22 Oct 2023, 16:00 | Regular season | Sheffield Arena |
Sheffield Steelers | 5-0 | Fife Flyers |
Periods: Shots: | 3-0 (17-3) | 1-0 (22-4) | 1-0 (13-3) | Total: 52-10 |
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Referees: Wells/Vytas Lukosevicius (LTU)  |  Spectators: 6416 |
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Goals and assists
Matt Greenfield celebrated his second shutout in three starts as
Sheffield Steelers defeated Fife Flyers 5-0 on Sunday afternoon in front
of 6,416 fans at the Utilita Arena.
In truth, the game was
effectively over inside the opening 11 minutes with the Steelers putting
three into Shane Owen's net before the visitors had found their feet.
Matt Petgrave had the hosts ahead with 1:42 gone when he got onto a
loose puck from the stick of Mikko Juusola and fired high past Owen. A
little under seven minutes later, Juusola himself took a Niklas
Nevalainen pass in the slot and pick his spot to fire into the Flyers
net. The Finn struck again at 10:50 to put the Steelers in complete
control.
Brandon Whistle scored his first goal of the season
midway through period two, , with Patrick Watling adding the finishing
touches to a dominate Steelers performance five minutes from time.