Match Night Live

Good Morning Hockey fans. Join me (Russky) from about 8:15pm as we bring you coverage of periods 2 and 3 of the Devils road game in Dundee. Profuse apologies but we are unable to bring you coverage of first period action due to work commitments.

If you wish to join in the MNL shenanigans please email your comments and/or predictions to matchnightlive@gmail.com and I will try to include them during the coverage up to the end of 2nd period.

Until then I hope you have a tolerable working day.

MNL WILL COVER THE WHOLE GAME

Join me me OJ from around 7pm

Warmup in progress

Its looks like no Mark Louis or Joey Haddad tonight

no Craig Moore as well I am told

Texters on duty tonight are KettDevil and our Scottish Devils coirrespondent Andy Harris

I assume we will have a Scottish referee - bless him

Apologies about the confusion on MNL coverage, Russky in work but my planned trip to North Wales got scratched at the last minute

Dr Piggott does ice

No news on planned return of Joey Haddad

Or Mark Louis for that matter

With 2 extra imports niggling injuries can be treated by resting

Warmup done & dusted

Neil Wilson has the whistle

Very quiet on the prediction front

Andy tells me Stars have 7 players out injured

I know that for their last game they could only muster 14 skaters including coach Omar Pacha

And they beat the Giants 2-0

Light dimmed in Dundee

Or is it the Scottish economy in a downward spiral

Stars have dressed some of their SNL team

DEVILS on the ice

Panthers take the lead in Belfast

Anthem time

Puck dropped

Joey Martin Sean Bentivoglio Matt Pope start for Devils

Now its Paul Crowder Jake Morissette Andrew Lord

Bright start by Devils

Gametime 1:42

Bryce Reddick giveaway causes problems

Its end to end in opening minutes

Stars have 14 skaters Travis Fullerton in net

Low key start best chance so far fell to Bryce Reddick

Gametime 3:48

Stars quick on the break but content to sit back

Stars Goal Stradel @ 4:37

Come on U DEVILS

Assists Pacha & Levesque

Gleason Fournier has a chance @ 5:52

Assists chaged to Mimar & Andersson

Chanes in quick succession to Strachan, Martin & Bentivoglio

Devils camped in Stars zone

Paul Crowder back checking creates a chance for Morissette

Gametime 7:39

Now Justin Faryna tries his luck, Fullerton looking good in Stars net

Classic Pasha team, working their socks off for each other

Gametime 10:40

Giants 2 Panthers 1 after 1 period

Josh Batch throwing monster checks

Stars are most certainly up for this game

Matthew Myers backhand saved by Fullerton

Tyson Strachan impressing KettDevil

Joey Martin & Matt Pope denied

Its unbelieveable that the DEVILS haven't scored

Drew Paris showing great skill

Devils Penalty

Bryce Reddick 2 minutes for high sticks @ 16:33

KILL DEVILS KILL

It was Justin Faryna not Lord 2 minutes for tripping

Sean Bentivoglio goes close

Despite being SH Devils still in Satars zone

Devils FS

Final minute

End of 1st period Stars 1 DEVILS 0

KettDevil says if Devils keep on playing like they were in opener they will win, Fullerton cannot keep this up for 60 minutes surely

SoG fopr 1st period Stars 11 DEVILS 11 - what game have they been watching!!!

hi everyone, Russky reporting in. Thanks to OJ for stepping into the breach so to speak.

before I go any further can I say well done to Rod, who correctiy predicted the score last sunday.

Disappointingly no prectictions tonight just queries on Devils scratches.

Andy and KettDevil doing a great job as ever keeping me informed of events in Dundee.

teams back on the ice.

we are underway in 2nd

I will give you the latest scores from the other two games in the period break

Reddick denied by fullerton.

Dundee Icing

@22:22

Stars netminder being kept busy, this time saving from Martin

his name is Travis Fullerton.

stars score a 2nd

its going to be one of those nights

puck deflected over Bowns@24:22

credited to Stars #14 Jordan Cownie assists Anderson and Mirmar

KettDevil says we need to up the intensity its games like this can make the difference in winning championships. Stars are hardworking team.

Devils offside @27:30

Devils go on the PP Stars Pen Dickin 2 for slashing @28:20

1 min of PP wasted

Fullerton dealing with everything the Devils throw at him

Stars FS

I am on MNL hosting duty on Saturday as Fife come the IAW so be sure to join us for that, if you aren't going to the game.

Fullerton coping easily with Devils' efforts at him.

Benti goes close. Devils need a goal before the end of this period to get a foothold on this game

Asselin was even closer then

GGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLL

@34:03

Strachan the scorer

unassisted

Faryna crashes the net but unlucky not to convert Asselin's pass into a goal

KettDevil says that Reddick has been outstanding tonight

Devils have definitely upped the pace

Faryna adjudged to be offiside at 38:40

end of period buzzer goes. Devils are back in this game.

waiting on SOGs info

KettDevil says its a strange game. Devils really should be out of sight but we are not able to cope with fullerton at all. Too many Devils are having 'quiet games'. Crowder Strachan and Benti are the real driving force of the Devils tonight.

Andy says it was a much better from Cardiff from the halfway point in the game. Playing a high and wide manm with a quick break out. Its catching Dundee out, they appear to be tiring, Next goal is vital.

Latest scores: Belfast 3 Nottingham 4; MKL 1 Guildford 1

just having a quick cuppa

SOGs 15 -7 in Devils favour

26-18 overall

teams back

and we are underway in the third

Stars score a 3rd

not what was needed.

an awkward bouncing puck got past Bowns, not having his best night or any luck.

scored by Levesque assist Hrynyk @42:04

Stars icing

gametime 44:59

not much to report in Dundee, not our texters fault.

a very frustrating night for the Devils

sorry I cant be of more joyous news

Stars Pen Bench minor too many men @46:34

Come on you Devils

Good Pressure by Devils but Stars clear

Stars FS

Stars FS

Devils pen Faryna 2 minutes for interference

@48:59

Devils FS

game time 51:04

Devils Pen Asselin 2 minutes for tripping @ 51:20

Devils FS

nightmare game for the Devils, Not getting bounce of puck and a few questionable reffing calls

5:55 remaining

Andy says we are making Fullerton look good tonight.

KettDevil on the other hand is saying Fullerton is 'standing on his head' in terms of performance.

and is a the best NM performance he has seen for some time.

game time 57:00

time out called

Faryna 2 minutes for hooking

Bowns lifted

I feel a 4-1 scoreline coming here

and its 4-1 ENG

Devils misery is almost complete

no its been waived off!!!

Bowns back in, 51 seconds remaining,

Face off in the Stars zone

Devils FS

Game over Stars win

You could argue that Devils were unlucky tonight but hey ho, the scoresheet wont reflect that.

Thanks to Andy and KettDevil for their stirling work as texters evening.

Result: Belfast 4 Panthers 5

Devils MOM Strachan

Stars MOM Levesque

MKL 2 Guildford 2 Still playing

MKL 2 Guildford 2 Still playing

That's it from me, hope you have enjoyed the coverage, if not the scoreline. I will be back in the hosting hotseat on Saturday as Fife Flyers come to the IAW.

Goodnight all Nos Da Pawb.