10 Mar 2024, 17:30 | Regular season | Altrincham Ice Dome |
Manchester Storm | 2-1 SO | Guildford Flames |
Periods: Shots: | 1-0 (9-7) | 0-0 (6-15) | 0-1 (5-13) | 0-0 (0-5) | Total: 20-40 |
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Referees: Miller/Dalton  |  Spectators: 1630 |
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Goals and assists
Manchester Storm went beyond 60 minutes for the second time in
consecutive nights, coming out on top on Sunday, but missed the chance
to go into fourth as a late equaliser rescued a point for Guildford at
the Storm Shelter.
Austin Farley scored the only goal of the
opening period, finishing off a pretty passing play from Joe Morrow and
Zach Phillips with just under six minutes played.
That was how
things stayed through both the remainder of the opening period and the
whole of the second as both Evan Weninger and Taz Burman put on a
goaltending master class to keep the score at just 1-0. Late in period
three, Matt Alvaro took the puck in the slot and fired past Weninger to
level for the Flames with just 2:28 left to play.
A point was
enough to keep the Flames in fourth as the game went into overtime,
where Peter Crinella should have one it but only found Weninger's glove.
Eventually,
the extra point was decided in a shootout. Zach Phillips and Tylan
Hinam both scored through the first four rounds for the Storm, and with
only Steven McParland netting on five Flames attempts it was Weninger
who stopped the final shot to celebrate Storm's win.