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Nottingham Panthers 6 - 4 Cardiff Devils

Texters permitting we will be covering this game on MNL

Join me (OJ) from around 5:45 when hopefully I have located some texters

Panthers fans Trevor & Chewryl have come to our aid and KettDevil has made the trip from Nuneaton

Warmup in progress No Drew Paris

Andrew Lord on the bench and still no Josh Batch

Tonights referees are Jan Schmejkal & Matt Thompson

WArmup completed

Russky thinks Devils will win 4-3 in O/T

Awaiting the teams at NIC

Lights dimmed at NIC

Devils on ice

Awaiting confirmation but it looks like Thomas Murdy in net for Devils

Anthem time

Now told Ben Bowns is in net

Puck dropped

Justin Faryna has first chance of the game

Panthers Score

@ 43 secs Zack Phillips assistsa Raphael Bussieres + Jeff Brown

Total mess up by Devils D

Come on U DEVILS set it sorted

Messy start by Devils

Gametime 3:16 its all Panthers

Not a good start says KettDevil too many going for the crazy hollywood pass

Gametime 4:49

Devils icing

One SoG by Devils in first 5 minutes and that was after 12 secs

Joey Haddad flattened by a punch from behind by Sauve - NO CALL

Maybe we need 3 refs

Joey Martin shoots high into netting

Big save by Ben Bowns

Devils offside

Devils getting into game at long last Joey Haddad works an opening @ 9:03

Joey Martin beginning to influence game as only he can

Gametime 10:35

Devils going with a 2 man forecheck

Panthers score

@ 11:57

Layne Ulmer blocked 1st shot by rebound went in Hes hurt as well

Robert Farmer assists Steve Lee & Dan Spang

Devils icing

Lets Go DEVILS Lets Go

Matt Pope & Jake Morissette both go close

You will be glad to know Layne Ulmer back out there

Devils PenaltyLayne Ulmer 2 minutes for slashing @ 13:59

KILL DEVILS KILL

Panther score a PPG

David Clarke assist Perlini @ 13:46

Derlago gets 2nd assist

Ladies Night curse returns?

Joey Haddad throwing a few hits to get the DEVILS fired up

Gametime 17:16

Jake Morissette forces a same by Garnett

Panthers offside

Lets get one back before buzzer U DEVILS

Panthers score

Utter shambles in Devils defence

It was on a delayed penalty

nd Jeff Brown

Matthew Myers goes close @ 18:55

Kett devil says 4-0 down at the NIC with David Clarke scoring is like the old days

End of 1st period Panthers 4 DEVILS 0

KettDevil says - awful period for Devils, defensively a shambles with Ben having a rare off game. Panthers have not had to be that good - we are BAD, VERY BAD

in other games Steelers 2 Flames 1: Giants 0 Blaze 0: Clan 1 Capitals 0 all after 1 period

