Welcome to MNL was we welcomed the Capitals to the BBT.
Join me (OJ) from around 6pm
Score predictions as usual to matchnightlive@gmail.com before face off please
Stehen B thinks Devls will win 5-2
Russky predicts a comfortable win for the Red Army
I wander if the team will be flying to Edinburgh for Sundays game as there will be planes going back to Edinburgh for more rugby fans empty
Same on Monday morning.
Hazel in Essex thinks Devils will win 4-3
Rounded up my texters
Sarnia Sue Matzka calls it 4-2 to the Devils
Dean Smith is in charge tonight
Capitals have 14 skaters in warmup
Apologies for the confusion on whether MNL would be running tonight. I have bben away and didn't expect to get back until late tonight but in the end got home early
Gareth G thinks Devils will cruise to a 6-2 victory
The Batchs suck by the weather in Essex call it 5-2 to the Devils
Still on the lookout for texters in Edinburgh to help us out tomorrow
Warmup done at BBT
Capitals take to the ice
Not a bad turn out at the BBT
Devils on ice
Phil R in Newport calls it 6-2 Devils
Anthem
We are ready to face off
Game started and they forgot to tell me
Capital penalty @ 1:57 - Menton - tripping
Lets start with a PPG U DEVILS
Gametime 3:34
Devils pp ineffective
Vanderveeken goes close
2 SoG during pp thats something new
Caps kill penalty and are back to full strength (FS)
Good glove save by Craze @ 6:19
Pierce hits pipes@ 6:25
Steelers lead Blaze 1-0
Very quiet from the BBT
Sam Smith denied by Craze
Devils penalty @ 9:43 - Vanderveeken - high sticks
KILL DEVILS KILL
Viewers will be interested to know that Davies & Burrows were on starting line
10 minutes gone
Lyle save @ 10:45
Breakaway by K Smith, Craze save
Devils return to FS
DEVILS GGOOAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Devils 1st goal @ 12:27 scored by Hill, assists Macrae & Pierce
Capitals goal
Timed @ 14:52 Jarolin assists Hartman and Sladok
Nice hit by Frank
Very well worked goal for the Capitals
Gametime 17:22
Davies runs into a brickwall in the shape of a Caps D
Final minute
Nice move ends in a Craze glove save from Sam Smith
End of 1st period DEVILS 1 Capitals 1
FIGHT at buzzer
Sam Smith against Hanzal
Sam eventually pulled off Hanzal
Fight broke out in front of home bench at buzzer
Adams also involved
Awaiting penalties
*** Chelmsford 4 ENL Devils 2 - latest score
*** ENL Devils go on 5 minute pp
Penalties Hanzal (Caps) ; Adams (Devils) 2+2 roughing. S Smith (Devils) 2 (roughing) + Game (3rd man in)
All timed at 20:00
Teams are back
Puck is dropped
KILL DEVILS KILL
Farce in Paris as the pitch is frozen
Game abandoned at Paris with the Stadium full
What an advert for French Rugby
Pierce sat out Sam Smith's penalty
SoG for 1st period Devils 9 Capitals 7
DEVILS Gooaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Mobile network playing up
Still trying to confirm whether there was a 2nd Devils goal
YES THERE WAS ' 25:44 Macrae assists Pierce & Richardson
Fantastic play by Pierce led to a tap in for Macrae
Capitals hit pipes
Capitals penalty @ 28:30 - Zembergs - tripping
Capitals PK is good
Devils powerplay is PP - purely pants
Capitals penalty @ 30:36 - Hartmann - hooking
DEVILS GOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL
Devils 3rd goal @ 31:25 a PPG scored by Macrae
Assist Pierce
Yes a PPG
Capitals fans if you can help us at MNL tomorrow email me at matchnightlive@gmail.com
Devils penalty @ 33:02 - Frank - slashing
KILL DEVILS KILL
Capitals goal
Jarolin I think it was
Capitals 2nd goal @ 34:23 Jarolin, assist Hanzal
Gone quiet again, that mobile guru in the sky holding them up I bet you
Frank & K Smith sent to sin bin
Capitals go 5 on 3
K Smoth hi sticks @ 36:27; Frank - slashing @ 37:02
KILL DEVILS KILL and again KILL DEVILS KILL
Devils kill both penalties
End of 2nd period DEVILS 3 Capitals 2
Texters complaining about the cold at BBT
Capitals are working hard and giving their all
I am having massive problems with the network this evening everything is delayed
There are intervals when nothing can get through
It can't be the Scottish fans in Cardiff texting as they would not give up their drinking time that easily
Capitals big guys throwing their weight about in the 2nd period
One suggestion is that the Irish have clogged up the network due to events in Paris
Teams back for 3rd period
Puck is dropped
What will happen to the France v Ireland game now?
It should be played in Ireland as the French messed up
Gametime 42:18
Texters admire the Capitals efforts
Capitals penalty @ 42:55 - Steel - tripping
Lets have another PPG U DEVILS
Matzka throws a bit hit on Safar
Devils penalty @ 43:50 - Frank - roughing
Devils penalty @ 45:10 - Pierce - delay of game
KILL DEVILS KILL
Frank returns
Are Capitals a good team or are the Devils making them look good?
SoG for 2nd period DEvils 12 Capitals 10 making it 21-17 after 2 periods
Devils back to FS
Capitals pushing for equalizer
Gametime 48:26
Boring game says JohnWildthing
Capitals penalty @ 48:45 - Sefar - slashing
Dobben shoots wide
Its all DEvils on pp but no goals
DEVILS GOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
A bullet from Pierce
Devils 4th goal @ 50:21 scored by Pierce assists Macrae & Hill
Another PPG that was
Gametime 53:58
Around 1,300 estimated at the BBT
Lets bag the 2 points and get ready for tomorrow
DEVILS GOOAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Scred by Hill @ 54:47 assists Pierce & Macrae
Craze saves from Ben Davies
HILL MACRAE PIERCE line impressive tonight
Final 2 minutes
Hill Pierce Macrae line accounted for all goals and points (except tor 1 point for Ritxchardson) tonight
Devils penalty @ 58:20 - Adams - x-check
Final minute
Final score DEVILS 5 Capitals 2
If we can't bring you MNL from Edinburgh tomorrow rember that there is a webcast of the game
Our thanks to texters - Sharlene, Spearsy, JohnWildthing, DevilDom and Damian Diafol
Capitals MoM - RENE JAROLIN
Handshakes all around - no sign of Suarez
Devils MoM - JEFF PIERCE
Thats all from me (OJ) check on the Inferno Forum as we try and find some texters in Edinburgh