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Nottingham Panthers 7 - 4 Cardiff Devils

Welcome to MNL as the Devils travel to Nottingham to take on the Panthers intent on putting last nights dismal performance behind them

Score predictions as usual welcomed to matchnightlive@gmail.com

If yoot text us with updates/comments to 07527 625206

Join me (OJ) from around 3:30 for play by play coverage

No Mark Louis Joey Haddad Thomas Murdy for Devils

Warmup in progress at NIC

It looks like Patrick Galbraith in net for Panthers

Warmup completed

Steelers qualify for Continental Cup Final with a 4-2 win over Riga

Clive B predicts Panthers 6 DEVILS 1

After laast nights dismal affair no other

I make on Devils will pick up a point tonight maybe 2

Tom Darnell is the referee

Lights dimmed at NIC

DEVILS on the ice

On duty tonight is stalwart KettDevil along with Panthers fans Cheryl, Viv & Trev

Panthers now assembled

Anthem time

Puck dropped

Good turnout by RED ARMY

Devils start with Patrick Asselin Matthew Myers Justin Faryna

early pressure from Justin Faryna

Next up Matt Pope Sean Bentivoglio Joey Martin

Save Galbraith

3rd up Paul Crowder Jake Morissette Andrew Lord

Devils Offside

Good start by Devils

Now Layne Ulmer Josh Batch & Bryce Reddick as a forward

Devils Penalty

Bryce Reddick 2 minutes for tripping @ 2:44

KILL DEVILS KILL

Fair call says KettDevil

Sauve hits post with shot from blueline

Great forechecking by Jake Morissette

Bwns save

Devils Full Strength

Good PK by Devils

Gleason Fournier fans with goal at his mercy @ 5:31

Devils offside

Strachan shot saved by Galbraith

Good sprawling save by Ben Bowns

And another save by Bowns @ 6:53

Panthers coming more into the game after their slow start

Erik Lindhagen is a massive threat

Bryce Reddick shhots inches wide @ 8:18

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Gleason Fournier 8:45

Assists for Matt Pope & Sean Bentivoglio

Devils penalty Matt Pope 2 minutes for elbowing @ 8:55

KILL DEVILS KILL

Jake Morissette has a SH chance but fans on shot

Devils looking dangerous SH

Devils Full strength

Apologies for that error - fat fingers

Mark at least you prove some read my drivel

So far very good says Kettdevil

Gametime 12:26

Can we have a PP Mr Darnell

Devils penalty instead Strachan 2 minutes for cross-checking @ 15:17

KILL DEVILS KILL

Correction penalty was 2 + 2 for high sticks

Double KILL DEVILS KILL then

Ben Bowns working hard on this PK

Almost killed one minor penalty

Come on U DEVILS

Ben Bowns saves from Jeff Brown

Devils Full Strength

GREAT

Final minute

FIGHT FIGHT

Mathieu Gagnon flatten Strachan as he came out of sinbin

After a few puches Mathieu Gagnon drags Tyson Strachan down

Gagnon & strachan both get 5 minutes for fighting

Mark Derlago get 2 minutes for cross-checking

End of 1st period Panthers 0 DEVILS 1

Devils will have a 1:22 poweplay at start of 2nd period

Good DEVILS performance so far says KettDevil

SoG Panthers 11 DEVILS 9

NO comments to matchnightlive@gmail.com is there anyone out there other than Mark G who corrects my typos

With no webcast i would have thought you all would have been biting your nails waiting for MNL updates

The have found another Panthers SoG it now reads 12-9 not 11-9

Lets have a PPG at the start of the 2nd period

Ice ready awaiting teams

Teams back on ice

2nd period underway

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

Andrew Hotham waltzes through POanthers D then he is x-checked - no call

Good shot from Jake Morissette

Panthers Full Strength

Panthers score

Mark Derlago unassisted @ 21:40

Panthers icing

Devils missed to end of Mark Derlago penalty and were pressing to hard

Panthers icing again

Come U DEVILS get that lead back

Mark Richardson causing havoc with his rushing @ 23:19

Ben Bowns denies Farmer

Justin Faryna breakaway forces a save from Galbraith

Panthers have pinned the Devils back into their zone too much

Panthers penalty Evan Mosey 2 minutes for interference @ 25:08

Lets have a PPG U DEVILS

crowder, Pope and Asselin have shots

Panthers Full Strength

gametime 27:34

Devils icing

There are people out there after all

Game end to end

Panthers score

Sauve assist Phillips

DEVILS need to go back to their forechecking game of the 1st period

Joey Haddad is solely missed as noboby goes into the corners lkike he does

Panthers 2nd goal was @ 28:43

Lovely play by Patrick Asselin creates cjance for Strachan @ 30:17

Devils with a flurry of shots Galbraith stands firm

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Matt Pope the scorer assist Gleason Fournier

