Match Night Live

Good Day to you hockey folk. Join me (Russky) from about 5:30pm for coverage of the game this evening at the IAW.

If you have a comment you want to share with us or a prediction please email it to matchnightlive@gmail.com. As long as its NOT defamatory or contain any naughty language then I will do my best to post it during the coverage.

Until then I hope you enjoy your day and I look forward to you joining us.

Good Evening one and all.

Welcome to our coverage of tonights game at the IAW.

The Panthers are in town and looking for 2 points.

After last nights disappointing overtime loss to Guildford, the Devils will be looking to make amends and turn it into a 3 point weekend to solidify their position at the top of the table.

Our texting correspondant is in place at the IAW and he is ready to go.

The zamboni is doing its last pre game duty following the warm up

we have had several predictions in. Hazel goes for 5-3, Pete goes for 6-1

Pat just wants the guys to get back to winning ways

and Dave Rees has it as a 4-0 Devils win

Latest score Manchester 1 Guildford 0

Apparrently the game has been delayed in Coventry. It was supposed to be facing off at 5:15

Lights down at the IAW

Intro music in progress

Devils players being called to their Blue line one by one.

Manchester 2 Guildford 0

I will post the lastest scores in the period breaks now

latest scores now given in period breaks

Anthem time

Hicks and Smejkal are the refs Lee Young and James Ions the Linos

we are underway

haddad crowder line starts

early sparring

Galbraith gets an early feel of the puck

Face off in the Panthers zone

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Pope drives tot he net from wide left and scores

Mosey tries to respond immediately but fails

goal comes in first minute - just

devils pin panthers back in their D zone

Bowns saves from Lee

Bows covers puck

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils clear

Panthers offside

neutral zone face off

Galbraith saves from Crowder

Devils get turned over in possession

play whistled down. melee in Bowns' crease

Face off in the Devils zone

its end to end hockey

Bowns saves from Lindhagen

Devils defending frantically

Bowns saves again.

Devils getting repeatedly turned over

Bowns saves again.

Devils getting repeatedly turnedover

great move by Martin and Morrisette

Face off in the Panthers zone

Devils on PP now.

missed that pen sorry folks

will get details shortly

GGGGGGGGGGOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Marv Hotham scores it

@ 9:40

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Matt Pope scores his 2nd

@10:39

Galbraith lifted replaced

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL

Joey Martin socres at 11:16

i will bring you further goal details in period break all being well

Garnett in goal now for Panthers

Panthers score

Betteridge gets it

@12:40

Garnett saves

Gagnon and Farynq having words

Devils and Panthers gone back to sparring mode again

Benti carries the puck from D to attack

neutral zone face off

Face off in the Panthers zone

Myers fires one wide of Garnett

game time 3:28 remaining in period

Face off in the Devils zone

devils player gets mugged on sole raid into panthers territory

both teams giving up pssession.

Bowns saves from Mosey

Face off in the Devils zone

Reddick scrapping along the boards

game time 18:36

Bowns saves a shot from distance

Face off in the Devils zone

Bowns denies Mosey again

Devils pen Richardson 2 minutes for tripping @19:19

Lets kill this pen.

Devils clear their zone

buzzer goes to end period

latest scores: Manchester 4 Guildford 0; Edinburgh 0 Dundee 1

Elite League Game centre not working again tonight so we are unable to bring you further game details. Profuse apologies

Latest score: Coventry 1 MLK 1 delayed face off on that one

Crowder now credited with Devils 3rd goal

We are underway in 2nd

Panthers on PP at moment

Devils all in red tonight

Panthers in white shirts black shorts

Hotham clears puck

Devils FS

Asselin sets up a Fournier long shot

but wide

Devils having to clear their zone again

Bowns gloves a puck from a long shot from Point

Face off in the Devils zone

Clarke amd Martin colide

collide I meant

Martin goes back to bench

He seems ok

Haddad trying to create and set up something

Panthers clear zone tho

Devils offside

played whisteld down. Devils player in the crease.

Devils pen Benti 2 minutes for 2 minutes for tripping @24:56

Panthers looking threatening.

