02 Nov 2024, 20:30 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
Nottingham Panthers | 3-1 | Cardiff Devils |
Periods: Shots: | 0-0 (11-4) | 1-1 (13-10) | 2-0 (5-6) | Total: 29-20 |
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Referees: Miller/Wells  |  Spectators: 5432 |
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Goals and assists
Didrik Henbrant scored a hat trick to give Nottingham Panthers a 3-1
home win over Cardiff Devils, and end their three-game loss streak.
It
was the Panthers' second win over the Devils at the Motorpoint Arena
this season, having previously beaten them in the Challenge Cup.
The
game was late starting by some 90 minutes after the Devils team was
delayed in traffic en route to the Motorpoint Arena. Ending the first
period scoreless was about as good as a scoreline as the visitors would
have hoped for under the circumstances.
Henbrant's first of the
evening game just under two minutes into second period. The Swede took
Kristoff Kontos' pass on a 2-on-1 rush and beat Ben Bowns high to open
the scoring at 21:55.
Brett Perlini scored against his former
team to level things nine minutes later with a shot that beat Ryan
Bednard through the screen of Reid Duke in front.
Two goals in
just over four minutes earned the hosts the points in the final period.
Henbrant did everything himself for his second of the game, deking past
two Devils defensemen before finishing high at 53:16 to give the
Panthers the lead. He then broke between to Devils and popped the water
bottle for his hat trick goal 2:32 from the final buzzer to complete the
hat trick!