Match Night Live

Good Morning Hockey Folk. Well with 1 point in the bag from last nights disappointing shoot out loss, The Devils will be smarting but confident of pulling of a victory. Join me (Russky) from 6:30 for the usual pre game MNL shenanigans and unrivalled text commentary once the puck drops.

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Until then I hope you enjoy your day, whatever you may be doing.

Good Evening Hockey Folk.

Russky here in the hosting hot seat tonight as OJ has a night off and a relaxing evening.

The two refs are the same as last night. Lets hope they are a little more observant than they were last evening.

Dai Rees reckons on a 4-2 Devils win where as Cornwall Taffy sees it being another close game with the Devils coming out with a reverse of last nights final scoreline.

Pat hopes for a better game tonight and a better result for the Devils after the last two games

its a full schedule of games tonight so the latest scores will be posted during the period breaks, although we will be keeping a closer eye on the Panthers v Steelers game.

We have Giants fan David M on duty again tonight with the all important texts and Maria and Tiny Adrian with their end of period summaries.

Belfast in their Greeny/Blue shirts and dark shorts. Devils in Predominantly white shirts and Red shorts.

Lights down for now at the SSE

warm up over and done with.

If Matt Keating wishes to re-send his prediction to us, we would be grateful.

Belfast without Truehl and Garside are scratches for Giants.

waiting on news of Devils scratches but its thought the line up will be much the same as yesterday's game.

our game play texter has reported in now.

Devils on ice in their end. Awating the intro of the Giants

Giants now on ice.

Thanks Matt Keating. he sees it as Devils single goal victory at 5-4. I hope its more clear cut than that, I dont think my aging ticker will take a close game.

thats in regulation

Brendan Connolly back from suspension for the Giants.

we are underway.

Bowns makes an early save after Giants take early initiative

Face off in the Devils zone

Pope shoots wide

Devils prevent Connolly getting a shot away

Bowns saves from Murphy with blocker

big tussle in Devils left hand corner

Louis still out I beleive and Paris playing

bit of last ditch defending from the Devils

Martin makes a break but not supported by team mates

Whistle saves followed by melee in Giants goal

Face off in the Giants zone

Devils pen Crowder at 4:21

for hooking

Giants with a chance but called offside

Hotham clears puck off line

refs review at 5:50 not sure what though

Darnelll viewing replay

reviewing possible goal for giants.

review taking a while

not 17 mins though

no goal

PHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!

face off in neutral zone

Saviano shoots wide

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F1 may have got rid of their grid girls but giants still have their cheerleaders

Devils now FS

game time 8:00

giants working to set up something

Devils D holds firm

Devils offside

GIants forced to resort to long shots

another offside leads to neutral zone face off

Devils not really hit their groove yet

Faryna turned over at half way but leads to nought

Face off in the Giants zone

Rachel Hopley would like to thank our texters for their efforts tonight

Morrisette with shot.

giants pen Martinelli 2 minutes for interference @ 10:45

Murphy denied by bowns

Whistle saves

Giants FS

its very tight game

Reddick sets up crowder who fires wide

Whistle with a glove save

Face off in the Giants zone

Giants clear

Devils passing not as good as it should be

game time 14:38

Devils ice puck leading to Face off in the Devils zone

Connolly fires over bowns and the goal

Whistle gives up a rare rebound but no devils player can take advantage

this period has gone quick but not alot really happened. Game in 2nd gear mode

Face off in the Devils zone

Saviano fires over the goal

got to say Giants having better of exchanges

refs letting game flow

Steelers 1 Panthers 2 latest

Face off in the Giants zone

Devils tried to feed off the scraps but Whistle eventually covers

Face off in the Giants zone

two mins remaining

in 1st

Face off in the Giants zone

Puck out of play

Devils frustrated at face offs

Giiants 2 on1 thwarted by Hotham

Riley hits post but puck cleared

Belfast have upper hand at end of 1st period but game remains scoreless.

