Match Night Live

Good Afternoon. Join Russky from about 5:30pm for the pre game build-up, comments and/or Predictioons, latest scores and live text commentary once the puck drops to start the game.

If you are unable to get to the game feel as if you are part of it by sending us a prediction or comment to matchnightlive@gmail.com. I will post the most broadcastable of them upto the end of the first period break.

Until then I hope u have a good afternoon.

Hello and welcome to our unique Devils flavoured coverage of tonights game at the IAW between the Cardiff Devils and the Belfast Giants

Both teams come into tonights game following close hard fought wins.

Tonights ref is scheduled to be Mike Hicks with James Ions and Sam Mottonn assisting as Linos

two games are already underway. Nottingham were leading Fife 4-1, while Sheffield were 1-0 to the good against Coventry Blaze.

So far just the one prediction, from Dave Rees reckons on a Devils overtime win

Our lone anonymous texter is again on duty for us tonight at the IAW situated carefully in the one place where they can get a good mobile signal in the IAW

I just hope the stewards don't ask him to move!

still quiet on the old predictions front as the warm up draws to a close.

Our texter has checked with the nearest steward that they are ok to remain situated so all seems well.

According the official game sheet Dr Piggott is on bench duty again alongside Jamie Elsom. Louis Haddad and Moore are all scratches.

Latest scores: Nottingham 4 Fife 2, Sheffield 3 Coventry 1

Come on lets have some predictions from those of you who are following the game with us on MNL

or even if you are following the game by some other way.

Jackson Whistle in the net for the Giants, so lets hope the Devils keep him busy.

Bowns in the net for the Devils

Just a heads up for you, MNL will hopefully have coverage of Edinburgh v Devils game on Wednesday with OJ in the hosting chair, as he will be for both next weekends games.

Lights down for the pre game video

The Devils will be their wearing a white shirt with the 'rainbow' trim of the LGBT Cymru organisation who the Devils have joined up with with the slogan Sport is for everyone.

normal pre-game video now in progress.

Devils coming on to the ice to the strains of Hell yeah by Rev Theory

Giants in black with red and green trim

Devils players getting called to their blue line by Todd Kellman,

Pat says a Devils 5-2 win will do

Anthem time

Latest scores in the other games will be given during the period breaks

Batch Myers and Strachan Line starts

this game is going to be feisty

Belfast player gone off for injury already

Centre ice face off

Devils pressing early on

Ulmer morrisette and crowder line now on ice

Sorry lord not Crowder.

another centre ice face off

Martin Beniti and pope now on,

Devils pen 2 minutes for high sticks for Pope

Bowns saves from Vandermeer

Giants score

Giants goal scored by Sylvestre

@2:36

Pope's pen was hooking at @2:10

Devils PK looks a little shaky

Face off in the Devils zone

game time 3:55

Devils haven't really got going yet

Benti pass goes astray when Devils on 3 on 2

Face off in the Giants zone

game very stop start

Devils need to get their game up to speed.

Belfast pen 2 minutes for slashing by Goulakis

GGGGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL #1

Layne Ulmer PPG

assist Crowder @5:46

Giants very slick passing almost catch devils out but Bowns saves

Handbags

but no pens called

Face off in the Devils zone

Bowns covers

scramble in front of whistle but puck cleared

Giants finishing their hits

game is simmering.

Belfast pen Goulakos 2 minutes for roughing @8:23

GGGGGGOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL #2

Morrisette scores

Asselin assist Morrisette the official call

FIGHT

Faryna and Kurtz

Last Goulakos pen was for slashing at 7:23

Faryna and Kurtz both get 5 for fighting @8:11

Lord with a chance but whistle equal to it

game is quite end to end

Giants offside

game time 9:56

Devils now offside

Goulakos has been given a ten minute misconduct for abuse of official@ 10:09

Face off in the Giants zone

Whistle saves from Martin

Belfast break and score

Martinelli scores it @10:48

Devils fell asleep at the back there

Vandermeer shoots wide

Richie gone off, not sure if its a problem with his skates.

