28 Feb 2025, 19:30 | Regular season | Altrincham Ice Dome |
Manchester Storm | 4-3 | Belfast Giants |
Periods: Shots: | 2-0 ( - ) | 0-1 ( - ) | 2-2 ( - ) |
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Referees: #3 Tom Pering, #23 Andrew Miller  |  Spectators: 2245 |
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Goals and assists
Manchester Storm aided their chase for a playoff place by upsetting
league leaders Belfast Giants, winning 4-3 at the Storm Shelter on
Friday night in front of 2,245 fans.
It was an excellent opening
period for the hosts who led by two after 20 minutes. Captain Cam
Critchlow put them ahead with 5:19 played when he deflected Alexis
D'Aoust's shot off a faceoff past Tom McCollum, Just over three minutes
later, Ryan Hughes scored on a powerplay to put the hosts two up.
Grand Mishmash pulled one back for the Giants with 3:42 left in period two with a slapshot on the powerplay off a Mike Lee feed.
63 seconds into period three, Tylan Hinam converted Hughes' pass across the slot on a 2-on-1 to put Storm back two ahead.
The Giants had a goal washed out for the puck not crossing the
goal like at 43:57, but the Giants did fight back, David Goodwin and
Gabe Bast scored exactly five minutes apart to tie the game by 49:41.
However, a late D'Aoust snipe into the top of McCollum's night put the
Storm back ahead with 5:13 to play - the winning goal.