20 Oct 2024, 16:00 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
Nottingham Panthers | 5-1 | Belfast Giants |
Periods: Shots: | 2-0 (6-12) | 0-1 (5-15) | 3-0 (9-8) | Total: 20-35 |
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Referees: Truswell/Miller  |  Spectators: 5236 |
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Goals and assists
Nottingham Panthers bounced back from a Saturday night defeat to
Dundee Stars with a four-goal win over Belfast Giants to give them two
points from a two-game home-stand in Week 7.
The hosts led by a pair after the opening 20 minutes at the
Motorpoint Arena. Hugo Roy took a pass off the boards from Sam Herr and
beat Jackson Whistle high, glove side to open the scoring with 7:38
played.
Kristoff Kontos beat Whistle low on the blocker side with a penalty shot at 16:40 to send the Panthers into the break two up.
The Giants got themselves back into things through Ben Lake at 28:02 to set up a one-goal game heading into the final period.
As the game entered the last ten minutes and the Giants were
about to make a final push, Grant Mismash took a Hooking minor along the
wall, and then argued about it so much that he was given another minor
for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. That set the Panthers on a 5-on-3 which
they made full use of - Tim Doherty made it 3-1 49 seconds after those
penalties to give the hosts some breathing space, while captain Herr
beat Whistle on a rebound at 53:06 to give the hosts a two-goal cushion.
Reid Stefanson found the back of an empty Giants' net from just behind
his own blue line with 2:26 remaining to round things off.