16 Mar 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | Ice Arena Wales |
Cardiff Devils | 3-4 SO | Fife Flyers |
Periods: Shots: | 1-1 (17-8) | 2-2 (12-10) | 0-0 (17-6) | 0-0 (4-1) | Total: 50-25 |
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Referees: Smith/Neenan  |  Spectators: 3100 |
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Goals and assists
Fife Flyers added to their impressive week on the road with a
shootout win in Cardiff, their second away victory in five days, to move
themselves back into the playoff places.
It was a back and forth
game from the outset at the Vindico Arena. Troy Lajeunesse put Fife
ahead with just 32 seconds played when he was left alone in the slot off
a Vitalijs Pavlovs pass. The Devils levelled with 10:14 played after
the Flyers failed to clear their zone, and Evan Mosey backhanded past
Shane Owen from a tight angle.
Period two saw the teams split
four goals. Fife went back ahead off a Colin Shirley breakaway finish
high over Tyler Wall's glove 2:08 into period two, before Marcus
Crawford let fly from the point to tie things up at 25:18. Lucas Chiodo
put the Flyers back ahead some two minutes later, only for Brandon
Alderson to circle the net and beat Owen in front at 29:56.
Both
teams took a point with the game going to OT after a scoreless third
period, but the Devils missed a golden opportunity to win it when the
visitors took a Too Many Men minor during overtime. Fife did excellently
to close off the shooting lanes and restricted their hosts to few
chances.
In the shootout, Owen stopped all five shots he faced,
with Chiodo's goal in the opening round enough to win Fife the bonus
point.