Match Night Live

Hello Hockey Fans. Join me (Russky) from 5:40pm today for all the usual MNL pre-game build up and play by play text commentary once the puck drops.

Please feel free to send us prediction and/or commentary to matchnightlive@gmail.com

oops just noticed an error in the title of this text page. Set it up on my phone which has a smallish screen and my fat fingers did the rest.

Until 5:40pm I wish you a relaxing and enjoyable afternoon.

Good Evening one and all. Russky here in the hosting hot seat for this potential barn burner of a game.

Our lone texter on duty is back after a successful debut last week, the one and only Dexter.

Anyone spot my mistake yet?

Manchester come to the IAW after their OT win at home to Guildford last night. Lets just say the less said about last nights game for the Devils, the better.

So far we have had one prediction, being from Dave Rees who reckons the Devils will win 5-3 clinching victory with an Empty Netter.

Warm up coming to an end

Two games already underway: Sheffield 0 Belfast 0 at the house of foil. Milton Keynes already 2-1 up at the Skydome.

thats in Coventry, as if you didnt know.

Then 2 other games tonight are Nottingham @Guildford; Braehead @ Edinburgh.

no news yet on who sits out tonight.

Matt Pope and Andrew Lord were scratches last night so I guess one of them will be icing tonight

Dexter has reported that the rink is only 2/3rds full at moment.

he reports that the Zamboni is still re icing the pad.

so we might be in for a delayed face off.

Rod Davies predicts a much improved solid performance from the Devils culminating in a 6-2 victory

MK now 3-1 up at Coventry

Blackout at the Arena for intro

Todd announcing the Devils onto the ice

team intros in full flow now

Lord is playing tonight

Anthem time

One more prediction for now, Hazel has this game as very close contest with the Devils winning 6-5. a bit too close for comfort that Hazel.

Matt Pope not fit to play.

Looks like Darnell reffing

both teams sizing each other up

no real attacking force from either team yet

Haddad shoots Clemente saves

Haddad Morrisette and Crowd line out

Clemente saves a long shot from Crowd

Face off in the Storm zone

coach Finnerty not present at game tonight due to family duties

ie birth new offspring

Bowns saves

puck cleared

Devils trying to set up in Storm zone

game time 4:00

Devils break from D zone

comes to nought

Manchester are quick on counter attack

PenaltyDevils 2 minutes for tripping Richardsonat 5:34

Bowns saves with pads, Devils break but move breaks down

Face off in the Storm zone

Lord at faceoff draw

won by Storm

Bowns saves at point blank

PPG scored by Stanisz

assist Beca at 6:45

Face off in the Storm zone

Storm have breakaway

but shot fired wide of Bowns

Face off in the Devils zone

Face off in the Devils zone

gameplay is a bit scrappy from both teams

FIGHT.

Mark Louis and Dane Byers

Louis gets 2 for cross checking and 5 minutes for Fighting. Byers just gets 5 for fighting. Asselin sitting Louis' 2 minutes

offisde Storm

Neutral zone face off

game time 9:00

time of Louis and Byers pen 8:15

Fournier taken down but no call from Darnell

Louis' 2 mins pen expired

Bownsy's goal off its moorings

Face off in the Devils zone

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils pen Benti 2 minutes for hooking @11:13

Face off in the Devils zone

lone devils player isolated in attack, attack breaks down

Devils having to defend alot

Manchester score

Chris Auger with the goal

@13:04

Clemente saves from Ulmer

Clemente saves again. this is getting annoying!

Face off in the Storm zone

Face off in the Storm zone

Devils giving up a fair amount of turnovers

Storm pen Luke Moffat at 15:26

hooking the offence

Clemente gloves a Devils shot.

Face off in the Storm zone

Hotham saves a hotham hot shot

Face off in the Storm zone

Storm FS

Clemente pads away a Devils shot

Devils shot pings the post

Devils gone alot more direct with their offensive play

Face off in the Storm zone

Batch lays a big hit as does Crowder

30 secs left

Clemente juggling loose puck

Face off in the Storm zone

and there goes the buzzer to signal end of period

Devils improved as Period progressed. Defensive lapes on pk cost them dear.

Rod says six successive goals for Devils without reply will still make his prediction valid.

1st period SOGs Devils 11 Storm 6

Latest scores Sheffield 0 Belfast 1; Coventry 1 MKL 5; Edinburgh 0 Braehead 1; Guildford 0 Nottingham 1

Dexter says that the Devils need to up the physicality and not let Storm have time on the puck

All is going well elsewhere for me. Liverpool won yesterday and now My beloved NE Patriots are winning today at Gillette Stadium

out come the Devils onto the ice ahead of the Storn who emerge only now

Dexter is on the ball or should that be puck?

