24 Mar 2024, 16:00 | Regular season | Ice Arena Wales |
Cardiff Devils | 7-6 SO | Nottingham Panthers |
Periods: Shots: | 3-1 (12-8) | 2-3 (7-14) | 1-2 (13-12) | 0-0 (5-2) | Total: 37-36 |
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Referees: Miller/Matthews  |  Spectators: 3100 |
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Goals and assists
Cardiff Devils gave up a three-goal lead in a cray game against
Nottingham Panthers, which they eventually won in a shootout after the
teams split 12 goals through regulation and overtime.
The Devils
couldn't have asked for a better opening period, or at least for the
first 18 minutes of it. Cole Sanford capitalised on a giveaway to open
the scoring with only 62 seconds played, with with 2:48 on the clock Ben
Davies picked up the puck in the slot to beat Rok Stojanovič. Ryan
Barrow made it three on a rebound after Jamie Arniel had set Evan Mosey
through on Stojanovič and the Devils were flying. A hit behind the play
with just over two minutes left in the period saw Chad Pietroniro called
a major for Boarding, while he and Jordan Kelsall took Fighting majors
for dancing in the aftermath - that additional major on Pietroniro saw
him ejected from the game. Alexander Lunsjo shot through traffic to get
the Panthers on the board with 64 seconds left in the opening the
period.
Otto Nieminen pulled the visitors back to within one 1:15
into the second, but Sanford re-established the Devils' two-goal cushion
two minutes later. Goals 1:45 apart then draw the Panthers level as
Ollie Betteridge and then Nieminen both beat Ben Bowns who was pulled
for Tyler Wall after the equaliser. Brandon Alderson put the Devils back
ahead with 3:02 left in the period.
Stephen Anderson finished
off Didrik Hendrandt's pass to tie the game shorthanded 8:20 into period
three, Nieminen then made it a hat trick with a powerplay goal at 52:01
to put the Panthers ahead. Joey Martin finished neatly in close on
Stojanovič to tie things at 6-6 with 4:17 to go.
There was
chances in overtime but no goals, and it was then no surprise when the
shootout also went the distance, too - Cardiff needed Cole Sanford to
tie it in Round 8 to cancel out Alexander Lunsjo's goal in the third.
Eventually, in Round 7, Lunsjo missed and Crandall converted to earn Cardiff the extra point.