Match Night Live

Good evening!

Chris hosting again tonight, as always I can be shouted at before/during the game at matchnightlive@the-inferno.co.uk

Not really sure what the coverage will be like tonight, I still haven't sussed out who OJ's usual texters are, so slightly lacking in numbers tonight :S

Seems the Clan may not have arrived until 5:05pm, although no one else has told me this yet...

Seems like there might be no one at the game to help with updates tonight, so there's a chance we won't be running... Hopefully know by 5:30...

So we do have people at the rink, not that they're very talkative at the moment, but we are a go :E

I can see this being a long night... The latest update is that the Clan have turned up without their ironed shirts... :E

I guess that at least means the teams are on the ice for warmup...

Warmup done, I guess the Clan didn't arrive too late then!

I Think we'll see how the first period goes whether we keep this running, or it really is this boring in the BBT...

Clan take to the ice, and here come the Devils!

Andrew in North Bay Ontario (!!) predicting a Devils 5-3 victory :D

Hazels predicting a 4-2 victory :D Remember, all predictions, or just general shouting at me to matchnightlive@the-inferno.co.uk

Sounds like it could be another good crowd tonight, teams are on the ice and there's still a queue outside to buy tickets!

Or not, apparently it's half empty inside :S

Phil predicts a Devils 5-3 victory as well, with a pair for Birbraer :D

Devils are at full strength I think for tonight, Clan are missing Galbraith who's still waiting on his visa...

Anthem time...

Stephens hoping for a Devils 4-1 victory...

Apparently it's mentioned in the programme that if we keep the attendances up, there's a chance another import could be brought in and G would return to full time bench coach... 1400 predicted at the moment

Good evening to the MacRae's! They're predicting a Devils victory by 1 :)

And we're off, game on!

Not really sure who the ref is tonight, he looks about 12 though...

James Ashton as the ref tonight, don't think i've ever heard of him, ave we seen him in the BBT before? Or anywhere for that matter!

According to tonights game sheet, Clan have only 13 outskaters to the Devils 16...

Devils the stronger team in the opening few minutes, Marsh sees a shot cleared off the line after it bobbled over Zemlacks glove :(

Clan called for icing at 2:47

Devils penalty timed at 3:27, M Smith 2mins for tripping

And here comes a Clan penalty!

Clan penalty timed at 4:00 exact, Goldie 2mins for hooking

All Devils at the moment 4on4

Devils back to full strength, 33seconds of powerplay now!

Devils called for icing at 5:58, and that's probably the Clan back to full strength now

Forgot to put this one in earlier, but Ian (a Steelers fan :S) is predicting a 5-2 Devils victory, mainly because we have Faulkner and Clan don't :D

Clans turn to be called for icing, timed at 8:48

Clan fans are making allsorts of noises as soon as they get the puck across the Devils blueline, according to texters they seem to think that's a goal :P

And now they have scored, maybe we need to adopt that tactic... :(

Clan first goal timed at 9:58, Krestanovich from Farmer and Goldie :(

Devils were called for offside at 9:33 and that seemed to lead to the Clan goal...

Didiomete and Mcpherson sent to the box for arguing, penalties coming...

Devils penalty timed at 11:28, Didiomete 2mins for roughing + 2mins for high sticks

Clan penalty timed at 11:28, Mcpherson 2mins for roughing...

Zemlack makes a save at 12:48, unfortunately he doesn't spill the puck :(

1 penalty killed, Clan back to full strength...

Clan fans described as very very annoying, more annoying than papercuts infact

Great save from Zemlack on a shot from Birbraer...

Batch floors Haywood :D Then Devils called for icing at 16:36...

Clan fans moaning at the rink that no penalty was called, although they're not quite sure what the penalty could have been... :E

Devils are back to full strength now, and Ashton stops play saying the net is off, despite it very clearly being on...

Sort of gone quiet, usually when I say this something happens...

Birbraer looks very fustrated out there, so he's decided to start hitting everyone/everything, Clan fans moaning again

As they whinge, Hill goes very very close, play stopped at 19:10

Clan called for icing at 19:22, come on Devils!

Birbraer goes close, but that's the end of the first, Devils 0-1 Clan :(

Devils with all the pressure, but just not getting the goals... yet.

Game not described as all that great, other than Birbraer no real checks being thrown...

Officials are back out for the second period, nothing exciting really happened in the first...

And here come the teams, hopefully a slightly better performance this period! Or just loads of goals, i'd settle for loads of goals for us :E

The Clan logo still looks like it's been drawn by a 5 year old. With crayons.

The puck is dropped, and we're off...

Clan called for icing at 21:53

All Devils once again, carnage in the Clan end, but...

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL :D

Devils first goal timed at 21:36 (The icing time was wrong), MacRae from Hill and Didiomete :D

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL :D

Devils 2nd goal timed at 23:32, Faulkner from Birbraer and Blight :D

Devils penalty timed at 24:19, Hill 2mins for holding

Faulkners goal celebrated with 'return of the mac' :D

Ashton being compared to poop...

Clan equalise :(

Clan second goal timed at 25:29, Krestanovich unassisted - PPG

Handbags between Didiomete and Zajac...

No penalties called luckily :E

All gone quiet again...

