14 Feb 2024, 19:30 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
Nottingham Panthers | 5-1 | Dundee Stars |
Periods: Shots: | 2-0 (10-16) | 2-0 (15-11) | 1-1 (7-12) | Total: 32-39 |
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Referees: Rose/Anderson  |  Spectators: 4010 |
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Goals and assists
Nottingham Panthers made it two home wins in a row with a convincing 5-1 win over Dundee Stars at the Motorpoint Arena.
Dundee
outshot Nottingham 10-9 in the opening period but found themselves two
down after 20 minutes of action. After the Stars had chances on a Jordan
Kelsall Tripping minor early, the Panthers took the lead at 12:42
thanks to Logan Neilson tapping in Westin Michaud's pass for his first
home goal in competitive action for the Panthers. A little over five
minutes later, Otto Nieminen won the puck well, and Anthony Luciano set
up Hugo Roy in the slot for a neat finish past Lucas Brine.
The
Panthers pressed home their dominance in period two. Alexander Lusjo's
bottle-popper into the top corner of Brine's net put them 3-0 up with
4:08 played in the middle period, while Otto Nieminen made it four a
little over ten minutes later. Lunsjo drew an excellent save from Brine
off a one-timer, but the hosts were good value for their lead through
two periods.
Didrik Hendrant took the puck from Neilson on the
blue line, skated down the wing, cut inside and slotted over Brine's
shoulder to put the Panthers five ahead six minutes into period three.
A
late Jake Elmer goal broke Rok Stojanovič's shutout with 7:56 to play,
but it was the Panthers' night as they took a well-earned win.