14 Dec 2024, 19:00 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
Nottingham Panthers | 6-0 | Fife Flyers |
Periods: Shots: | 1-0 (18-13) | 2-0 (18-7) | 3-0 (12-5) | Total: 48-25 |
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Referees: #3 Tom Pering, Andrew Jarvie  |  Spectators: 6447 |
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Goals and assists
Nottingham Panthers earned their 15th point from the last 16 offer with a six-goal shutout win over Fife Flyers.
It
was an emotional evening at the Motorpoint Arena, with Adam Johnson's
#47 jersey being retired in a special ceremony prior to warm-up.
When
the game started, the Panthers wasted no time in going ahead - Jordan
Kelsall in the slot putting them in front after only 56 seconds.
Janis
Voris in the Flyers' net should arguably have done better on that goal,
but was the main reason the Flyers ended the period only a goal behind
with a string of excellent stops with pad and glove during the next 19
minutes - he'll certainly feature in Saves of the Week. The visitors
should have been level but a scramble around Ryan Bednard's net somehow
saw the puck not find the back of the net.
The Panthers took over
in the middle period as the Flyers' short bench began to tell. Kriss
Konton and Reid Stefanson scored 82 seconds apart to put them into a
three-goal lead and effectively settle the game before the 27-minute
mark.
Kontos added his second at 49:47 before Didrik Henbrant's
snipe and Olli Better's finish two minutes apart rounded off a
comfortable 6-0 victory for the hosts, and gave them a four-point
weekend.