27 Jan 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | SSE Arena Belfast |
Belfast Giants | 5-2 | Coventry Blaze |
Periods: Shots: | 1-1 (4-4) | 1-1 (9-3) | 3-0 (10-8) | Total: 23-15 |
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Referees: Good/Lukosevicius  |  Spectators: 6984 |
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Goals and assists
Daniel Tedesco was involved in all three Belfast Giants goals that
saw them get past Coventry Blaze in the final period at a sold-out SSE
Arena.
Ben Lake got on the end of a Greg Printz feed as he was
falling with 68 seconds played in the opening period. Coventry were
level off Kobe Roth's stick after a quick video review to check the puck
had squirmed under Tyler Beskorowany. The period was ended early after
Jack Hopkins sustained an injury, but was given medical care immediately
and was conscious before being sent to hospital.
A Josh Roach
rocket put the Giants back ahead just over twelve minutes into period
two, but again the Blaze battled back with an excellent Ian McNulty
finish tying the game with 30 seconds left in period two.
Tedesco
was then instrumental to the Giants going ahead in period three, and
staying in the lead. With a delayed penalty on McNulty's Tedesco and
Baum kept the puck on the blue line before setting up Bobby MacIntyre
for a one-timer to put the Giants ahead at 52:44. Tedesco himself scored
the home side's fourth at 54:03 o na 2-on-1 rush, before
wrapping-around on Nolan Kent at 57:41 to settle the points for the
hosts.