13 Oct 2024, 18:00 | Regular season | Ice Arena Wales |
Cardiff Devils | 6-1 | Dundee Stars |
Periods: Shots: | 2-1 (11-12) | 2-0 (15-15) | 2-0 (10-13) | Total: 36-40 |
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Referees: Dalton/Ions  |  Spectators: 3110 |
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Goals and assists
Cardiff Devils extended their lead at the top of the Elite League
with a 6-1 home win over Dundee Stars, logged their second home win of
the weekend at another sold-out Vindico Arena.
On a play that
began in their own zone, the Devils opened the scoring 4:33 into the
period after catching the Stars flat-footed. A three-on-two rush
developed, with Reid Duke sending a backdoor pass to Brett Perlini, who
slotted it past Jarrett Fiske.
In an attempt to play the puck behind his net, Ben Bowns
inadvertently gave it away to Kameron Kielly, who found Keanu Yamamoto
waiting in the slot. Yamamoto scored his first of the season, tying the
game at one in the process at 14:05.
The game didn’t stay tied for long, though, as the Devils quickly
responded at 14:25. Ben Davies beat out an icing call after the puck
was thrown in deep, and although Fiske made an initial stop on a shot
from the Devils forward, it was Sam Duggan who picked up the rebound and
slotted the puck past the Stars netminder.
The Devils extended their lead at 6:30 into period two when a
turnover behind the Stars’ net led to a scramble for the loose puck,
allowing Josh MacDonald to score a backhand goal over the pads of Fiske.
At 38:37, Kohen Olischefski made it 4-1 after an incredible solo
effort from Tyler Busch. Busch skated past the Stars' defense and baited
Fiske out of his net, passing the puck to Olischefski for an easy
finish.
Dundee thought they had cut the deficit in half less than a
minute later at 39:34 through a goal from Alex Tonge. However, following
after video review, it was deemed the puck was played with a high
stick, keeping the score 4-1 going into the third period.
A penalty on the Devils late in the third period opened up a
chance for the visitors to get a second on the scoresheet. Despite being
down a man, though, it was Cardiff who pounced and scored a shorthanded
goal through Tyler Busch at 53:20 on a feed from Ryan Barrow.
Gleason Fournier sent a slapshot through traffic 2:16 from the
final buzzer to make it 6-1 securing the two points for the Cardiff
Devils.
That final goal was a special one for Joey Martin, whose assist
saw him tie Jeff Legue’s all-time points record for an overseas player
in the Elite League.