Martin back on the ice

Face off in the Devils zone

Craig Moore spotted at rink walking unaided. thats good news

Face off in the Devils zone

Joey Haddad doing some good defensive work

nuetral zone face off

crowder loses the puck at the wrong time

on his own in front of goal

Panthers offside

Evan Mosey really making a nuisance of himself

Bowns gathers a long shot

Face off in the Devils zone

gametime 27:30

game gone into a lull

Guildford making a comeback in Manchester, its now 4-3

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils comfortably snuffing out most Panthers attacks

Panthers wraparound effort denied by Bowns

Latest score Edinburgh 1 Dundee 1

Garnett saves ftom Asselin

Garnett saves ftom Asselin

neutral zone face off

Garnett saves again

Bowns saves from Lachowicz

its end to end hockey now

Louis breaks out of D

but his cross rink pass finds no devils player

bowns saves

Bowns flexing his ankle

Face off in the Devils zone

he seems ok to carrry on

Garnett saves

Panthers pen Mosey 2 minutes for boarding

@35:45

@36:45

game got a bit flat now

Hotham to Asselin then Myers denied by Garnett

Panters FS

Faryna tries to walk the puck in past Garnett but fails

Panthers pen Brisebois 2 minutes for tripping @ 38:59

Brown scores on shorthanded breakaway

:@39:48

buzzer goes to end 2nd period

Latest scores: Coventry 3 MKL 1; Manchester 4 Guildford 1; Edinburgh 1 Dundee 1

Latest score Fife 2 Braehead 0

time for a cuppa and a sarnie I think

Devils need to get tighter on D although Louis doing well.

texter says that the Devils offence seems to have lost their way a little and need to get an early momentum shifting goal in the third

Coventry 3 MKL 2

Just a quick reminder that we will have coverage of the game on wednesday evening of the 2nd Leg 1/4 QF Challenge Cup game with Chris in the hosting hot seat.

thats got all the promise of being a real barn burner as Guildford come to the IAW

scores level after first leg.

teams back out for 3rd

we are off and running

59 secs of PP for Devils

Devils offside

neutral zone face off

Benti shoots and its blocked

Richie down hurt in a defensive block on Mosey

Face off in the Devils zone

Richie gone off

Garnett saves from Morrisette

Panthers pen Brisebois 2 minutes for high sticks @ 42:41

GGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL

Layne Ulmer on rebound with PPG

Face off in the Panthers zone

:43:10

goal time 43:10

Devils pen Ulmer 2 minutes for high sticks @44:04

Devils pen Ulmer 2 minutes for high sticks @44:04

Garnett covers piuck after Myers pressures Panthers D

Face off in the Panthers zone

Clarke clears Panthers zone

Richardson back on the ice after treatment

Ulmer got 2+2 for last hight sticks pen

Strachan blocks Mosey

Haddad clears puck

Devils FS

great pen kill there for Devils

repair work going on to ice in Bowns' crease

Face off in the Panthers zone

Bowns saves from Lacowicz shot

Lindhagen falls over unassisted

game time 49:30

Devils pen Louis 2 minutes for tripping @49:50

Bowns pads away a panthers shiot

neutral;zone face off

Devils clear rebound off Bowns chest pad

Bowns saves from Clarke

Devils FS

Bowns kept busy during that PK

Devils break but nothing comes of it

Garnett catches puck

Face off in the Panthers zone

game gone into scrappy mode

game time 5:33

remaining

Rutkis gets some icetime. does that mean he gets MOM?

it would in Guildford !

game time 57:00

Manchester beat Guildford 4-3

Puck out of play from Benti

Coventry 4 MKL3

inside final two minutes

not much game action happening

Face off in the Panthers zone

1:23 remaining

game going through its last throes.

Devils running down the clock

Game over Devils win.

Panthers MOM Ollie Betteridge

Devils MOM Matt Pope

Thanks to our lone texter this evening who did a great job.

Thats it from me for tonight. Join Chris for MNL coverage of the 2nd leg of the Challenge Cup 1/4 final on wednesday from about 7pm I guess.

Goodnight All. Nos Da Pawb