

Welcome to MNL for coverage of the away leg of the weekends back to back league games with the Coventry Blaze
Join me (OJ) from around 6:30 for MNL unique coverage
Score predictions plus any other comments/messages to matchnightlive@gmail.com
Off to find the hot water bottle
Texters JohnWildthing, Colin & KettDevil have made it to the Sky Dome
Whether they are watching the warmup or in the bar I will let you decide
We will let you know who is icing for Devils asap
The Gaming Hazard is going for a 5-3 win for Devils
Mark G calls is a tight 4-3 win for Devils
Mark also reminds us that there is a shirt retirement ceremony before the game as Adam Calder's #25 is retired
Gerald Doucet goes for a 4-2 win for the lads
Russky (who able stood in for me during my visit to the sun) just wants the 2 points which he feels will be a harder task in the absence of Tyson Marsh
Also thanks to Stephen for hosting as well
Warmup completed at Sky Dome
Blaze on ice for ceremony, Devils in dressing room
Hazel thinks Devils will win 7-5
Ceremony still going on
Ceremony has been going on for over 10 minutes already
Tony Smith would have claimed the 2 points by now
Devils come onto the ice
No Andrew Hotham & Tyson Marsh
No Mark Smith
Anthem
Referee is Michael Hicks
Apologies my over zealous finger gave us a goal
Puck dropped
Chris Culligan starts on D
Leigh Salters crashes net @ 0:42
Ben Bowns glove save
Chris Jones on line with Joey Haddad & Tomas Kurka
Gametime 1:55
Ben Bowns saves from Cale Tanaka
Face off in the Devils zone
Zach Hervato has shot saved
Guillaume Doucet goes very close
Devils operating with 5 D
Gametime 3;44
Brian Stewart save
Brian Stewart saves from Tomas Kurka
Leigh Salters redirection saved @ 5:10
Josh Godfrey fires wide
JohnWildthing says its been pretty even but Blaze starting to exert pressaure
Fast opening to game
Devils penalty Chris Culligan 2 minutes for slashing @ 6:28
KILL DEVILS KILL
Devils forechecking stopping Blaze develop PP
1 minute killed
Carl Hudson clears zone and feeds Joey Martin
Devils Full strength
Easy kill by Devils
Ben Bowns save @ 9:49
Brett Robinson penalty for Blaze @ 10:06 2 minutes for
LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO
Gametime 10:58
Andrew Lord has chance
Tomas Kurka has shot blocked
Blaze penalty Boris Valabik 2 minutes for cross-checking @ 12:00
Its 5 on 3 for 6 secs
Now 5 on 4
Mark Richardson has shot saved @ 12:55
Lots of pressure from Devils
GGOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Leigh Salters with his 10th of the season
Great feed by Tomas Kurka @ 13:22
A PPG no less
2nd assist for Joey Haddad
Save Brian Stewart
Andrew Lord battling in the corner
Luke Piggott takes over the forechecking
Kevin Noble hits crossbar
Some great checks from Zach Hervato
Happy birthday Dommo aka Plexi Girl from Dan & Steph in Whistler, BC
Blaze goal
@ 17:30
Puck goes in off Josh Batch skate
Scored by Boris Valabik assists Cale Tanaka & Neil Trimm
Guillaume Doucet foiled by Brian Stewart save
Blaze penalty Drew Fisher 2 minutes for tripping @ 18:10
Guillaume Doucet shoots marginally wide
Save Brian Stewart @ 19:27
Andrew Lord wins FO
End of 1st period
Blaze 1 DEVILS 1
KettDevil's period report - Probably a fair reflection of play. Devils look more dangerous but Blaze are solid at back
Devils will have 11sec of PP at start of 2nd period
Clan 2 Pathers 0 after 1 period
Flyers 1 Steelers 1 after opener
Storm 1 Giants 2 after 32 minutes
I am freezing I should have stayed in Puerto de la Cruz
My mate who ghas 4 bars in the town wanted me to stay and help him out.