SOGs Giants 7 Devils 11 which is surprising given how Giants were more effective that period.

Maria says. its been flat and Devils not been that good. Woke up a bit towards end but a rocket is required from Lordo for the next period.

Latest scores Braehead 0 Fife 0; Dundee 1 Edinburgh 1; Manchester 3 Coventry 0; MKL 0 Guildford 3; Steelers 1 Panthers 2

Latest scores Braehead 0 Fife 0; Dundee 1 Edinburgh 1; Manchester 3 Coventry 0; MKL 0 Guildford 3; Steelers 1 Panthers 2

Tiny Adrian is probably busy with bathtime duties with his offspring

time for a cuppa I think.

Zamboni chasing its tail

Too Many Devils players having a quiet game.

hope its not going to be one of those 'just going through the motions' with some of the Devils players

Our main texter Dave M is doing a grand job as per usual

Devils coming out onto the ice

two pens in total for this game 2 mins for each team

Giants back on ice

goal review went in Devils favour

waiting for Dean Smith to drop the puck

and he now does

Hotham clears D zone

Bowns pads away the puck

Giants dominant early in 2nd

Devils chasing shadows

Face off in the Giants zone

GIants having better of face offs

game very scrappy

Dease needs to sharpen the Devils skates as two players fall in possession of the puck

2 on 1 chance for Devils

whistle saves high on chest pad

Face off in the Giants zone

nearly 4 mins gone in 2nd already

Giants D not really been tested

Giants D Marshalling Devils pretty well

Hotham does well to cover and play puck up ice

Faryna with a chance, cleared by giants D

Wraparound effort from Martin foiled by Whistle

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL

Ulmer scores at 26:00

Ulmer scores at 26:00

assist by Bentivoglio

Devils pen hooking by Fournier : 26:11

Kill this pen u Devils

Devils working hard now

Giants blocked off in centre ice channels

Devils clear puck up ice

Devils FS

Bowns and Richie combine to block giants shot

Devils starting to find their game now

Martin denied by Riley in front of goal

great save by whistle

Giants break but its snuffed out by Devils

game time 30:06

Sheffield 2 Panthers 3 latest

Murphy fires wide of Bowns

Darcy Murphy is a nuisance to the Devils

Whistle saves again, Bowns saves on a lightening fast Giants breakaway

Devils almost got caught out there

Hotham clears on D

game has livened up now

Giants edging it but Devils have the lead

Giants pen too many men bench pen @ 32:38

give us a PPG u Devils

yessssss

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL #2

Layne Ulmer scores @33:17

Vandermeer fires puck wide

a PPG for Ulmer

assist to Fournier and Morrisette

Sheffield 3 Nottingham 3 latest

Face off in the Giants zone

Giants score at back door. scored by giants #'6 SHG

delayed penalty goal there called by Darnell

scored by Goulakos@ 34:40

while Sylvestre in Bin serving 2 minutes for USC

GIants have a chance on the fly but Sylvestre losing puck at vital time

Devils pressing now

Faryna with a back handed efford denied by Whistle

Giants break. bowns saves

its end to end now

1 min 30 left in 2nd

Devils pen Hotham 2 minutes for slashing @ 38:47

Devils clear puck frantically

how did bowns save that sat down in his crease

buzzer goes to end 2nd

that was a great period it opened up after Ulmer scored the 2nd Devils goal.

Maria says: better from the Devils but still not great, looking sluggish at times at the back.Devils been lucky that Giants have been poor too. The officiating is, at best questionable.

Giants have 1:13 on PP at start of 3rd

SOGs Giants 13 Devils 7 making it 21:18 overall

Latest scores: Braehead 1 Flyers 1; Dundee 2 Edinburgh 3; Manchester 5 Coventry 0; MKL 0 Guldford 3; Steelers 4 Panthers 3

time for a sarnie methinks

Zamboni returns to its hut having done its work

its a riveting game just the texts from Dave M, who is doing a great job on the play by play texts

Teams return to the ice

its there for the taking. grab it you Devils!!!

