06 Oct 2024, 18:00 | Regular season | Guildford Spectrum |
Guildford Flames | 2-3 | Cardiff Devils |
Periods: Shots: | 0-2 (10-8) | 1-0 (15-6) | 1-1 (12-6) | Total: 37-20 |
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Referees: Good/Miller  |  Spectators: 1821 |
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Goals and assists
Ben Bowns made 35 saves to help Cardiff Devils go three points clear
at the top of the Elite League standings. Joey Martin won Sunday’s trip
to Guildford in the last 30 seconds.
Zach O'Brien opened the scoring 3:36 into things at the Spectrum
with a finish to a Cole Sanford past under a sliding Eamon McAdam.
Almost exactly move minutes later, Brett Perlini doubled the Welsh
side's lead as they led 2-0 at the break.
Guildford were finding Bowns a thorn in their side at almost
every turn as they searched for a way back into the game. Eventually,
with eight seconds left in period two, the Flames worked the puck nicely
to Josh Waller to score again his former team, popping the water bottle
in the process.
5:13 into the third, no one spotted Lewis Hook free at the top of
Bowns' crease - that was except for Daniel Catenacci who fed him for
the equaliser. Bowns pulled off a flurry of point-blank stops to keep
the Flames out on two Devils penalty kills in the final period, although
the Flames ended one of their advantages early when they took a Too
Many Men call with 1:54 to play. That proved costly when O'Brien found
Martin in the slot to fire home the Devils' winner with only 36 seconds
remaining.
The Flames went down to a second straight late defeat, while the
Devils picked up a win after losing Saturday’s game in Belfast in the
final ten minutes.