Bowns saves from Murphy

will correct that for you. no murphy on Giants roster

could be Ferland

Matt Towe has his pocket picked

Reddick shoots but its deflected

Richie back on ice

must have been a problem with his skates

Face off in the Devils zone

Myers trying to create something but loses puck

Faryna collides with Whistle followed by handbags

Belfast pen Connolly2 minutes for cross-checking @16:14

Devils PP

Whistle saves from Crowder

Fournier shoots wide

Crowder again denied by Whistle

Bowns saves and devils clear the puck

Face off in the Giants zone

Whistle saves a one timer from Morrisette@ 17:56

hotham shoots through traffic and Whistle covers at second attempt

Giants FS

Face off in the Giants zone

Crowder hits the post with his shot

Devils getting caught by speed of Giants counter attacks

Face off in the Giants zone

Face off in the Giants zone

Pope tries a shot but cleared.

End of period buzzer goes.

That was a fast and frenetic period

Both teams having their ebb and flow in this game. No one team able to sustain periods of pressure

Hicks letting the game flow and only calling what he has too.

SOGs 13 all

Latest scores:

Sheffield 3 Blaze 1

Edinburgh 4 Dundee 1

Guildford 3 MKL 1

and finally a result: Fife beat Nottingham 5-4 in OT

and an additional note Robert Farmer picked up a 10 min miscon for abuse of official in OT

time for a snack, back for the start of the 2nd

I am back, The teams are back on the ice

we are underway

Devils applying early pressure

Reddick shot padded away by Whistle

Hotham gets turned over

Shields shot deflected wide of Bowns

Fournier on a charge but denied of Whistle

Face off in the Giants zone

Paris shot goes wide

Goulakos released from captivity from the sin bin

Batch hits boared hes up but shaken

Ferland was the guilty man

2 + 10 for check from behind by Ferland

Benti with a chance but cleared

Whistle saves from Hotham

Ferland pen at 23:06

Fournier with another chance

Whistle is equal to it.

Face off in the Giants zone

Whistle is keeping the GIants in this

Face off in the Giants zone

Whistle covers

Face off in the Giants zone

Paris with a one timer but its wide of Whistles goal

Devils pen 2 minutes for high sticks Layne Ulmer in the bin@25:36

Bowns makes a reflex save across his crease

Devils Pk holding firm

Rutherford goes wide with a shot

incredible save by Bowns

sprawled across his crease.

Richie still having problems with his skates

Devils FS

Bowns saves the puck on the line diving across his crease.

Bowns lifted for extra attacker

Belfast pen. Sylvestre 2 minutes for holding

Belfast bench pen for too many men at @29:39

Devils have 5 on 3

Hotham shoots Martin shoots from the rebound, and whistle covers

Face off in the Giants zone

Matin and Paris combine but Devils cant bury the rebound

GGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL #3

Joey Martin scores on a 5 on 3

Assist Hotham and Paris @30:44

WHistle just couldn't keep it out

Devils still on PP

Face off in the Giants zone

Sylvestre's pen for slashing not hooking

Matt Towe served the Bench pen for his team. Giants FS

Saviano to shields, Bowns saves

Face off in the Devils zone

turnover leads to Devils chance but denied by Belfast defending

Face off in the Giants zone

bit of Helter skelter hockey ends with Lord losing control of puck centre ice

game time 37:42

Asselin fires a shot into Whistle's midriff and he hangs on to the puck

Face off in the Giants zone

Reddick getting through a lot of work and icetime tonight

Batch denied having been given the chance on a plate but Whistle saves it

Face off in the Giants zone

Good to see Batch has apparently recovered from that earlier incident

Whistle covers again

Face off in the Giants zone

Ulmer shot padded away by Whistle

last 30 secs of 2nd period

buzzer goes for end of period

1st period SOGs amended to Devils 13 Giants 15

waiting on 2nd period SOGs

Adam Keefe feeling hard done by on ref's calls and makes it known to Hicks.

Sheffield beat Coventry 3-1

Edinburgh 5 Dundee 3 eo 2nd

Guildford 7 MKL 2 end of 2nd

2nd period SOGs Devils 17 Giants 7 so 30-22 overall

I will be back in time for start of 3rd period

wow this is one hell of a game.

Zamboni still doing its work

I'm exhausted and there's still a period to go!

I think given the current state of play in the Cricket I will have an early night for once.

I cant see England bowling out Australia for less than the 55 runs they require.

