13 Sep 2024, 19:30 | Regular season | Altrincham Ice Dome |
Manchester Storm | 0-4 | Nottingham Panthers |
Periods: Shots: | 0-1 (8-11) | 0-2 (8-8) | 0-1 (5-8) | Total: 21-27 |
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Referees: Pering/Truswell  |  Spectators: 1432 |
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Goals and assists
Danny Stewart's first competitive game in charge of Nottingham
Panthers ended in a shutout win over Manchester Storm in Altrincham on
Friday night.
Ryan Bednard stopped all 21 shots he faced, while
Didrik Henbrant, Kristoff Kontos, Matt Alfaro and Otto Nieminen netted
the goals that secured the points.
The only goal of the opening
period came 2:04 before its conclusion - Henbrant picked up the puck on
the nearside boards in the attacking zone, circled Evan Weninger's net
and then released a shot from the point, through a screen, to beat the
Storm goalie and put the visitors ahead.
4:43 into the second, Hugo Roy broke down the wing and found an unmarked Kontos in the slot to double the lead.
Alfaro one-timed Cooper Zech's pass home on the powerplay at 31:29 to make it 3-0.
Manchester
offered little in the way of a comeback in the final period, although
Gianluca Estevez did ring a shot off Weninger's post inside the final
minutes. Nieminen fired home with five seconds left to round off an
excellent road win for the Panthers.