12 Mar 2024, 19:30 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
Nottingham Panthers | 1-3 | Fife Flyers |
Periods: Shots: | 1-2 (9-7) | 0-0 (10-4) | 0-1 (19-4) | Total: 38-15 |
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Referees: Pering/Sewell  |  Spectators: 4015 |
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Goals and assists
Fife Flyers moved into the playoff places with a two-goal win on Tuesday night in Dundee.
In
what was a scrappy a nervy game throughout, the Panthers took an took
the lead with just over three minutes played - Myles McGurty's shot from
the point was tipped in front by Otto Nieminen at 3:03 - the goal was
sent for video review for a high stick and upheld.
Fife equalised 37 seconds later as Colin Shirley found the on-rushing Kevin Wehrs alone in the slot to level the game.
Later in the opening period, Troy Lajeunesse deflected an well-placed Kyle Osterberg pass to put the Flyers ahead at 14:17.
There
were chances few and far between in period two, although the best
arguably fell to Josh Tetlow who shot wide when left uncovered in the
slot inside the final five minutes of the second.
The Panthers
spent long periods of the third period in the Flyers' zone but often
shot with Owen in full view of the puck. Nieminen whistled a shot wide
from a tight angle. As the Panthers looked to push in the final minutes,
a Colin Shirley shot from the wing beat Rok Stojanovič from a tight
angle and put the Flyers 3-1 ahead with 3:33 to play.