06 Apr 2025, 17:30 | Regular season | SkyDome Arena |
Coventry Blaze | 4-3 | Sheffield Steelers |
Periods: Shots: | 2-2 (11-12) | 1-1 (8-14) | 1-0 (7-8) | Total: 26-34 |
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Referees: #2 David Good,Wells  |  Spectators: 3251 |
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Goals and assists
Just 2 minutes and 50 seconds into the game, Blaze open scoring with a
Brady Pouteau shot getting past Greenfield. Shortly after a huge chance
for Luciani but he was denied by Greenfield. 03.20 sees the second
Blaze goal of the night from Seitz, assisted by Luciani to take the lead
to 2. Shortly after at 3.56 Steelers get on the board with a shot from
Tremblay after a 3 on 2 chance, taking it to 2-1. At 8.35 Sheffield tie
the game after a shot through traffic from Balmas, slotting in to the
back of Robson’s net making it 2-2. Half way through period 1 sees the
first penalty call of the night, Balmas sitting for 2 for tripping but
Blaze couldn’t convert on their powerplay. Greenfield with a huge glove
save just seconds before the end of period one to stop the Blaze taking
back their lead. Neither team taking their feet off the gas at any point
through the first period.
First five minutes of
period two was back and forth between each team, both netminders working
hard to keep pucks out of their nets. Just over 6 minutes into the
period Steelers take the lead to 2-3 with a Ciampini that flew over
Robson’s shoulder and into the top corner of his net. At 26.44 Robson
makes a huge glove save to stop the Steelers from getting their fourth
of the night. At 28.20 Blaze tie scoring again to 3-3 with a shot from
Amarosa, assisted by Seitz and Alderson. Steelers had chances to take
the lead again with a powerplay at 31.17 when Cressey heads to the
penalty box and later at 36.48 when Kennedy heads to the penalty box,
but they were unable to convert on either before Blaze came back to full
strength. Period 2 ends 3-3.
The one and only goal
that came about in the third period was the winner from the home side.
Chase Gresock off of the faceoff win from Regush would sail into the
roof of the net with Greenfield unsighted. The Blaze would win their
fifth in a row to close out the season.