Back to the hockey, teams are back on the ice

we are awaiting the start of the 3rd. Ice repairs to Bownsy's crease I am told

We are underway

Devils mounting early pressure

Devils have taken their foot off the gas in the third the last few games and it has cost them

Richardson with a chance

whistle pads away

Devils icing

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils clear

Devils offside

neutral zone face off

Giants icing

Face off in the Giants zone

Lord getting some unwanted attention in the corner

game very stop start at moment

Bowns saves in his butterfly pose.

Face off in the Devils zone

mid ice collision

Belfast pen Saviano 2 minutes for interference

@ 42:36

Benti gets a pen2 minutes for tripping

@43:01

Richi gets caught but no call

Both teams FS

Morrisette Lord and Ulmer on ice

Riley shot blocked by Myers

Face off in the Devils zone

Paris breakaway ends with shot which is saved

Pope hassling and harassing Giants D unit

game time 48:00

Face off in the Devils zone

Reddick on break from face off, whistle saves

Face off in the Giants zone

Devils get turned over

Sylvestre spills the puck and Devils counter

Bowns saves from Giants player

Bowns saves from Sylvestre

Giants looking dangerous on break

myers has his shot padded away by Whistle

neutral zone face off

Giants winning battles on the boards

Face off in the Giants zone

Devils getting outmuscled and outwitted along the boards

Bowns saves

poor pass from Fournier for once

icing call against Devils

Face off in the Devils zone

Martin gets shot saved

game time 53:35

Whistle has saved the Giants from a hammering

Face off in the Giants zone

Face off in the Giants zone

Asselin cant covert myer's pass

neutral zone face off

Bowns clears a stray pass from a Devils stick

GIants pen Riley 2 minutes

texter couldn't make out what the pen was for

Devils on PP

Face off in the Giants zone

1:06 left on Riley pen

Devils winding down the clock but running out of time on PP

Ulmer denied by Whistle

Face off in the Giants zone

Faryna obstructed on his path to crash GIants goal

Riley pen was for Slashing at 54:48

Giants FS

Bowns saves long shot

2:25 remains in game

bench pen for Giants

Devils on PP

Whistle covers puck

Face off in the Giants zone

it was actually a Bench miscon for Dickinson who is bench coach of the giants. at 56:43

icing call against Devils

time out called by Giants

Face off in the Devils zone

Whistle lifted by giants

Goulakos with big shot goes wide

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils icing.

whistle still on bench

Face off in the Devils zone

Mo blocks a shot

Bowns saves and covers the puck

22 secs left

Giants score a deflected shot off a Devils stick

to be fair the Giants deserve that for their efforts

end of regulation time 3 on 3 OT here we come

Devils get at 3 points from this weekend, which after last weekend's fruitless events

is quite amazing

the puck came off Richardsons stick and past Bowns

Connolly Sylvestre and Goulakos against Hotham Martin and Benti

whistle covers

Face off in the Giants zone

Giants offside in counter attack

Asselin Crowder and Fournier

Devils counter with Asselin

but muscled out of it

Bowns saves

Richardson gets dispossesed

Bowns saves from Shields

Bowns saves

this is fast and frantic

Bowns saves with leg pad

Bowns saves again

Giants offside

20 seconds left

Hotham goes off ice exhausted

end of OT

its going to be a shoot out

both NM s should get MOM

both have been outstanding irrespective of the result of the shoot out

Giants to go first Murphy shoot wide

Devils Morrisetted to go first Whistle saves

Rutherford denied by Bowns stick check

Martin to go for Devils Saved by Whistle

Giants now with Connolly Bowns saves

Asselin for Devils Whistle saves

sudden death now

asselin shot saved as pen order reversed.

sylvestre sends it over the bar

Mo to go, whistle saves

R\utherford scores and Belfast win the Shoot out

handshakes all round.

Thanks to our hardworked texter.

great job tonight.

Martinelli gets the MOM

Devils MOM Ulmer

That's it from me for the next few games on MNL, OJ will b.e your host on Wednesday as the Devils travel to Edinburgh

NB Bench penalty against Giants equipment guy not Dickinson.

other results Edinburgh 5 Dundee 3; Guildford 7 MKL 3

a 3 point weekend is not too bad a return.

GOODNIGHT ALL. NOS DA PAWB