Match Night Live

Welcome to our coverage of tonight's clash between the Devils and the Panthers in Cardiff. We will be live with updates from around 6pm for a 7pm face off

Also if you can't make it down and you don't want to miss any of the action and reading the game isn't enough you can get the game on Devils live TV here http://www.cardiffdevils.com/ ( Make sure your Apple product is updated and use Firefox we'd suggest) for a jolly reasonable eight pounds.

We chatted about this game and you can check out our webcast of that on Inferno TV here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alT5_PS_Dok We get some insight into the preparation for this game that the team are undertaking from Devils defenceman Brad Plumton who was on the panel for this week's show.

If you'd like to chip in with a comment or make a score prediction you can contact us at matchnightlive@gmail.com

See you after six.. Looking forward to hearing new Devil Joonas Liimatainen being announced

warm up well underway here

No Dan LaCosta as expected for tonight

James thinking a for devils 4-3 overtime win

Russky also predicting an OT win

Chris the Jinx thinks 5 -3 Panthers

Jon thinking 4 - 2

Chris B thinks 5 -3 Devils

Ten minutes or so till face off

Joonas Liimatainen making his Devils Debut tonight we hear he's a bit good

Marc and Toria are using MNL to keep up with the score from Butlins and thinking 4-2 Devils. Lets hope so

Panthers on the Ice already and the lights go down

Panthers fans chanting already

Devils on the ice

Joonas Liimatainen wearing 27 for the Devils

Big cheer for Joe Myers

Joonas Liimatainen gets a proper welcome

heading into ceremonial face off and anthems

Getting close to face off now

and we are off

Tomas Kurka / Mac Faulkner /Maxim Birbraer on the top line tonight

Joe Myers makes a save Face off in the Devils zone

17:30 to play

Face off in the Panthers zone not all that sure why

Panthers goal... details to follow

16:07 to play

Matt Ryan assisted by Petr Kalus

Face off in the Devils zone

Panthers penalty Eric Werner 2 minutes for hooking

Looked more like boarding to us here

14:06 to play

Face off just outside the Panthers zone

Panthers killing this effortlessly

30 seconds left on the Devils PP

Panthers goal... details to follow

Bounced over Joe's pad on a clearance from the Panthers

Robert Farmer the scorer

Panthers back to F/S

12:41 to play

Leigh Salters with a chance

Panthers in control at the minute

Neil Conway has a 2 minute pen on the board couldn't here the announcement

Face off in the Panthers zone

delayed pen coming for the Panthers

Stephen Lee 2 minutes for elbowing on Ben Davies

5 on 3 for Devils here and Pope calls a time out

9:44 to play here Face off in the Panthers zone

Devils denied on a goal mouth scramble 3 seconds left 5 on 3

Back to 5 on 4

Puck out of play

Devils setting up well on the PP

8:30 left to play in the first

Joonas Liimatainen takes 2 minutes for interference

Face off in the Devils zone

Joe Myers big save

Panthers back to F/S

devils killing the Penalty well here but icing called Face off in the Devils zone

Brad Plumton having words with Robert Farmer who looked worried

Plumton asked him to go but was turned down

Brad Plumton having a go at someone Robert Farmer third man in and jumps Plumton from behind

Just waiting on Penalties to be called

Brad Plumton & Robert Farmer in the box already and possibly more to be called

6:36 to play

Matt Francis going to the box as well

Chris Blight in as well

and we are back underway

Penalties called all 2 minutes but Brad Plumton & Robert Farmer both 2 + 2 for roughing

5:46 to play

Its Devils on the PP here for the next minute

Joe Myers makes a stop and covers the puck Face off in the Devils zone

Devils working the puck on the PP

5:00 to play

Devils back to F/S

Panthers 2 mins for too many men on the ice

3:25 to play

Net off the mooring for the Panthers Face off in the Panthers zone

Devils not making much of the PP

Save Neil Conway Face off in the Panthers zone

2:16 to play

Net off its mooring yet again

Leigh Salters jumps Brad Plumton both heading to the box but salters really had mugged Plumton

Salters started again after being pulled off hopefully he'll get booted

1:35 to play

Panthers offside

Leigh Salters 5 minutes for fighting plus 2 + 10 for instigation

Brad Plumton 5 minutes for fighting

1st Period Ends 0-2 to the Nottingham Panthers

Panthers had seven shots on Joe Myers in the Devils net I'm told

teams back on the ice

Shots for the first Devils 8 Panthers 7

Its more than a big foggy down here so our view is more than a bit naff

Period underway

The shouting of people who can see tells me something happened

Face off in the Panthers zone

18:10 to play

a lot of pressure from the Devils at the minute

Puck out of play after a big devils slap shot

Face off in the Panthers zone

five minutes played and our view is getting worse if anything

Joe Myers makes a save Face off in the Devils zone

scrum in front of the devils net

Brad Plumton heads to the box again

Pope's hat watch continues we seem to have a cowboy hat this period

Joe Jensen 2 minutes for slashing

Brad Plumton 2 minutes for roughing

14:00 to play

Devils working the puck well to Marsh at Point but the shot saved

my options now are seeing the game or typing ...

