23 Feb 2025, 16:00 | Regular season | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
Nottingham Panthers | 3-1 | Manchester Storm |
Periods: Shots: | 1-0 (12-6) | 0-0 (9-6) | 2-1 (7-16) | Total: 28-28 |
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Referees: #3 Tom Pering, #42Neenan  |  Spectators: 6253 |
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Goals and assists
After two games in Week 24 where they were two goals ahead and lost,
Nottingham Panthers logged their first win of the week with a 3-1
victory over Manchester Storm in front of a 6,253-strong crowd at the
Motorpoint Arena.
Cooper Zech gave the Panthers the lead inside
four minutes in what turned out to be the only goal of the opening
period. In what is becoming almost tradition for the Panthers, Zech
found himself in space on the weak side and finish high into the net to
put them 1-0 up.
Storm could and should have been level some five minutes into the
period, but Craig Martin shot over from in front of Jason Grande’s net.
Tendeck made two excellent low pad stops to deny Otto Nieminen
putting the Panthers two ahead as the home side started finding more
opportunities on the rush.
A scramble in front of Grande’s net somehow saw the Panthers keep
the puck out, as the home side survived both a 5-on-3 and then 5-on-4
penalty kill to stay ahead. The home side also rang a shot off Tendeck’s
post inside the final minute of the period, which ended without score.
3:43 into period three, the home side doubled their lead as Mitch
Fossier 3:43 into period three, the home side doubled their lead as
Mitch Fossier backhanded a Tim Doherty pass past Tendeck - one he'd
possibly want back. An unfortunate hooking call on Noah Carroll at 46:29
didn't please Storm's bench - but they scored shorthanded at 48:15 to
ease their frustration off an excellent move by Dallas Ehrhardt.
While Tendeck wasp ulled with 2:27 to play, Jaakko Niskala was
called for tripping with 103 seconds remaining to give Storm a 6-on-4
advantage in the final stages. They worked the puck nicely to Tyler
Hinam who couldn't get a shot away for their best chance to tie it, but
with 13 seconds to go the game was over thanks to Sam Herr empty-netter.