06 Jan 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | Sheffield Arena |
Sheffield Steelers | 3-2 | Glasgow Clan |
Periods: Shots: | 3-1 (10-5) | 0-0 (12-8) | 0-1 (11-5) | Total: 33-18 |
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Referees: Smith/Good  |  Spectators: 9368 |
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Goals and assists
Sheffield Steelers continued to lead the way in the Elite League,
logging their 12th straight win with a 3-2 victory over Glasgow Clan. A
crowd of 9,368 saw the home side complete a double over the Clan after a
Friday night win in Braehead.
The Steleers were out of the blocks
fast and led inside 90 seconds - Patrick Watling putting them ahead
with 1:24 played. A 19-second collapse ultimately cost Clan the game in
the opening period. Colton Saucerman jumped into the play and was
beautifully set up by Marc-Olivier Vallerand to double the Steelers'
lead at 6:24, followed by Josh Nicholls scoring at 6:43 to make it 3-0
with less than seven minutes played. Jason Morgan used his timeout to
steady his time after the goal.
Whatever coach Morgan said did
have the desired effect, and Clan were on the board 4:37 before the
first intermission through Gary Haden.
The goal game on a
powerplay for the visitors after former Clan player Zach Vinnell was
ejected for Spearing, but they took two minors themselves thereafter to
render the remainder of the major penalty useless.
Period two was
penalty stricken and ended without goals, although the Steelers did
think they had added a fourth but the goal was washed out.
In the
final period, Morgan pulled Jake Kielly with 1:33 left to force a way
back into the game for his team, and they obliged - however, Charlie
COmbs' goal 11 seconds before the end turned out to be too little, too
late for Clan who slipped to a 3-2 defeat.