Darnell Drops the puck and the 2nd period is underway

Reddick with an early chance

Face off in the Storm zone

Devils dont seem to be be winning many face offs

Crowder shoots clemente covers the puck

Face off in the Storm zone

Hotham clears the puck away from a Storm player

who was advancing on Bowns' goal

Pad save from Bowers

Devils pem Haddad 2 minutes for hooking i think

will confirm that

Manchester offside

neutral zone face off

Manchester score their 3rd PPG

waiting on goal scorer details

Auger was the scorer of the 3rd goal unassisted at 23:19

Storm pen called on Linden Springer at @22:36

for boarding

Face off in the Devils zone

game sheet shows no reason for Haddad pen

Whole gameplay a bit scrappy in this period

face off centre ice

Manchester score Erhardt with the goal

@ 26:24 Bowns screened and didnt see shot from Erhardt

take heart folks, both Steelers and Blaze losing

neutral zone face off

Devils cant seem to get their game going tonight

Devils defence all over the place

Devils have a rare shot that goes wide of Clemente

Devils penned back in their own D and get free

Murdy replaced Bowns @26:24

Devils pen Hotham 2 minutes for roughing @ 29:42

neutral zone face off

Devils still on PK

Devils seem to be going through motions with little confidence

RIchardson with shot wide of Clemente's goal

Hotham tries to set up but puck cleared

Storm Pen Springer 2 minutes @33:53

Clemente covers puck surrounded by devils players

Face off in the Storm zone

Springers pen Bording at 33:52

I can now confirm that Haddad's pen at 22:36 was also for boarding.

Both Springer and Haddad wear #27 hence the earlier confusion

game time 36:30

Devils finding it hard to set up anf get anything on goal includintg the puck

Faryna tries a shot but is tripped. nothing called by Darnell

Myers shoots Clemente saves

if he gets a SO then he deserves MOM

Murdy with a big double save there

gametime 39:00

Murdy saves the Devils Blushes once again

Face off in the Devils zone

Face off in the Storm zone

Storm break but nothing comes of it

16 seconds remain of 2nd period

Face off in the Devils zone

end of 2nd buzzer goes. Lord has his work cut out for this intermission

Latest scores

Steelers 0 Belfast 1; Coventry 3 MKL 6;Edinburgh 0 Braehead 1; Guildford 0 Nottingham 2

2nd period SOGs Devils 11 Storm 13

Overall SOGs Devils 22 Storm 19

time for a cuppa, brb

well to say this scoreline is embarressing may be an over-reaction when I remember what happened last December when the Panthers whooped us 8-1 on our own ice

and we still won the League and Cup. I will leave that statement there for you to ponder.

Dexter says that the Devils just need to salvedge some pride from tonight now

Devils 3rd period comebacks are legendary and boy do we need one now.

officials back on the ice. just waiting for two teams

interesting to see how the third period will pan out

both teams back on ice now

Apparrently Lordo has shuffled the line combos

Belfast beat Sheffield 2-0

that makes me feel a bit better

not sure what delay is to start of 3rd

now we are ready

Hotham and Paris on D

Martin Haddad on same line

Clemente saves from Myers

Fournier Louis on D

Lord Myers and Faryna on now

Morrisettand Crowd on Ulmer

on same line

sucker punch , Manchester score

luke Moffat the scorer @42:35

The forum will be an interesting read after this game

Clemente saves

Face off in the Storm zone

Manchester clear puck down ice

Devils being frustrated by well organised Storm defence

Murdy saves

gametime 45:02

Myers shoots wide of Clemente's goal

Face off in the Storm zone

Drew Paris' shot padded away by Clemente

Devils having their best spell of the game

Clemente covers

Storm 5th goal came from Devils turnover in Storm D zone

Face off in the Storm zone

Devils cant do anyhing from the face off

Fournier with a vital poke check to deny Storm player a shot on goal

Clemente saves from a rare Fournier excursion into Storm D zone

Face off in the Devils zone

quick Break Clemente covers puck after hotham shot

Face off in the Storm zone

game time 51:29

this is not a GREAT storm team but they are being made to look better than they are by an abject Devils showing tonight our texter says

Devils still trying to deny Clemente his SO

GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL at last

Joey Haddad scores

assist A Hotham and Drew Paris

@ 54:22

Devils now on PP too

ENG for Storm at 57:01 Murdy having been lifted for the extra attacker on PP

that storm pen was by Dane Byers for roughing at 56:07

Matt Beca was called for roughing at 51:29 which i didnt get the details of at the time

inside last two mins

1 min left

last 30 secs

Face off in the Devils zone

game over Storm win 6-1

a well deserved win for Storm over a lacklustre Devils on the night

Storm MOM Mike Clemente

Chris Auger got his hat-trick with the empty netter.

Devils MOM Craig Moore

Thanks to Dexter the texter tonight for his hard work

Laterst scores elsewhere: Edinburgh 1 Braehead 3; Guildford 2 Nottingham 2; amd what is a result I think Coventry 3 MKL 6

thats it from me tonight. Not sure if we will have coverage of the Devils game at Dundee on wednesday but if not we will be back for sure next saturday as the Braehead Clan visit the IAW.

Until then Goodnight all Nos Da Pawb