27 Oct 2024, 17:15 | Regular season | Fife Ice Arena |
Fife Flyers | 2-7 | Dundee Stars |
Periods: Shots: | 1-2 (21-15) | 1-5 (11-16) | 0-0 (11-7) | Total: 43-38 |
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Referees: Halas/Brown  |  Spectators: 1356 |
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Goals and assists
Dundee Stars kept their chances of reaching the next stage of the
Challenge Cup alive with a big win over local rivals Fife, all-but
eliminating the Flyers from the competition in the process.
Jonathan
McBean ended the game with two goals and an assist for the Stars. "It's
good to get four points again, it moves us up the standings and gives
us a good chance in the cup," said the 21-year-old Scottish forward
after the game.
"I think everyone is starting to buy in more and
doing the things that we've been told to do, putting pucks in behind and
getting to work, and we're getting the rewards for it."
Dundee
led by one after the opening 20 minutes at Fife Ice Arena, but could
have found themselves behind early – the post coming to Jarrett Fiske’s
rescue as well as the Stars goalie pulling off a good stop to keep the
game scoreless.
Jonathan McBean was in the right place to fire home from the slot
and get the game’s first goal with 6:59 played, while Alex Tonge
doubled that advantage at 12:38. Phelix Martineau pulled one back for
the flyers on the powerplay 4:38 before the end of the period.
Period two turned into a bit of a track meet, and was a disaster
for the home side. McBean again found himself very much Johnny on the
spot with a rebound past Shane Owen 6:22 into the second to make it 3-1,
while Elmer beat Owen at the second attempt under five minutes later to
make it 4-1.
"The result is the main thing and we got that, but
it's good to score two, especially against a rival team like that. It's
always nice to beat Fife, we had great travelling support and it's nice
for the fans to see a result like that too."
Ryan Foss capitalised on a bad turnover by the Stars on a
breakout to bring the score back to 2-4 at 34:01, but the Stars went on
to run in three more before the period was over. Brendan Harms' smart
pass found Zach Tsekos in to tap home 33 seconds later, while only 12
seconds after that Brett Gravelle made it 6-2. Tsekos finished a give
and go with Elmer at 37:46 to round off the period's scoring.
The final period was a much less intense affair. Although the
Flyers had the better of the chances, the game was long gone and there
were no more goals by the final buzzer.