@ 31:08

Great pass from Gleason Fournier giving Pope 1 on 1

Andrew Lord has taken on Joey Haddad role doing the dirty work

A bit of a mystery with the Giants v Storm game that should have FO at 4 no details at all

Cracking game of hockey says KETTDevil it could go either way

Devils have weathered the storm and are now on top

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Andrew Hotham

@34:50 assist Tyson Strachan

Devils PenaltyPaul Crowder 2 minutes for tripping @ 35:11

KILL DEVILS KILL

One minute killed

Ben Bowns impressing KettDevil especially on PK

Devils Full Strength

Its end to end @ 38:08

I am told its Giants 5 Storm 2

Andrew Lord powering at Panthers net @ 39:20

End of 2nd period Panthers 2 DEVILS 3

I cannot understand why I am asked who scored Devils 3rd goal at MNL clearly show it was Andrew Hotham

The Hopkins are out there, so are the Davies, Gould we now about

HEDD WYN John thinks the Devils season is in the balance after 2 poor deteats

Pete in Talgarn is with us

Tracey refresh - Hotham should appear on the next line after GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL @ 17:23

Veronica same for you REFRESH

Ice is ready at NIC

Don't lose a period DEVILS that is the key

Teams back on ice

SoG for 2nd period Panthers 9 DEVILS 17 making it 21-26 after 2 periods

Puck driopped

Strachan flattens Robert Farmer @ 40:18

Come on U DEVILS

:Panthers score - Mathieu Gagnon

@ 41:55

DEVILS fell asleep for that Panthers goal

Assists Phillips & Bussiers

Devils being out worked again

DEVILS seem to take ages to get into top gear in each period after a good opening to 1st

Evan Mosey hits post

Jeff Brown & Andrew Hotham having words @ 44:37

Now Gagnon & Justin Faryna have a chat @ 44:53

Linesman steps between Ganon & Strachan

Devils Offside

Tense @ 46:11

Now Giants 8 Storm 2 after 2 periods

Joey Martin chance after great feed from Matt Pope @ 47:20

Panthers Penalty Sauve 2 minutes for holding @47:41

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO we want a PPG now - please

DEVILS creating loads of chances on PP

Panthers Full Strength

Gametime 50:05 as DEVILS piule on the pressure

Devils PenaltyGleason Fournier 2 minutes for delay of game

@ 50:26

KILL DEVILS KILL

Joey Martin goes close with a SH effort @ 51:11

Ben Bowns save @ 51:47

Devils Full Strength

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

Get the next goal U DEVILS

Justin Faryna goes close @ 53:26

Panthers score

Perlini @ 54:17

Assists Mosey & Derlago

Panthers score

Robert Lachowicz

@55:31 assist Shalla

Panthers penalty

Lee 2 minutes for clipping @ 56{16

Last chance Saloon for Devils

Panthers SHG Erik Lindhagen @ 56:30

It was an ENG as well

Final 2 minutes

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@ 58:06 Layne Ulmer assist Paul Crowder

Devils penalty Drew Paris 2 minutes for holding

@ 58:21

Last minute

KettDEvils nominations for MoM Ben Bowns Tson Strachan Matt Pope Jake Morissette

Ben pulled again

Panthers goal Perline ENG @ 59:20

Andrew Hotham gets a ten minute misconduct for abbuse of official

It was Farmer assist Perlini for Panths last goal

End of game Panthers 7 DEVILS 4

It would appear that Andrew Hotham gor 2 + Game for abuse of official

DEVILS MoM - GLEASON FOURNIER

Panthers MoM - Matyhieu Gagnon

Our thanks to KettDevils and Panthers fans Cheryl, Trev & Viv for great coverage

KettDevil says DEVILS battled well and probably deserved something out of that game

Thats all from me GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE - NOS DA PAWB