Flyers 2 Stars 1 after 16 minutes

SoG Panthers 17 DEVILS 5

Apolgies its Patrick Galbraith in net for Panthers

Flyers 2 Stars 1 after 1 period

Teams back on the ice

WE need to score the next goal prefereably 2 or more

Here we go for 2nd periiod

Devils stiall attempting 200 ft passes

Layne Ulmer has ashot @21:53

Another Galbraith save

Now Strachan has a long range shot saved

Much better so far from Devlls

Devils Penalty

Mark Louis 2 minutes for boarding @ 24:20

KILL DEVILS KILL

Harsh penalty says KettDevil

Big save by Ben Bowns

And another

Devils Full Strength

Good PK by Devils

Trevorhighly impressed by Ben Bowns saves

Gametime 26:46

Paul Crowder putting in a lot of work

Devils offside

RED ARMY doing a brilliant job trying to lift the team

Ice must be sloppy tonight players falling down all over the ice pad

Panthers PenaltyAlexander Mokshantsev 2 + 2 for high sticks

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

@30:26

A PPG no less

Layne Ulmer assists Joey Martin & Matt Pope

Devils still on PP so lets have another PPG U DEVILS

Gametime 31:51

Devils bench penalty too many men

35 secs of 4 on 4

Bench penalty was @ 31:51

Panthers FS

KILL DEVILS KILL

Ben Bowns saves from Perlini

Devils under seige

KILL DEVILS KILL

Devils Full Strength

Lets have a goal U DEVILS

Mathieu Gagnon having words with Andrew Hotham

FIGHT

Mathieu Gagnon v Justin Faryna

Great fight with bombs from each of them a good draw

Both get 5 minutes for fighting

Mathieu Gagnon has gone to locker room

Co-incidental minors

Mathieu Gagnon gone to get cleaned up

All this @ 35:34

Majors not minors

Joey Haddad shoots wide

Final minute

Glbraith glove save

Andrew Hotham foreces another Galbraith save @ 39:18

Devils offside

End of 2nd period Panthers 4 DEVILS !

KetDEvil says 2nd periiod far more entertaining Faryns/gagon fight the best of the season but Devils are struggling to get much going

SoG for 2nd period Panthes 14 DEVILS 7 making it 31-12 after 2 periods

In the other games (all after 2 periods) Clan 2 Capitals 2; Giants 4 Blaze 2: Storm 2 MKL 0: Flyers 4 Stars 2

Teams back

3rd period starts

You can do it U DEVILS

Gleason Fournier shoots over @ 40:40

Mathieu Gagnon in sinbin after repairs

Sean Bentivoglio misses from doorstep

All DEVILS at start of 3rd

Devils penalty

Matthew Myers high sticks Double minor

KILL DEVILS KILL

Devils penalty Joey Haddad 2 minutes for delay of game

Panthers have 5 on 3

Panthers penalty David Clarke 2 minutes for hooking @ 43:13

Devils PENALTY Shot fot Sean Bentivoglio

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Its still 5 on 3

KILL DEVILS KILL

Gametime 43:13

Panthers Goal A PPG

David Clarke

Assist Mathieu Brisebois

am confused now told that Joey Martin scored Devils 2nd goal

Come on U DEVILS U can do it

Trvbor says loads of Panther pressure but Ben Bowns standing firm

Devils Full strength

Joey Martin goes close @ 47:21

Panthers penaltyOllie Betteridge 2 minutes for delay of game

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

All kicking off in front of Panthers net

Handbags everywhere

@ 48:31

No penalties called

1 minute of DEVILS PP remains

Gleason Fournier goes close

Layne Ulmer also goes close

Panthers Full strength

Panthers under seige

Shot after shot from Devils

9 minutes left

Devils robbed by Galbraith

Layne Ulmer is having a heck of a game

Time Out - Panthers

Panthers penalty Sauve 2 minutes for roughing @ 52:44

KettDevil says DEVILS are certainly giving this a go

Lets have a PPG U DEVILS

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

A PPG @ 54:00

Sean Bentivoglio

Come on U DEVILS lets have another goal

Lots of pressure from Devils

Its Goals ewe want not pressure

Layne Ulmer redirection goes close

Gametime 56:30

Devils pressing hard

Give us a goal U DEVILS - please

Ben Bowns pulled

Final 2 minutes

Panthers icing @ 58:49

Final minute

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

@ 59:06

Time out Devils

Matthew Myers assists Matt Pope & Sean Bentivoglio

Ben Bowns pulled again

20 secs left

Panthers Goal

ENG

Jeff Brown @ 59:43

Final score Panthers 6 DEVILS 4

AS Trevor says what a great game of hockey

KettDEvil says Devils gave it a go till the end but undone by awfull 1st period, Layne Ulmer would be his MoM

Devils MoM - Joey Martin

Panthers MoM -David Clarke

Big thank you to Panthers fans Cheryl & Trevor for helping us out yet again

Also we must forget KettDEvil our ace on the road terxter Thanks Peter

Join Russky tomorrow night when the Flyers come to Cardiff Bay to get their wings clipped

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE - NOPS DA PAWB