) | Total: 10-18 |
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Referees: #25 Andy Dalton (UK)/#90 Vytas Lukosevicius (LTU)  |  Spectators: 6214 |
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Goals and assists
Sheffield Steelers shut out Belfast Giants on their own ice and took a 4-0 win on Sunday afternoon in front of 6,214 fans.
The
opening period was either a disaster, or could not have been planned
better, depending if you were in teal or orange. Sheffield hit three
unanswered goals in the opening 20 minutes to take a commanding lead at
the SSE Arena. Mark Simpson scored the first with 7:06 played, taking
the puck at the red line, skating into the Giants' zone and
wrapping-around on Tyler Beskorowany.
That lead was doubled three
minutes later through Cole Shudra with a shot through Beskorowany's
five-hole, while at 13:13 Mikko Juusola put the visitors into a 3-0
lead.
The Giants took two early penalties in period two but killed
both to survive at just three behind. However, they were unable to take
advantage of two minors on the Steelers in the middle period to find
their way back into the game. Juusola added the Steelers' fourth with
10:08 to play which extinguished any faint hopes of a comeback by the
home side.