14 Sep 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | Ice Arena Wales |
Cardiff Devils | 3-1 | Glasgow Clan |
Periods: Shots: | 1-0 (13-11) | 0-1 (17-11) | 2-0 (7-13) | Total: 37-35 |
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Referees: Rose/Matthews  |  Spectators: 3100 |
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Goals and assists
Cardiff Devils started their season with a home win over Glasgow Clan in front of a sold-out Vindico Arena crowd.
In
an opening period where the Devils could have ended it more than one
ahead, the opening goal came from Reid Duke 5:18 in – the Devils forward
reacting quickest to a rebound from Evan Mosey’s shot to beat Landon
Bow and put the hosts one ahead.
That lead lasted until almost
halfway through the game until Mitchell Heard finished nicely after Ben
Bowns couldn’t hold a Gary Haden shot at 27:30.
7:04 into the
final period, Steven Seigo took a cross-checking minor for a hit on Duke
that was checked on video for a potential major penalty. On the
resulting two-minute powerplay, Duke fired a Zach O'Brien pass through
into Bow's net to put the Devils back ahead with 11:23 to play.
The
Clan hit the post twice in the closing stages, and played the final 110
seconds with an extra skater looking for an equaliser. The game was
finally settled through Josh MacDonald's empty-netter with 18 seconds
left on the clock.