

Welcome to MNL on a cold, wet and windy night both in Cardiff and across the Irish Sea in Belast
A friend of mine (a marine expect) tells me ses levels in the Irish Sea are lower thesedays. I told him you don't have to be an expert to work that out as the missing water has been dumped on us in Wales.
That said Jester (Carl) our Giants texters tells me that it has been pouring in Belfast all day.
Tonight we are indebted to Jester and David Mercer for bring us coverage on the Giants v Devils game.
Thank you lads
Score predictions as usual to matchnightlive@the-inferno.co.uk before face off please
Both teams on the ice for warmup
Carl calls it 4-3 to Devils
Simon L and new nwly born daughter calls it 4-2 to the Red Army
Lianne B says 2-1 Devils
Rachael (texter extra-ordinary) calls it 4-3 Devils
Ger-Devils is working on texters at Fife and we are now certain that we will have coverage of Sundays game on MNL
Giants scratch - Bobby Sandbrock
Jesse Gimblett not sighted yet
Does anyone know wheter Jesse Gimblett has made it to Belfast?
Panic over Jesse is on the ice
His brother Frank is not!!!
Kirsty F is ver confident and goes for a 6-3 Devils victory
David (texter) goes for a 4-2 win for Giants
Danette Macrae calls it 5-4 Devils and will be here in Cardiff for Xmas and some Devils hockey (+ Red Army welcome)
Its Teddy toss at the Giants tonight
Stephen B says 4-3 Devils
Mark H calls it 3-1 Devils and lots of handbags
My texters haven't told me that Birbraer is not playing but I will get a definite answer
Jester our other texter calls it 4-1 Giants
5 minutes to face off
Well thats what the clock says
Devils fans spotted at O
Decent crowd including 3 Devils fans in away block
Rumour that Fournier who warmed up will not be icing
Giants into
No Devils yet
Devils take to the ice
Fournier is introduced
Devils in white
Game starts
Hicks is referee
Safe Osaer @ 0:38
Penalty GIANTS - Champagne - holding
Murphy save
No Birbraer
Delay of game was the call @0:42
Two saves by Murphy
Gametime 2:05
Jesse Gimblett wears # 28
DGOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL
PPG for DEvils
@ 2:39
Gimblett the scorer
Assists Hill & Davies
Jesse deflects puck over Murphy
Lloyd hits BizNasty
Osaer save
Puck cleared off Devils goal line
Osear checks Stewart into net - no penalty
All Giants at the moment
Devils penalty @ 6:16 - Adams - hooking
KILL DEVILS KILL
Save Osaer
Another save by Osaer
Osaer keeping Giants out
Devils return to full strength (FS)
Murphy save
Gametime 10:57
Pad save Osaer
Whistle for high sticks - face off in Giants zone
Devils ice puck to lift pressure
Giants goal
Teddy Bears galore
BisNasty & Jesse helping to clear ice
Waiting details of Giants goal
Fournier scored Giants opener
Game restarts
Assist Rycroft @ 12:44
Gimblett turnover leads to Giants breakaway
Osaer saves the day
Murphy save
Followed by Osaer save
That is end to end
Gametime 18:04
Murphy narrowly denies Davies
Devils hit side netting
Save Murphy @ 18:58
Giants Goal
Mason @ 19:09
Breakaway goal gives Giants the lead
End of 1st period Giants 2 DEVILS 1
Assist Garside on Giants 2nd goal
SoG Giants 14 Devils 12
Good first period by all accounts - Giants narrowly deserve their 1 goal lead
Texters impressed by Osaer and Davies
Zamboni done its deeds
Officials return to the ice
Followed by Devils then Giants appear
2nd period starts
Stewart all alone in front but puck will not sit for him
Murphy covers BizNasty shot
Lloyd creams Richardson
Glynne D says Devils are doing OK
Osaer having a big game denies Giants once again
All Giants at the moment
Murphy save after earlier blunder
Peacock loses stick luckily it didn't cost Giants as Devils failed to capitalize
Devils have weathered the storm and getting back into game
