15 Mar 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | SSE Arena Belfast |
Belfast Giants | 3-1 | Guildford Flames |
Periods: Shots: | 2-0 (7-11) | 0-0 (9-10) | 1-1 (4-19) | Total: 20-40 |
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Referees: #25 Andy Dalton (UK)/#90 Vytas Lukosevicius (LTU)  |  Spectators: 6417 |
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Goals and assists
Belfast Giants extended their cushion in third-place to eight points
with a 3-1 win over Guildford Flames in the first game of their
double-header in front of 6,417 fans at the SSE Arena.
The home
side scored two in the opening period to put themselves in a good
position. Kohei Sato's hard work paid off with a shot high over Taz
Burman with 9:13 played to open the scoring, while David Goodwin make it
two with 4:58 left in the period.
Period two was without goals
but not incident. A boarding major on Oliver Cooper led to his ejection
from the game, followed by he and Bajkov also being given fighting
penalties.
With just over ten minutes to play, Daniel Tedesco's
shot was deflected past Burman by Goodwin to put the Giants a clear
three in front entering the final stages of the game. With Burman
pulled, Bradley Lalonde's shot beat Jackson Whistle five-hole to ruin
the home goalie's shutout with 1:13 to go.