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Welcome to MNL coverage of the Devikls final home game of theor CHL campaign when the Vaxjo Lakers of the Elite Sweden Hockey League come to Cardiff Bay

Join me (OJ) from around 6:30 for MNL unique coverage

Score predictions welcomed to matchnightlive@gmail.com

Updates from the game (signal permitting) are always welcomed text 07527 625206

Liberec White Tigers qualify for knockout round with a 4-3 win over HC Davos.

HC Davos will now finish 3rd unless the Devils secure some brilliant results over the Lakers

No MattPope for the Devils tonight but Paul Crowder ices as his ban does not cover CHL games

Rusky the eternal oppomist says Devils will win by a single goal

The fans will tonight see the highest quality of opposition ever seen in Cardiff

Lets hope that Russky crystal ball is correct but more importantly the DEVILS acquit themselves and we can all hold our heads up high

Warmup done & Dusted

Devils intro video being played

Devils come onto the ice

IIHF anthem time

Devils start with their established 1st line

Puck droppped

Devils giveaway in their own zone

icing Face off in the Devils zone

Devils clear zone but its another icing @ 0:49

Devils attack

Face off in the Lakers zone

Pais shot saved

Devils offside

A physical game could do this for the Devils

Ben Bowns glove save @ 3:01

Devils icing

Devils shot blocked

Long range shotgloved by Ben Bowns

Face off in the Devils zone

Competive game so far

Devils offside so we can have a POERBREAK

Game restarts

Gametime 6:35

Lakers penalty @ 7:45

2 minutes for slashing

Martinsson the guilty Laker

Save by Andren in L:akers net

Devils did everything other than bury the biscuiot

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Jake Morissette scores

@ 9:29

A PPG the 6th of the campaign

Assist for Andrew Hotham

Devils penalty minutes for elbowing Craig Moorew @ 10:35

2+2 in fact

KILL DEVILS KILL

Ben Bowns save @ 11:10

Devils clear zone

1 minute killed

KILL DEVILS KILL

Devils clear zone

DEVILS STOPPING LAKERS on their blueline

Neutral ice face off

Devils clear zone with ease

One minor killed

40 secs of PK left

Devils Full Strength

POWERBREAK

Game restarts

Gametime 15:08

Ben Bowns save @ 16:36

Come on U DEVILS get us another goal

Face off neutral ioce

Lakers intense ptressure relieved by Bowns glove save @ 17:56

Final minute

Hand pass by Lakers fo in neutral zone

No goals in the 1st period at Nottingham

Teams back on the ice

If you intend to come to the Giants game on Satrurday but havn't bought yopur ticket yet yopu better hurry less than 400 remain

2nd period starts

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

SoG for first period DEVILS 7 Lakers 13

Devils mage a good start to period

Ben Bowns save : 22:33

Game has speeded up this period

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Thanks was thanks to Matthew Myers causinbg havoc in frot of net

Goal timed @ 24:20

Assists Matthew Myers & Gleason Fournier

Glove save Ben Bowns

Its a whistleless game at the moment

Lakers pressure

Sean Bentivoglio clears zone

Justin Faryna goes close

Lets have another goal U DEVILS

Paul Crowder goes offside

POWERBREAK

Game restarts

Gametime

Devils now exert pressure

That could have been costly 2 DEVILS Collide in centre ioce

Devils now ubder immense pressure

Devils finally clear zone and we have a whistle @ 34:48

Face off in the Devils zone

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Craig Moore breakaway which he buries

@ 35:20

Devils almost get a fourth through Gleason Fournier

Lakers @ 36:48 holding

Josh Batch got the assist on Devils 3rd goal

It is Andersson in the sinbin

Lets have another PPG U DEVILS

Lakers Full Strength

POWERBREAK

Game restarts @ 38:50

Final minute

Devils clear zone

End of 2nd period DEVILS £ Lakers 0

Still 0-0 in Nottingham

SoG for 2nd period DEVILS 7 Lakers 16 making it 14-29 after 2 periods

Apologies for not updating the score I just cannot believe what is happenning

Panthers now winning 2-0 after 2 goals in the last 2 minutes of the 2nd period

Just 20 more miles on controlled hockey and we are home

Officials back on ice

Teams return to the ice

Puck dropped

Lakers keat Devils zone for them

Devils diving to block shots

Devils get some relief by clearing zone

Gametime 43:44

Devils penalty @44:11 Joey Haddad 2 minutes for boarding

KILL DEVILS KILL

Lakers score@ 44:"£ a PPG

COME ON U DEVILS

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Joey Haddad @ 45:20

Assist Joey Martin

Lakers Penalty @ 45:50 2 minutes for cross-checking

Lets have a PPG

DEvils hunting for that next goal

DEVILS PPG looking good tonight

Lakers full strength

Game becoe very loose not what we want

DEVILS have stood the Lakers up at their blueline all night

RED ARMY in full voice

Gametime 51:02

Lakers stopped again at blue line

Josh Batch breaks up Lakers move

POWERBREAK

Game restarts

Another PWERBREAK

Gametime 54:03

Devils clear zone

Lakers seem to have run out of ideas

Ben Bowns glove save @ 55:19

Gleason Fournier clears zone

Finally Devils clear zone @ 56:35

Lakers lift net minder

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ENG @57:06

Mark Richardson unassisted

Final 2 minutes

Face off in the Devils zone

Believe it folks its up on the scoreboard

Final minute

30 secs left

15

10

3

Face off in the Lakers zone

Final score DEVILS 5 Lakers 1

The poeple who missed that game will kick themselves WHAT A WIN

Man of the Match BEN BOWNS

Final SoG 21 -46

FO won 31 FO lost 20

Russky - that is an awesome result!!!!!

Join Russky on Saturday as we bring you coverage of the Devils game against Belfast Giants at the IAW.

Good night all NOS Da PAWB.