

Welcome to MNL for the Devils final CHL in Sweden where they take on the Vaxjo Lakers
I am sure the Lakers will be seeking revenge for the 5-1 drubbing they got in the IAW last week
Join me (OJ) from aroung 5:30 for MNL coverage
Score predictions always welcomed to matchnightlive@gmail.com
It would appear that Matt Pope is icing but Patrick Asselin is not - AWAITING CONFIRMATION
Pat calls for a win tonight in Sweden
Paul crowder ices as its CHL but his 3 game suspension is now served anyway
Warmup completed and Zamboni has almost finisdhed its shift
Lets hope for a good performance tonight to round off an excellent first CHL campain
We started slowly but have really established ourselves in the later stages
We mustn't underestimate how the performances of the DEVILS & PANTHERS have highlighted the advances being made in the UK
Ice ready waiting for the teams
Lights dimmed
Patrick Asselin confirned as a scratch
Anthem time
Pope, Matin & Haddad start for Devils
Puck dropped
Andren in Lakers net makes glove save
Face off in the Lakers zone
Goal Laker after 53 secs Martinsson
Scores off the crossbar
Devils clear zone
Devilsfinally clear zone
Laker on top in opening minutes
Lakers score
@ !:50
Sean Bentivoglio has a chance
Good hit by Batch
GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Josh Batch scres
@ 5:37
Good Devils pressure
Vaxjo Vaxjo Intense Devils pressure comes to nothing
Ben Bowns glove save
Power Break
Game restarts
@ 8:03
Mark Louis created with assist on Devils opener
Devils finally clear zone
Lakers icing
Good hit by Haadad early in that last shift
Puck out of play
Furious paceto gamew
Glove save Ben Bowns @ 11:28
Haddad shot saved
Face off in the Lakers zone
Ben Bowns save
Sean Bentivoglio hits pipes
Powewr Break
Game restarts @ 13:25
Devils 4th line working hard with Josh Batch prominent
Puck out of play
Neutral ice face off
Too many turnovers for Devils
Ben Bowns rescues the situation
Lakers offside
Final minute
Devils penalty coming @ 19:11
Bryce Reddick 2 minutes for slashing
Kill DEVILS KILL
End of 1st period Lakers 2 DEVILS 1
It was Joey Martin who was called for a slash not Bryce Reddick
SoG for 1st period Lakers 15 DEVILS 4
Well we are winning face offs 11-6
Russky hoped for a Devils win but cannot see it happening
2nd period starts
Lakers score @20:26
Now a p[enalty for Matt Pope
Kill DEVILS kill
Save after save from Ben Bowns
Devils FS
Devils clear zone but its all Lakers
Gametime 26:33
Face off in the Devils zone
RED ARMY mAking themselves heard
Devils fore checkiung reliewves pressure
Devils icing
Devils time out
ordo wants more agression
Hits thrown by DEVILS at last
Power break
Gme restarts @ 33:10
Lakers Pen alty 2 minutes for delay of game
LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO
Drew Paris shot blocked
Lakers Full Strength
Ben Bowns save
Face off in the Devils zone
Gametime 36:01
Devils enjoying play in Lakers zone foronce
GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Matt Pope
@ 38:28
Final minute
Ben Bowns covers
End of 2nd period Lakers 3 DEVILS 2
ssists for Joey Haddad & Gleason Fournier on Devils 2nd goal
SoG after 2 periods Lakers 32 DEVILS 11
A big effort in this final period of CHL is called for
Come on U DEVILS you can do it
Waiting for the teams
I wonder if any of the RED ARMY at the game were in those parts in 1990 when the Devils played in the Continental Cup in Copenhagen
Puck dropped for 3rd period
Davos winning 2-1 aginst Liberec White Tigers
Devils chance created by Sean Bentivoglio
Glove save Ben Bowns @ 42:20
Haddad limps off ice
Devils have found some extra energy from somewhere
Lakers icing
No Haddad yet
Anfron saves from Mark Richardson
Very even so far this period
Save Ben Bowns
owwer break
Game restarts
Face off in the Devils zone
Gametime 47:04
LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO
DEVILS Penalty that we all missed
Marl Lois 2 minutes for high sticks
Killed 1 minute
KILL DEVILS KILL
Devils Full Strength
Devils lets have a goal please
Devils offside
Nows the time for a goal U DEVILS
Ben Bowns save
Bownsy save% against Lakers must be impressive
4 Goals over 90 shots saved
Justin Faryna fore checking hard
Devils clear zone as Lakers tied to set up
Lakers penalty
Power break
2 minutes for interference @ 54:04
Game restarts
2 minutes for interference @ 54:04
Ben Bowns save
Andren saves as Layne Ulmer looks for a rebound
1 minute of PP gone
Lakers Full Strength
Devils exerting pressure
Lakers penalty 2 minutes for high sticks @ 56:48
Come on U DeVILS
DEVILS PP working well
Final 2 minutes
Final minute
Bowns not gone
30 secs
Lakers Full Strength
Final score Lakers 3 DEVILS 2
Lakers top their group
With Davos winning 3-1 it looks like the DEVILS will finish 4th
THAts it from me, join us on Sturday when the Guilford Flames visit IAW for Challenge Cup action
GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE - NOS DA PAWB