Didiomete and Farmer starting to wind each other up, has Farmer ever not lost? :E

Here we go, Didiomete pokes Farmer, he falls to the ground and Didiomete gets a 2min penalty for cross checking, timed at 28:28

"Farmer deserves a kick, fingers crossed" so says one texter...

It's getting heated out there!

Devils back to full strength, good pk there

And another penalty for Didiomete, this time 2mins for high sticks at 31:56, Ashton taking some flak...

Ashton is sort of building up a Darnell level of hatred here...

Clan are getting away with murder out there, Fans and Devils bench getting increasingly wound up with Ashtons incompetence...

Zemlack save at 34:44, Devils are back to full strength, at least until Ashton makes up another penalty

Finally, Ashton calls a penalty against the Clan. Haywood 2mins for hooking, timed at 34:16 (previous time was wrong again...)

Devils have 1:27 left of powerplay...

Blight very very close at the back post

Devils hit the pipework :(

Clan back to full strength :(

Puck out of play at 36:56

Another Zemlack save, timed at 37:46

Shots on goal for the first, from the gamesheet are 13 for each team...

Another Zemlack save at 38:07

Into the final minute of the second period

Clan penalty timed at 39:45, Goldie 2mins for slashing

And that's the end of the second period, Devils 2-2 Clan...

Just incase anyone watching wants to ask the Devils owner Paul Ragan any questions, we're going to be running an interview with him shortly, all the details can be found on this thread :)

Shots on goal for the second period, again from the gamesheet say... 19 on Zemlack, 7 on Osaer...

Both teams back out on the ice...

Devils start the third period with 1:46 of powerplay, hopefully we can convert that! Puck is dropped, here we go!

Zemlack makes a save straight away :S

Clan kill the penalty relatively easy, and then they're called for icing at 41:56

Clan called for icing again at 42:04

Another Zemlack save at 42:48...

Puck goes out of play, no made up penalties called by Ashton though

And then it's Osaers turn to make a few saves

Aaaand it's all gone quiet...

So much for our good attendances though, tonights is down as only 1231, scarily bad :/

Another Zemlack save at 46:18

It's turning into the Zemlack show according to texters...

As I type that, Clan take the lead, oh dear oh dear :(

Devils fail to clear the puck again, and the Clan get another goal... Devils 2-3 Clan :(

Clans third goal timed at 47:05, Watt from Walker

"Catalogue of errors and failure to clear the zone" led to the Clan third goal :(

Faulkner goes close, but it's another Zemlack save :(

Finally the Devils start to throw some checks, what on earth is going on with this team :S

Another Zemlack save timed at 49:58

Shot after shot on Zemlack, not finding a way through until...

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL

Or not, there seems to be some sort of dispute...

The goal was given, but texters sare saying the puck didn't cross the line...

Or one of the texters is anyway, i'm hoping he's wrong :P

dun dun duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun...

No goal :(

Not sure if the system will auto update to remove the goal, it's Devils 2-3 Clan, if you can't see that, hit F5 :)

Didiomete goes close, gets tangled with Zemlack and somehow ends up with a penalty, Ashton has lost his white stick...

Zemlack hit out at Didiomete, laughing his face off and somehow doesn't get a penalty, fans are starting to turn...

Devils penalty timed at 52:36, Didiomete 2mins for goaltender interference, fans going nuts

Ashton realises he's made a mistake and gives the Clan a penalty, Farmer 2mins for being an arsehat, or for holding the stick, either is applicable

Farmer penalty timed at 53:07 sorry

And it's another Zemlack save at 53:56

Devils back to full strength, about 30 seconds of powerplay!

Goal mouth pass... intercepted by Ashton, Devils bench goes into meltdown, fans go into meltdown...

And the Clan are back to full strength, Ashton might have a few posts about him on the forum tonight :E

Devils hit the pipes again!

Big save from Osaer, then it's Zemlack with yet another save, but...

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL

This time it's for real :D

Devils 3rd goal timed at 57:14, Mckenzie from MacRae and Hill :D

That's his first goal as a Devil, and quite an important one i'd think...

Into the final 2minutes, if we rescue a point out of this it won't be so bad!

Devils very very close yet again...

Clan penalty timed at 58:44, Goldie 2mins for delay of game!

Very very quiet...

Zemlack save at 59:15...

Bugger, end of the period and it's 3-3, into overtime we go!

And we're off, I assume it's 4on3 as Goldie will still be sitting his penalty?

Puck out of play at 60:43, 1 second of powerplay left...

And Clan are back to full strength, Zemlack makes ANOTHER save :(

Birbraer shot is padded away by Zemlack, Marsh couldn't reach the rebound in time, another save timed at 61:54

It's all Devils in overtime, but Zemlack is still saving everything :(

Osaer save at 63:04

Makes a nice change to say Osaer save, instead of Zemlack save

Into the final minute of overtime...

Bugger x2, overtime ends, we're into penalties :S

Not sure how the system will handle this, so i'll do it per round...

Krestanovich up first - saved... Faulkner up next - miss :(

Birnstill - saved, K Smith - saved

Goldie - saved, Blight - miss

Into sudden death penalties...

Krestanovich - goal, Faulkner - saved :(

3 stars on the go at Devils games still...

#1 Blight, #2 Zemlack, #3 Krestanovich

Well, hopefully everyone enjoyed apart from another penalty shootout loss :(

Chris out!