29 Nov 2023, 19:30 | Regular season | Dundee Ice Arena |
Dundee Stars | 2-5 | Cardiff Devils |
Periods: Shots: | 0-0 (14-13) | 0-4 (13-8) | 2-1 (19-12) | Total: 46-33 |
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Referees: Halas/Ferguson  |  Spectators: 1476 |
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Goals and assists
Cardiff Devils moved joint top of the Elite League standings with a
5-2 road win in Dundee, helped by a four-goal second period against the
Stars.
A scoreless and penalty-less opening period saw the teams
level after 20 minutes, but the game sprang into life in the middle
frame.
Cole Sanford gave the Devils the lead 4:53 into the second
through Cole Sanford wristing home in the slot off a perfect pass from
Trevor Cox. That lead was doubled 12 minutes later through Jamie Arniel,
who finished at the near pass after an excellent reverse pass from Cole
Ully. Ully then fed Tyler Busch who set up Brandon Alderson unmarked in
the slot for the 3-0 lead two minutes later, while Sanford found the
net again with under two seconds left in the period to put the Devils
4-0 ahead and cap a horrible three and a half minutes for the home side.
The
league's leading points scorer, Ryan Valentini, got Dundee on the board
with 7:56 to play, but the empty net gamble with just under four
minutes to play backfired when Marcus Crawford slotted into the empty
cage at 56:30. e Brendan Harms added a second for the Stars with 2:58
left to complete a 5-2 scoreline.