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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