08 Sep 2024, 18:00 | Regular season | Guildford Spectrum |
Guildford Flames | 4-3 | Manchester Storm |
Periods: Shots: | 1-1 (12-6) | 1-2 (9-7) | 2-0 (12-13) | Total: 33-26 |
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Referees: Rose/Ions  |  Spectators: 1594 |
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Goals and assists
Guildford Flames turned a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win in the final 30
minutes of their Challenge Cup encounter with Manchester Storm to pick
up their first win of the season.
Things started well for the
Flames who went ahead at 6:41 off a neat wrist-shot from Kyle Lock
joining the rush. Manchester, however, were level at 10:38 when Alex
Robert was left all alone in the slot to finish off Joe Morrow's feed.
Ryan
Hughes came back to haunt his former team with a nice deke to finish
from Jake Durfinger's pass and make it 2-1 to the Storm 5:18 into period
two, and then turned provider for Durflinger to make it 3-1 just before
the 30-minute mark.
Daniel Tedesco’s first goal back in Flames colours reduced the deficit to one goal with 2:05 left in the middle period.
A
Kyle Lock blast from the point beat Evan Weninger through a crowd of
players to eventually tie the game with 7:34 to play in the third
period, but the late drama was still to come. With 50 seconds remaining,
Brett Welychka poked the puck over Weninger’s goal line to put the
Flames ahead, although the Storm goalie protested. With the on-ice
decision confirmed as a goal, Storm head coach Mike Flanagan used his
coach’s challenge to review for goaltender interference – and was
successful, resulting in the goal being washed off.
That let-off
looked to have earned Manchester a point, but when Lewis Hook broke down
the wing and Hughes didn’t cover his man in the slot, Daniel Catenacci
deflected the pass home to win it for the Flames with only six seconds
remaining.