18 Feb 2024, 17:00 | Regular season | Dundee Ice Arena |
Dundee Stars | 3-6 | Cardiff Devils |
Periods: Shots: | 1-3 (13-12) | 2-1 (9-13) | 0-2 (17-5) | Total: 39-30 |
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Referees: Brown/Rodger  |  Spectators: 1788 |
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Goals and assists
Cardiff Devils logged their twelfth straight win with a three-goal
road win in Dundee, making it a four-point weekend on their Scottish
double-header.
In what was a feisty opening period, the Devils
struck twice in quick succession inside the final four minutes to take
control of things. Cole Sanford had put them ahead at 5:04, but an
excellent Jake Elmer wrist shot beat Ben Bowns to tie things up just
past the 12-minute mark. Joey Martin, who'd taken exception to a
Jonathan McBean hit earlier in the period, just about got the puck over
the line at 16:15 to put the Devil back ahead, with Tyler Busch then
adding another just over 90 seconds later.
Dundee responded with a
pair of goals in four minutes themselves in period two. Jake Elmer
netted a contender for goal of the week, flying down the wing and
beating Bowns from a tight angle to make it 2-3 at 31:09, before Carter
Johnson tipped Drydn Dow's shot past Bowns for the tying goal at 35:40.
The Devils got themselves back ahead with 94 seconds left in the period
as Trevor Cox got a deflection on a Bode Wilde shot off a faceoff play
to go in 4-3 up at the break.
Tyler Busch scored 1:48 into period
three to gibe the visitors some breathing space again, and they needed
that cushion as the Stars pressed hard for a way back into the game.
Bowns pulled off a couple of smart stops to keep his side ahead, before
Ben Davies ended the game with an empty-netter at 58:10.