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Good Evening all, welcome to our coverage of the game at the IAW between our beloved Cardiff Devils and the Braehead Clan

Reliably informed by Dexter the texter that the Warm up drawing to a close

So far we have 1 prediction

Dave Rees is confident of a 4-0 win for the Devils

Now Pat has just emailed us to say that they reckon on 4-2 Devils win. I hope you are both right with the Devils winning

5 other games being played tonight and i endeavour to keep you posted on the latest scores during the period breaks.

waiting on confirmation of who is scratched for the Devils tonight.

waiting on confirmation of who is scratched for the Devils tonight.

Jan Smejkal is the scheduled ref tonight. Hope the Devils dont run into pen trouble again with him tonight. He's a good ref but he can be a bit finickety, fussy and whistle happy at times.

Ben Connolly and Liv Anderson are the linos down for this game.

Zamboni stil icing the pad after the warm up

Hazel is confident the Devils will win by two clear goals

and like Pat goes for a 4-2 scoreline.

Intro video in progress says Dexter

its looks like the actual will be about 5 mins away

Devils enter the arena to Rev Theory's Hell Yeah

Lord is icing

Matt Pope is out through injury and Paul Crowder is serving his first game suspended

sorry his second game.

Beth Millard singing the Anthem now.

We are underway

Braehead are running a shorter bench tonight with a few import slots still to be filled

Face off in the Devils zone

GGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL

Scored by Batch on a rebound from a Richardson shot

goal at 2:25

Face off in the Devils zone

getting delayed texts due to network probs I guess

Clan netminder having work hard early on

saves from Fournier

Face off in the Clan zone

two devils collide on the Clan Blue line

still too many turnovers in D zone

Face off in the Devils zone

cleared up ice

Batch getting plenty of ice time

Louis and Reddick Batch Lord and Benti

Haddad Asselin Ulmer Paris and Fournier on D

Lord with a big hit levels a clan player

Benti Morrisette now on

this game is warming up on the physicality

FIGHT

Louis and Doty

with the fight.

5 mins rest for both

Face off in the Devils zone

Bowns with a double save

Gametime 9:06

GGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL

Bentivoglio thru the 5 hole

assist Myers @11:20

Hotham gets 2nd assist on first goal

Asselin delayed pass to martin who doesnt get the puck away

time of Devils 1st goal corrected to 3:01

Phil Egan reckons on 6-2 Devils win following the game on MNL whilst out in Portugal

Ulmer with a chance but just wide

Braehead pen Cescon 2 minutes for tripping

@14:57

Devils playing well by all accounts

Reddick shoots wide

Devils pressuring on the PP

Clan Full Strength (FS)

Clan D having to work hard

inside last two mins of 1st

Fournier shoots and Haddad couldnt reach stray puck

neutral zone face off

Paris shoots but saved with blocker

30 secs remaining

Devils D having to do some work now and clear the puck

Devils pen Paris 2 minutes for holding @ 19:45

Clan player shoots well wide.

thats a wrap on this period Devils leading 2-0

Latest scores: MKL 1 Guildford 0 CC; Belfast 0 Edinburgh 1 CC; Nottingham 0 Manchester 0 CC; Sheffiled 0 Coventry 0 EL;Fife 0 Dundee 0 CC

1sr Period SOGs Devils 9 Clan 9

so 4 challenge cup games and 1 other Elite League game played tonight

just got time for a cuppa

Latest scores: Nottingham 1 Manchester 1 CC; MKL 2 Guildford 0 CC; Sheffield 1 Coventry 1 EL; Belfast 2 Edinburgh 2 CC; Fife 3 Dundee CC

cant be long before the players are back on the ice.

Dexter says Smejkal has let the game flow and only called what he had to

teams back on the ice

we are underway in the 2nd

Devils still on PK

Paris pen for Interference not holding as was given earlier

35 secs remain on PK

Bowns save

Devils break Myers shot saved

Face off in the Clan zone

Devils FS

Martin denied by Nie in the Clan net

pun unintentional there

Devils having alot spaceto create attacks

Craig Moore shoots Nie denies him rebound put in net but Smejkal washes it out no goal

Face off in the Clan zone

Nie bein.g made to work hard saving a Hoitham shot

Face off in the Clan zone

gametime 24:00

Ulmer Lord and Faryna on as a line combo

Benti Morrisette and Haddad on the next line

Lord mixing the Lines up again

Craig Moore getting alot of skating in

Ulmer with a wraparound effort too high

Devils pen Paris 2 minutes for cross-checking @ 27:40

GGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL

Richardson scores it at 29:52

Devils were at FS when goal scored.