Joe Myers makes a great save

Face off in the Devils zone

13 minutes to play in the 2nd

teams back to F/S

Brad Plumton takes a shot coming out of the box

Panthers offside

Face off in the Panthers zone view still very poor here

11:20 to play

Joe Myers knocks the net free of its moorings Face off in the Devils zone

Devils ...GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Andrew Lord steals a Panthers clearance shot and scores the goal

10:15 to play

Andrew Lord assist Rupert Quiney

play stops after a hit on Ben Davies

no penalty called Face off in the Devils zone

10:03 to play

Devils ...GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

9:05 to play

Mac Faulkner from Tomas Kurka

Crowd back in the game here now

Joe Myers stops the puck Face off in the Devils zone

Joe Myers covers again

Devils penalty called Mark Smith 2 minutes for tripping

Face off in the Devils zone

7:19 to play

Jake Morissette gets a breakaway but shoots high

Matt Ryan trying to man handle Matthew Myers

Face off in the Panthers zone

Matt Ryan 2 minutes for hooking

or holding maybe

5:00 to play

Devils go close

Leigh Salters returns to a chorus of Boooo

40 seconds left on the Devils PP

Devils go close again its all Devils at the minute

Panthers back to F/S

3:46 to play

Joe Myers makes a glove save Face off in the Devils zone

Panthers go offside

Crowd really in this game both sets of fans

we have some hand bags on a line change and Brad Plumton seems to have been called again

2:43 to play

waiting on Penalties to be called

I'm told a Panthers player pulled a groin shot on Brad Plumton

David Clarke in the box

Devils ...GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Tomas Kurka from Andrew Lord

2:14 to play

there were pens there but they didnt get announced

sorry Devils goal was Andrew Lord from Mac Faulkner not as I was told ( Jon)

1:48 to play

Chris Murray pen was 2 + 10 for spearing

1 minute to play in the 2nd

we have a scuffle again behind the Devils goal

Face off in the Devils zone

39 seconds to play

Joe Myers save

2 seconds to play Face off in the Devils zone

Period ends 3 Devils goals with no reply by the Panthers

10 Shots from the Devils that Period

3 minutes till the 3rd

there are figures moving behind the wall of fogged glass in front of us so we guess its nearly underway in the 3rd

3rd period underway

Neil Conway makes a save Face off in the Panthers zone

Fight !

Panther runs Joe Myers the dirty rotter

got a hiding for it as well

Joe Jensen in the box for the Panthers

Joe Jensen 2 minutes for charging & 2 minutes for roughing

Chris Blight 2 minutes for roughing and all of us clapping for him

Just seen the replay shocking hit on Joe Myers from Joe Jensen

18:20 to play

Face off in the Devils zone

Joe Myers save from a Matt Francis shot

Panthers starting to push back into this game

14:20 to play

Devils ...GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

No Goal

High sticks called

Boooo

13:02 to play

Joe Myers covers the puck Face off in the Devils zone

Face off in the Panthers zone

Neil Conway makes a save from a Devils slapshot

Maxim Birbraer with a shot saved Neil Conway Face off in the Panthers zone

we have a delay in play for ??

looks like an issue with the boards behind the Panthers net

shots for the 2nd period Panthers 7 Devils 10..we seem to have a long delay here now

Looks like we are about to restart here face off in the Panthers zone

Mark Richardson takes the puck off the helmet play stopped Face off in the Devils zone

Just over 10 minutes left to play here

Panthers go close but can't finish Joonas Liimatainen makes a big shot block

Brad Plumton with a big slap shot

8:27 to play Face off in the Panthers zone

Devils break up a Panthers breakaway

Joe Myers with save

6:40 to play

some kind of scuffle going on nothing called

Devils icing Face off in the Devils zone

5:00 to play

Face off in the Panthers zone

3:30 to play

Come on Devils !

Panthers stepping up the pressure here but Devils clear

2:20 to play

Devils Mark Smith 2 minutes for not much

2 minutes for holding the stick... lame

Devils throwing themselves in front of pucks

Devils ...GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Empty net missed that they'd pulled Neil Conway

Hell yeah !

29 seconds to play

Devils win !

Matthew Myers assisted by Joonas Liimatainen with the winner !

Soft kitty, Warm kitty, Little ball of fur. Happy kitty, Sleepy kitty, Purr, purr, purr

2-0 and you messed it up is the Chant in the rink

Panthers MOM is Matt Francis

Devils MOM is a lottery really so many great efforts tonight

Joe Myers MOM

Marc and Tonia are Dancing around the Butlins Big Tent with that goal! C'mon Devils

Great team effort tonight

That's us out for the weekend thanks for following along