

WElcome to MNL as the Stringrays come to Cardiff Bay for a Challenge Cup tie
Score predictions as usual to matchnightlive@the-inferno.co.uk fefore the &;30 face off please
Join me (OJ) from around 6:45
Have been told that Devils signing will be announced after warmup
Ashley says 4-3 Devils
Simon says Devils 5-3
Hazel calls it 3-2 to thne REE ARMY
Ragan walking about with a big grin.
Danette Macrae says Devils to win by 1
Warmup done
Danette can't you find us someone big and nasty (on the ice) to look after the boys
Sorry for the rush to get MNL going tonight but I have only just got in from my judicial duties
Jimmy S says 4-2 Devils
Very quiet on here tonight, we now have hailstones
Paul Bissonette is the new signing
135 games in the NHL Bissonette joins us from Phoenix Coyotes
Dean Smith & Michael Hicks are the refs
Both teams on the ice
Eizzy55 says 3-1 Devils
Phillip R says 4-2 Devils
Intros
Chris Hart from the NIHL Devils is dressed
Anthem
Come on U DEVILS get us a win we need cheering up
A fan asked my today whether we saw the same old faces as refs iun the old days
Macrae, Faulker & Blight start
Off we go
othing to report in the first minute
Yes we did see the same referee all the time - Nico Toemen
Nice hit from Quiney
But Nico was a top class referee who had officiating in the Gold Medal game as the Lake Placid Olympics
End to end
Stingrays clear chance - not taken
Puck out of play @ 5:04
Macrae ids double shifting
@ 6:48
Silverthorn, assist Ondrej
Shot hit pipes and went in
Osaer save @ 7:17
Devils icing @ 7:58
Devils offside @ 8:29
Big crowd in tonight - Groupon game
Stingrays goals described as a howler from Osaer
Devils D is pathetic
Stingrays 2nd goal @ 9:53 scored by Tendler assists Davies & Dulle
Faulkner shot deflected out of play @ 10:34
Stingrays penalty @ 11:09 - Tanaka - holding
Lets get into this game U DEVILS
Osaer save @ 11:52
Devils pp looks good for a change
Handbags at Devils net @ 12:12
Lets have a PPG now
Davies goes close for Devils
Stingrays back to ful strength (FS)
Bowns covers puck @13:30
Gametime 13:42
Bowns save ' 13:47
Devils are being out muscled
Puck out of play @ 14:15
Tanaka is hitting everything in his sight lines
Oh for a MacIntyre
Bowns save @ 16:58
Devils doing well not to react to Stingrays niggles
Quiney doing well so far
Stingrays offside @ 17:52
Stingrays Goal
Turnover and they acore @ 18:35 - Tanaka, assist Hand
Batch looses puck and they score
Final minute
Bowns save @ 19:49
End of 1st period DEVILS 0 Stingrays 3
SoG for 1st period will make interesting reading
As a texter asks where is this heralded PL saviour?
Another question being posed is whether the current D corps is weaker than last seasons
Teams are back
SoG Devils 13 Stingrays 11
Tyson Marsh is the bench coach tonight
Off we go for 2nd period
Osaer save @ 20:42
Batch with a godd hit along the boards
Another good Batch hit
@ 24:01
Its becoming an embarrassment
Scored by Squires assists Dulle & Ozolins
Devils icing @ 24:38
Osaer save
Error by Adams led to 4th goal
Quiney blocks shot
Stingrays penalty @ 37:18
GOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
27:18 was the penalty _Ozalins - holding stick
Blight scores Devils opener @ 27:50 assists Macrae & K SMith
Check from behind on Blight - no call
Stingrays penalty - Hand @ 30:11 - roughing the call
Lets have another goal U DEVILS
Devils go close
Before Devils goal Chris Hart was on the ice and didn't look out of place
GGOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Cardiff Bus we love you
PPG @ 31:30
Stingrays call time out
Devils 2nd goal scored by Adams, assists Hill & Faulkner
Macrae denied on breakaway
Bowns save from Faulkner @ 32:24
Devils creating chance after chance
Good goal by G apparently
Devils offside @ 33:54
Stingrays icing @ 34:25
Quiney has obviously learnt a lot from the Smith brothers as he blocks another goal bound shot
Ondrej having a go at Blight
Stingrays icing @ 35:10
GAmetime 36:16
The two Brit Ds are doing a fine job
Batch & Quiney in many ways keeping the Devils in this game
Mar Smith pus his body on the line yet again
Osaer save @ 38:11
Puck out of play @ 38:32
Macrae must be double if not treble shifting as he seems to be on the ice all the time
Bown save
Good shot by Quiney
Bown glove save @38:58
Final minute
End of 2nd period DEVILS 4 Stingrays 2
It will be interesting to hear if others at the game concur with Tony that Quiney game is improving by the shift as his confidence grows
Two Brit Ds are as valuable a a bucket full of gold
SoG for 2nd period DEVILS 9 Stingrays 7 making it 22-18 after 2 periods
Teams are back on ice
3rd period starts
When was the jast time Devils didn't collect a penalty in the 1st 2 periuods of a competitive game
A false start to the period - Ger-Devils jumped the gun
Ice covered in water
Finally we do start
This game is there to be won U DEVILS
Tony thinks the next goal will be important
Macrae is playing as if his life depended on it - what leadership
Lots of Devils pressure
Stingrays icing @ 42:48
For those of you who live on such facts - Chris Hart is wearing #13
Lets have a goal U DEVILS - please
There a big crowd at the BBT whith many newbies so lets put on a show this period U DEVILS
Macrae hits pipes
That was after skating the length of the rink
McKensie should have converted a clear chance
Devils have come out strong for this period
Devils exerting a lot of pressure
Stingrays penalty @ 46:17 - delay of game
GOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Ozolins was the player who got the penalty
A third Devils PPG
Faulkner the scorer assist Macrae @ 46:38
2nd assist goes to Blight
Blight denied at back door
Now Faulkner goes close
Stingrays offside @ 48:23
Stingrays have upped their physical game
Hill just wide with a tip in front
Stingrays icing @ 50:03
Come on U DEVILS i want another goal
So do the hundreds following MNL
Stingrays D cannot handle Macrae
Batch goes close
Puck out of play @ 52:18
DevilDom impressed with the effort being put in by the Devils tonight
Stingrays penalty Ondrej @ 52:40
Inteference the call
Bowns covers
Gametime 53:24
Stingrays complaing to referees continuously
1:17 left of pp
Stringrays back to FS
Devils penalty @ 54:54 - K Smith - hooking
KILL DEVILS KILL
Piggott goes close twice
Danette I think they will have to carry Stuart off the ice at the end
Blight SH breaaway foiled
Devils back to FS
Piggott goes close again
Stingrays icing ' 57:53
Final 2 minutes
COME ON U DEVILS
Hill offside @ 58:36
Devils timeout @ 58:50
Osaer pulled
Stingrays icing @ 59:00
Win this face off U DEVILS
Bowns save @ 59:28
Stingrays icing @ 59:35
Final score DEVILS 3 Stingrays 4
Bowns was huge for Hull in keeping Devils at bay
Devils deserved to win but cannot sleep in opening period
3rd Star - COLE TANAKA
2nd Star - LUKE PIGGOTT
1st Star - CHRIS BLIGHT
Our thanks go to texters - Sharlene, Rachael, Ger-Devils, Tony and DevilDom who as usual did a brilliant job
Join me on Saturday when the Devils take on the Clan in the first game of their Scottish weekend