14 Sep 2024, 19:15 | Regular season | Fife Ice Arena |
Fife Flyers | 5-6 | Manchester Storm |
Periods: Shots: | 2-1 (9-10) | 2-2 (8-14) | 1-3 (8-9) | Total: 25-33 |
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Referees: Craig/Rodger  |  Spectators: 1658 |
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Goals and assists
Loren Ulett scored four goals, including the winner with 17 seconds
to go, as Manchester Storm came from behind to beat Fife Flyers 6-5 in
Kirkcaldy.
Ulett got the game's first and last goals, opening the scoring with a well-taken goal at 8:37.
Fife
came back with two goals in the opening period to lead 2-1 through 20
minutes. Maxim Musorov one-timed Artur Gatiyatov's feed to tie the game
at 10:20, followed by Johnny Curran following up a Michael Cichy effort
to put the hosts ahead at 18:12.
Curran stole the puck in the
offensive zone and set up Nikolai Shulga for the Flyers' third 7:11 into
period two, but Jake Durflinger hit straight back for the Storm just
over two minutes later.
It became 4-2 just past the 30-minute
mark when Lucas Chiodo's pass found Phelix Martineau coming off the
bench for a one-time finish, but again Storm hit back almost instantly -
Ulett capitalising on a defensive mix-up at 31:05 to keep Storm just
one behind at 4-3.
68 seconds into period three, a poor clearance
and fortunate bounce saw the puck break to Lucas Chiodo in the slot who
made no mistake beating Evan Weninger to put the Flyers 5-3 ahead. Ulett
brought the score back to 5-4 when he finished off a tic-tac-toe play
involving Durflinger and Grant Herbert at 43:44, while Alexis D'Aoust
levelled things with 5:14 to go on a shot that slipped through Shane
Owen.
Durflinger, who ended the night with four points himself,
fed Ulett across the slot to one-time home the winner with 17 seconds
left to give Storm the win.