Darnell drops the puck this time

Giants come out guns blazing trying to get the PPG

Richie does his job blocking the shot

Face off in the Giants zone

Devils cant get a shot away

Devils FS

Darnell seems injured

looks like hes got some kind of leg injury

back to old school 1 ref and 2 lino system

Offside against Cardiff

Neutral zone face off

Devils pen 2 minutes for slashing Matt Pope

@43:51

Giants score big error by bowns

RIley scores assist Murphy

goal to be reviewed

nope goal stands

review request denied by ref Smith

Bowns saves but out of position

now a quality save from Bowns

penalty Shot for Devils

Faryna with the chance

@46:22

whistle saves it

Face off in the Giants zone

Whistle saves to prevent a rebound reaching Martin

Hotham shoots wide

Bowns saves again

Bowns saves again Giants ramapaging at moment

Devils escape but whistle saves

this is fast and frenetic

Back to 2 ref system as Darnell returns after treatment

Martin gets tripped no call

Devils finding their game again

Paris fires one wide.

Face off in the Giants zone

gamtime 51:00

gamtime 51:00

Faryna beats two giants but no one up supporting him

Face off in the Devils zone

Bowns is keeping Devils in this game

Whistle pads away a Srrachan long shot

Face off in the Giants zone

time out callled by Belfast.

Steelers 4 Panthers 4 latest

Face off in the Giants zone

Asselin with a chance but closed out

Bowns with two quick saves

turnover by Devils on D

Bowns covers poor D work to give up turnover

Face off in the Devils zone

just under 6 mins left

offside call

Devils get away with an uncalled tripping misdemeanor

Pope driving the play

Play whistled down as Whistle spills the puck

Face off in the Giants zone

Giants getting loads of luck with puck bounce

Bowns saves with leg pads

from Sylvestre

Devils trying to clear through Fournier

Devils getting turnedover centre ice

3 mins left

Devils pen Ulmer at 57:27

Hooking the call

Bowns saves amongst traffic

minor handbags

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils denied by Shields

Devilw breakaway foiled by Whistle

Face off in the Giants zone

58 seconds left 25 seconds left on PK

Devils FS

Last few seconds

OVERTIME IT IS

3 on 3 hockey in 5 mins of OT

great game so fast paced

Hotham Martin and Benti to start for Devils

we are underway

Goulakos Sylvestre and connolly for Giants

Bowns saves

Pope fournier and asselin for devils

Whistle saves giants there

whistle covers

@61:23

Face off in the Giants zone

Haddad now on ice quiet game for him tonight

Bowns gathers loose puck there

Face off in the Devils zone

2 mions 50 left

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

JOEY MARTIN SCORES THE WINNNER

@62:35

well 3 point weekend cant fault that.

Devils MOM is Layne Ulmer

Giants MOM should be Jackson Whistle in my opinion

assit to Fournier on winning goal

Manchester 8 Coventry 1

Braehead 5 Fife 2

Giants MOM is Spiro Goulakos

Thanks to your texters Dave M for his play by play and Maria for her period summaries. sorry ive only just got the 3rd period summary now: Better period both teams Devils missed lots of chances as did Belfast. Happy to be wrong if we win in OT but cant see it happening. Cant believe Devils won, a lucky win may be but I'll take the points.

Results: Correction: Braehead 3 Fife 2; Manchester 9 Coventry1; Dundee 5 Edinburgh 4;MKL 0 Guildford 3; Sheffield 5 Nottingham 4

Join OJ on wednesday as we bring you another version of Miracle on Ice as the Devils take on Steelers at the IAW in the CC Semi 2nd leg and overturn a 4 goal deficit.

Thats it from me tonight.

Goodnight ALL. Nos Da Pawb