25 Nov 2023, 19:15 | Regular season | Fife Ice Arena |
Fife Flyers | 2-1 | Manchester Storm |
Periods: Shots: | 0-1 (11-13) | 2-0 (13-9) | 0-0 (4-19) | Total: 28-41 |
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Referees: Halas/Rodger  |  Spectators: 1443 |
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Goals and assists
ife Flyers put themselves into a three-way tie for third place,
beating Manchester 2-1 in an exciting game in Kirkcaldy. The win saw
them go level on points with the Storm, and Cardiff Devils.
In
what was a tight but very entertaining game, the opening goal went the
way of the visitors. Neat hands from Johnny Corneil saw him get into the
offensive zone and feed Michael Koral to beat Shane Owen with 17:19
played, to the delight of the large Storm away following. The Flyers
were worthy of their equaliser early in period two. A diving play from
Troy Lajeunesse allowed Teemu Pulkkinen to break forward and set up
Colin Shirley for the finish past Evan Weninger to tie the game 3:04
into the second.Some six minutes later the home side took the lead -
Johan Eriksson looked to be setting upa play in the corner but instead
threw the puck out to an unmarked Pulkkinen in the slot who beat
Weninger high with a well-taken wrist shot.
Period three was not
short of chances either, with Shane Owen denying the Storm an equaliser
on several occasions, and the Flyers hitting the crossbar as they looked
to extend their lead. In the final stages, Weninger was pulled for the
extra skater and the Flyers narrowly missed finding the empty netter,
but held on for the one-goal win, their fourth successive victory.