Following the troubles in Tunisia & Egypt Tenerife is attracting many more visitors especially from Northern Europe
SoG for 1st period Blaze 9 DEVILS 11
Devils back on ice
2nd period starts
Blaze Full strength
Face off in the Devils zone
Blaze have started well
Gametime 21:44
Devils penalty Joey Haddad 2 minutes for interference @ 22:02
KILL DEVILS KILL
Ben Bowns save @ 23:29
Devils Full strength
Blaze penalty Neil Trimm 2 minutes for hooking @ 24:33
Chris Culligan impresssing KettDevils with his performance on D
GGOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Bullet shot from blueline @ 25:11
Leigh Salters with his 11th of the season
Assist Tomas Kurka
That was Leigh Salters 2nd PPG of the night
Ben Bowns spills puck but thankfully it was cleared
Jake Morissette clears zone
Leigh Salters causing havoc in front of net
Game has become low key as Blaze have dropped back
Gametime 27:55
KettDevil says nothing of note to report
Gametime 30:12
Russ Cowley has chance but Ben Bowns clears
Ben Bowns saves from David Clements
Gametime 31:39
Multiple shots from Blaze
Glove save Ben Bowns
Blaze pressure mounts at 33:44
Russ Cowley having a tantrum over an icing call
Jake Morissette retains puck whilst pressurised
Leigh Salters attempts wraparound @ 36:24
Ben Bowns save @ 37:13 from Drew Fisher
Ben Bowns save @ 38:36
Ashley Tait goes close
Face off in the Devils zone
final minute
Ben Bowns holds on
Devils have certainly sat back in this period after taking the lead
End of 2nd period Blaze 1 DEVILS 2
KettDevil thinks we need another goal to be safe
GB u20s beat Slovakia 3-2 in O/T, Callum Buglass gets assist on winning goal
Clan 3 Panthers 2 after 2 periods
Flyers 1 Steelers 3 also after 2 p
Storm 1 Giants 4 after 54 minutes
SoG for 2nd period Blaze 19 DEVILS 6 making it 28-17 after 2 periods
Rob Batch reminds us that 3rd periods have been problematic for Devils recently. He hopes the Devils maintains their workrate
MNL also send birthday wishes to Plexi Girl from nearer home than Dan & Steph in Whistler
Teams back on the ice
Come on U DEVILS
3rd periuod starts
LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO
Cale Tanaka shoots wide
Ashley Tait now shoots wide
Jim Jorgensen blocks shot
Brian Stewart saves from Joey Martin
Joey should have scored on that 3 on 1
LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO
Joey Haddad causing havoc
Devils penalty Mark Richardson 2 minutes for slashing @ 43:52
KILL DEVILS KILL
Tomas Kurka breakaway
Andrew Lord then has breakaway after one for Carl Lauzon
30 secs left on PK
Great block by Chris Jones
Devils Full strength
Gametime 46:15
Blaze pressure
Gametime 48:12
Guillaume Doucet denied @ 49:08
Come on U DEVILS Give us a goal - Now please
Neutral ice face off
Blaze Offside
Gone quiet from my texters
Leigh Salters goes close
Gametime 52:04
Blaze penalty
Ross Venus 2 minutes for hooking @ 52:28
Guillaume Doucet fires wide @ 53:21
Blaze Full strength
Final 4 minutes
Come on U DEVILS
Gametime 56:24
Gametime 57:02
Devils icing Face off in the Devils zone
Chris Jones has impressed in face offs
Ben Bowns skick save
Blaze shot blocked
Ben Bowns great save
Brian Stewart saves from Andrew Lord
Brian Stewart saves from Jake Morissette
Brian Stewart lifted
54 secs left
Time out Blaze
gAme restarts
Brian Stewart lifted
Devils penalty Guillaume Doucet 2 minutes for delay of game @ 59:37
10 secs left
WE WIN
Final score Blaze 1 DEVILS 2
DEVILS MoM - LEIGH SALTERS
Our thanks to KettDevil and JohnWildthing who gave us great coverage of a well worked Devils win
Join me tomorrow nifght from around 5:30 when we welcome the Blaze to the BBT
GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE - NOS DA PAWB