25 Nov 2023, 19:00 | Regular season | SSE Arena Belfast |
Belfast Giants | 5-1 | Glasgow Clan |
Periods: Shots: | 0-0 (13-6) | 3-1 (14-5) | 2-0 (18-4) | Total: 45-15 |
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Referees: Matthews/Lukosevicius  |  Spectators: - |
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Goals and assists
Belfast Giants came fro ma goal down to beat Glasgow Clan and end their four-game losing run in front of a sold out SSE Arena.
There
were no goals through the opening 20 minutes. The liveliest point of
the period was Jacob Friend and Dyson Stevenson dropping the gloves just
before the 10-minute mark, and taking a fighting major each. Clan could
have taken the lead with a 2-on-0 caused by a turnover in the Giants'
end, but Nate Kallen couldn't control the puck and the change went
begging.
Having gone 20 minutes without a goal, the crowd at the
SSE Arena were then treated to three in the next 20 minutes. Stevenson
put the visitors ahead 16 seconds into the second with a shot from
behind the goal line that went in off Tyler Beskorowany's stick, but an
excellent Quinn Preston wrist shot cancelled that out just under six
minutes later. Ara Nazarian put the Giants ahead at 32:46 shortly after
his team killed off a 5-on-3, and with 1:42 left in the period Kohei
Sato snuck a rebound from his own shot through Jake Kielly's pads to
give the Giants a 3-1 lead.
The Giants got themselves a three-goal
cushion early in the third. Printz's shot was saved by Kielly but the
loose puck bounced in front, Bryce Reddick didn't know where the puck
was, and Mark Cooper swooped in to fire past Kielly to make it 4-1 with
3:45 played in period three. Kohei Sato hit the post shortly before the
middle of the period as the home side's speed started to play a part.
Jordan
Cownie had a late goal washed out for being kicked into the net as Clan
ended with a 5-1 loss. Beskorowany took a puck to the lower body as the
clock wound down, allowing Petr Čech to make his professional hockey
debut.