End to end @ 27:03
Osaer covers after a Keefe hit on BizNasty
Devils finally exerting pressure
Osaer denies Stewart
Giants penalty
Matheson - holding stick @ 30:04
LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO
Devils penalty @ 31:09 - K Smith - hooking
4 on 4 at the moment
Too many men that call was - Gimblett sits it out
Giants go on pp
Devils kill penalty and return to full strength
There was NO Penalty for Kenton it was a bench minor
Fournier & BizNasty tangle @ 34:21
Giants are winding up BizNasty according to my texters
If you are watching webcast send me your view to matchnightlive@the-inferno.co.uk
Gametime 36:22
BizNasty getting his own back and goes after Lloyd
Gametime 38:09
Keefe jumps in to help lloyd
Penalties coming
If Keefe 3rd man in he should be gone
No idea what the delay is all about
BizNasty roughing & slashing minors, Keefe 2+2 roughing all @ 38:25
Penalties were @ 38:09 - apologies
Now Gimblett & Peacock fight
Apologies texts are few and far apart
Haven't got a clue whats happenning at the O
With Hicks incharge it could be World War lll
Apparently Hicks taking ages
Here goes Gimblett roughing minor: Faulkner - roughing minor:
Mason 5 + Match (hit to the head); plus another penalty which my texters missed
Its 4 on 4
Devils penalty @ 39:41 - Macrae - tripping
Giants have 4 on 3
Macrae penalty will not start until 40;56 unless Giants score
After the dust has settled Devils should have a 1 minute pp @ 42:56
End of 2nd period Giants 2 DEVILS 1
Officials & teams back on ice
Towe. Keefe & Colbert in Giants sin bin
Giants have a 4 on 3
3rd period starts
Osaer save
4 on 4 as Gimblett & Faulkner return
Devils now on pp
SoG for 2nd Giants 6 DEVILS 12 making it 18-26 after 2 periods
BizNasty & Keefe return
Devils offside
Giants back to FS
Devils penalty - Gimblett @ 44:15 - slashing
KILL DEVILS KILL
Giants Goal
Gardide the scorer
@ 46:15
Big shot from blueline
Come on U DEVILS get a goal back now
PPG that was for Giants
Devils penalty coming but delayed by officials conference
@ 46:49
Its like a WI meeting out there
Gametime 47:13
Giants penalty - Stewart - tripping
DEvils on PP I think
THere was a penalty against Devils @ 47:13 - Richardson - slashing
Puck out of play
Delay was due to problems with plexi - apologies to officials
Peacock shoots wide
Peacock covers up
Devils back to FS
There was no penalty to Stewart texts got in a twist
Giants ice puck @ 50:12
Come on U DEVILS get me that goal NOW - YES NOW
Devils offside doesn't help
Game gine a bit flat says Jester
Stick save Osaer
Batch sticks own player
Apologies Josh it was Adams who sticked Piggott who has gone off
No sign of Chris Blight after hit to head
New stick for Osaer
Icing Giants
Gametime 52:16
Devils penalty - Richardson - tripping @56:20
KILL DEVILS KILL
Doubt now whether it was Adams or in fact Batch who caught Piggott in the face
Devils return to FS
Icing Giants
Apologies Richardson penalty was 53:20 not 56:20
TWO quick goals we want U DEVILS
Electrical failure at ) scoreboard has crashed
Game stopped @ 55:44
Scxoreboard re set
Off we go
Gametime 57:29
Save Osaer
Devils icing @ 57:26
Last 2 minutes
Osaer pulled
Peacock hits the post of empty Devils net
Icing Giants
Time out Devils @ 58:56
Game restarts
Osaer still off
Giants ENG
@59:04
Champagne the scorer
Osaer back in net
40 secs left
Jester wants game to end as he predicted a 4-1 Giants win
Final score Giants 4 DEVILS 1
Our thanks to David M and Jester for their texts
Garside credited with assist on Giants ENG
SoG Giants 25 DEVILS 36
That doesn't sound right
Devils MoM - STUART MACRAE
Giants MoM - MARK GARSIDE
Join me (OJ) from about 6pm tomoorow night when the Braehead Clan descend on Cardiff Bay. GOOD NIGHT