24 Feb 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | Altrincham Ice Dome |
Manchester Storm | 4-1 | Guildford Flames |
Periods: Shots: | 0-0 (19-11) | 3-1 (12-14) | 1-0 (7-16) | Total: 38-41 |
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Referees: Pering/Good  |  Spectators: 1767 |
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Goals and assists
Manchester Storm secured a four-point weekend by coming back from a
goal down to beat Guildford Flames by 4-1 at the Storm Shelter.
The
sides ended the opening 20 minutes without score in a tight encounter
with few good scoring chances. Tyler Hinam lifted the puck just over Taz
Burman’s net in arguably the best opportunity of the period. With just
over two minutes left in the opening session, Burman lost a skate blade
and had to have running repairs – but he needed to head to the locker
room, leading to Adam Long taking over in net until the end of the
period.
Long started period two as well but was replaced by Burnham at
the first whistle. The deadlock was broken 2:43 into period two off a
powerplay slapshot form Peter Crinella that may have been tipped in
front of Evan Weninger. Johnny Corneil levelled some 90 seconds later in
close on a delayed penalty, while Austin Farley’s excellent breakaway
finish put Storm 2-1 up less than five minutes later. Long was required
to come back into the net in the final minute of period two, and this
time he was beaten as Morrow shot through a sea of bodies in front to
make it 3-1 shortly before the break.
Burman re-entered the net for the third time for the start of
period three, and kept the Storm out to keep his team two behind. Both
teams had powerplay chances to change the scoreline, but it took until
seven seconds from the end for the final goal of the game - Stephen
Johnson made an excellent block as the Flames pressed 6-on-4, allowing
Loren Ulett to hit the empty net form his own zone and seal the game.