30 Mar 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | Dundee Ice Arena |
Dundee Stars | 4-1 | Manchester Storm |
Periods: Shots: | 1-1 (19-15) | 1-0 (19-0) | 2-0 (12-11) | Total: 50-26 |
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Referees: Craig/Ferguson  |  Spectators: 1900 |
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Goals and assists
Dundee Stars pulled out a four-point weekend at a crucial time,
following up Friday night's win in Glasgow with a 4-1 home victory over
Manchester Storm on Saturday night. 1,900 fans saw them do it.
After
a lengthy delay to opening faceoff following a smashed glass pane in
warmup, Austin Glover put Storm ahead early, coming in to slot home a
rebound from a Cam Critchlow shot just past the six-minute mark.
After
the Stars did well to keep the puck in the offensive zone, Jake Elmer
created space for himself to fire the puck into the path of Xavier
Pouliot in front - his shot then deflected past Ewan Weninger by Carter
Johnson in front with 2:33 left in period two.
In what
continued to be a tight game where the Stars looked the more dangerous,
they scored two important insurance goals inside the final seven
minutes. Anthony Rinaldi made it 3-1 at 52:51/, before Elijah Vilio made
the points secure some 90 seconds later.
The Stars play midweek
in Cardiff before facing Fife in a home-and-home on the final weekend of
the season. Storm's quest to secure fourth place only needs three more
points, and they face Sheffield on Sunday.