27 Oct 2024, 18:00 | Regular season | Ice Arena Wales |
Cardiff Devils | 4-1 | Guildford Flames |
Periods: Shots: | 1-1 (11-4) | 2-0 (10-10) | 1-0 (9-10) | Total: 30-24 |
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Referees: Wells/Jarvie  |  Spectators: 3100 |
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Goals and assists
Cardiff Devils got the result they needed to stay in the hunt for a
place directly into the Challenge Cup Semi-Finals with a 4-1 home win
over Guildford Flames at a sold-out Vindico Arena.
Former Devils Josh Waller put the Flames ahead at 5:32 when he
finished a breakaway past the returning Mac Carruth after Josh Batch
lost the puck on the Flames blue line.
Reid Duke levelled the game just over six minutes later, batting a bouncing puck past Jake Kupsky.
After penalties on each team, it was the Devils who moved into
the lead. Kupsky had made the initial save off Ryan Barrow’s shot but
didn’t have the puck covered, and Kohen Olischefski got on the rebound
at 29:35 to put the hosts 2-1 in front.
Six minutes after going ahead, Barrow put the Devils 3-1 up with a rebound off a Duke shot to finish on the powerplay.
Guildford had possession in the final period to force their way
back into things, but lacked a cutting edge in front of Carruth. Kupsky
left the net with 89 seconds to play for the extra skater, but Batch
settled the game with a lofted shot form his own blue line that nestled
neatly into the empty net.
The win lifted the Devils into fourth in Group A, while Guildford
finished their Cup campaign in last with only two wins from ten games.