21 Feb 2024, 19:30 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
Nottingham Panthers | 5-4 | Cardiff Devils |
Periods: Shots: | 2-2 (9-10) | 1-2 (13-17) | 2-0 (15-9) | Total: 37-36 |
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Referees: Good/Joe Sewell  |  Spectators: 3854 |
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Goals and assists
Nottingham Panthers logged their fourth straight home win with a
comeback victory over Cardiff Devils, ending the Welsh side's 12-game
winning streak in the process.
Both sides lead in the opening
period, but were pegged back to see the opening 20 minutes end all
square. A little over two minutes had been played when Justin Crandall's
shot took a wicked deflection off Brandon Alderson's skate to
wrong-foot Rok Stojanovič and put the Devils ahead early. Didrik
Hendrandt and Stephen Anderson combined beautifully on a 2-on-1 to set
up the former for the tying goal at 5:09, while just 28 seconds later
Logan Neilson burried Westin Michaud's feed in front to put the hosts
ahead. Cole Sanford's shot was tipped in front by Joey Martin to tie the
game with 5:18 left in the first.
2:41 into period two, Jamie
Arniel tipped a Marcus Crawford shot home to put the Devils back ahead,
before making it 4-2 at 29:15 with a spin on a loose puck to shoot it
past Stojanovič to give the Devils a two-goal advantage. Crucially for
the hosts, Anthony Luciani put home a rebound with 23.7 seconds left in
the period to bring the Panthers back to within one.
The Panthers
then turned the game in less than four minutes late in the third. Hugo
Roy beat Tyler Wall high from a tight angle at 50:52 to make things all
square again. Then, with 5:24 to go, Joe Hazeldine's shot from the point
found its way past Wall through a screen to put the home side ahead.
The goal was initially waived off but given after the official conferred
about their on-ice decision. Devils Head Coach Pete Russell was ejected
for his protests about it
The visitors played the final 92 seconds with six skaters, but couldn't find a trying goal.