Paris provided pass on the fly to Richardson

Morrisette getting second assist on that goal

Braehead pen Brace 2 minutes for tripping

@ 30:14

Devils rebuilding attack from behind Bowns goal

Clan denying Devils time to build attacks on PP

Clan PK working well and Devils abt awry on PP

Clan FS

Faryna driving to the net but Nie stands firm

Face off in the Clan zone

another Face off in the Clan zone

Clan clear the puck

Haddad on breakaway fires puck at Nie

Face off in the Clan zone

Devils snuff out Clan attack

gametime 34:38

Clan getting some offensive momentum now

Devils attack comes to nought and Clan break quickly

Bowns saves

Sheffield 2 Coventry 2 as reported by Maria our MNL correspondant at the house of foil

game gone into lull

Devils offside

neutral zone face off

just under 2 mins remain of 2nd

Bowns almost gives up a rebound but puck cleared by Devils D unit

Clan Icing call

Face off in the Clan zone

37 secs remaining

Bowns stnds up strong to a Clan goal crash

Bowns ok

Face off in the Devils zone

buzzer goes for end of 2nd period

Latest score Nottingham 3 Manchester 1 CC; MKL 3 Guildford 1 CC; Belfast 4 Edinburgh 4 CC; Sheffield 2 Coventry 2 EL; Fife 3 Dundee 0 CC

2nd Period SOGs Devils 7 Clan 5 ; 16 - 14 overall

just over half an hour that period lasted so Smejkal is letting the game flow for sure.

time for some grub. I will be back in time for the start of the 3rd.

Im back, fed and watered.

not litereally but I think you get the gist of it

nearly time for the teams to come back out onto the ice

Breahead out first

Devils now out

a reminder that there is No Pope due to injury and Crowder is serving the 2nd game of is suspension

Lord is icing

Devils playing well but need to be fuly awake to fend off Clan's quick breakaways

slight delay due to ice pad having too much surface water not frozen yet

weird!!!

nearly ready to go for 3rd and we are underway

Haddad robs Brooke of the puck

but nothing comes of it

Ulmer dodges a hit from BJorklund

a bit hectic at start of this period

Devils not given any time on puck

Paris with a hot shot padded away by Nie

Face off in the Clan zone

Bowns goes walkabout but recovers in time

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGIOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL

Richardson scores at 43:20

Batch gets the assist

and Ulmer gets secondary assist

that has to be psychologicallly crushing for Clan

Lord shoot gets blocked.

GGGGGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL Faryna scores the 5th

@ 44:12

gamesheet has Hotham as scorer but the assists going to Paris and Bentivoglio

icing by Devils

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils starting to click into overdrive perhaps

Clan clear puck after a stray pass

Clan still being physical and competitive despite the scoreline

game time 49:10

Maria won SOHB in sheffield happy days.

hope she goes down to the presentation wearing a Devils shirt!!!

that will endeer her to the home crowd!

Devils going thru the motions and keeping clan at arms lenght

Nie makes a save followed by a handbags show

Face off in the Clan zone

Asselin to Martin in open , Martin shoots high but Nie glove saves

Nie should get MOM for keeping score in single figures

saving from Asselin this time

Face off in the Clan zone

Devils dump puck and go for a line change

Myers Morrosette and Benti on now

sheffield 3 Coventry 2

Belfast 4 Edinburgh 5

Face off in the Devils zone

Game gone into lull again. game time 54:06

Bjorklund takes a pratfall

to loud cheer from the crowd

Devils cycling the puck but then Clan clear

MKL 3 Guildford 2

MKL 3 Guildford 2

Bowns with another double save

Benti shoots wide

Batch Lord and Ulmer on now

sorry Faryna not Ulmer

Bowns gloves the puck

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils force turnover and break

attack loses momentum

Inside last two mins of game

Face off in the Clan zone

Richie or Paris for MOM i'd say

gametime 59:00

Red Army chant ringing out around the IAW

Game over Devils win with a 5 zip shutout win.

Fife 4 Dundee 1

2nd successive Shut out for Bownsy

A good all round Devils performance whilst missing 2 imports

Clan MOM Craig Peacock

Devils MOM Mark Richardson

Thanks to Dexter for his stirling texting work tonight

Join OJ on tuesday as the Devils return to CHL action against Vaxjo Lakers at the IAW.

Latest scores MKL 3 Guildford 2; Fife 5 Dundee 1

Results: Nottingham 3 Manchester 2; Belfast 4 Edinburgh 6; Sheffield 5 Coventry 2

Thats it from me for tonight.

GOODNIGHT ALL NOS DA PAWB