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CROESO - WELCOME to MNL coverage of the Challenge Cup S-Final 2nd leg

As usual the score after the the 1st leg (2-6) is shown and the scoreline will always feature the aggregate score

Score predictions to matchnightlive@gmail.com before face off if possible

Join me (OJ) from around 7pm for play be play coverage

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

Rob Batch the optimist predicts Devils will win 6-1 in O/T

David Rees thinks that if we score 2 eatly goals we will win 9-7 on aggregate

Russky predicts a DEVILS win but not by the 4+ goals needed

Warmup well done at IAW

It looks as if Face Off will be slightly delayed

Zamboni still doing its stuff

tonights referees are Mike Hicks & Tom Darnell

With those two any sort of game can ensue

Two pealess whistles would do nicely

My sole texter Dave is in his seat protecting what little signal hes got

Intros start

No change to Devils lineup

No Mark Louis, Drew Paris plays

Anthem

Panthers lead 3-2 in Belfast

Puck dropped

Moose gloves puck

Strachan shoots wide

Fitzgerald goes close

Steelers icing

Moose save @ 2:26

Moose saves again

Paul Crowder collides with Moose

Ben Bowns save

Face off in the Devils zone

Steelers Penalty @ 4:50

Come on U DEVILS lets have a PPG

DEVILS PP not in top gear yet

Steelers clear zone

30 secs of P leftGGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Matthew Myers @ 6:25

Devils penalty coming

@ 7:06 Tyson Stran

KILL DEVILS KILL

Steelers score PPG

Eric Neiley @ 7:25

Come on U DEVILS

Joey Martin goes close (x2)

Moose finally covers

Steelers penalty 2 minutes for hooking @ 10:06

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Layne Ulmer @ 10:19

Assist Matt Pope

Hanbags after Justin Faryna skate close to Moose - No Call

Ben Bowns saves from Liam Kirk on a breakaway

Scramble in front of Ben Bowns

Gametime 13:50

Devils pressure

Steelers still look dangerous in attack

Devils have another PP

Patrick Roy 2 minutes forhooking @ 16:00

Heard that there are problems with comms at IAW worse than usual

Come on U DEVILS

Steelers Full strength

Another Steelers penalty

@ 18:40

Steelers clear zone

End of 1st perioid DEVILS 2 Steelers 1 making it DEVILS 4 Steelers 7

Apologies for not identifying the Steelers penalized players - Dave is having trouble with lisrening to PA and texting

In Belfast Panthers 4 Giants 2 making it 7-5 in favour of Giants

Gleason Fournier got the 2nd assist on Devils 2nd goal

Devils 1st goal non to Sean Bentivoglio assist Matthew Myers & Patrick Asselin

DEVILS will start 2nd period with a 40 sec PP as Dave Phillips is serving 2 minutes for cross-checking

Assistsfor Westerling & Roy on Steelers goal

SoG for 1st period DEVILS 11 Steelers 10

If you intend going to DEVILS next home game against the Panthers next Sunday you better get your skates on as there are less than 50 tickets left

Teams back

Waiting for ice to dryCardiff

Off we go

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Layne Ulmer PPG

@ 20:31

Come on U DEVILS no defensive lapses after scoring for once

Moose saves

Devils icing

Giants 4 Panthers 5 after 2 periods

Devils icing

Steelers pressure

Ben Bowns gloves puck @ 23:19

Moose saves from Matthew Myers

Gametime 26:33

Steelers icing @ 27:46

Ben Bowns covers

Come on U DEVILS lets have a goal -

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Justin Faryna

@ 29:23

Assists Batch & Myers

Steelers icing

Devils pressure

Moose saves from Matt Pope

Moose saves from Haddad after intense pressure

Moose saves @ 33:59

Puck out of play Face off in the Steelers zone

Devils penalty Justin Faryna 2 minutes for interference @ 34:38

KILL DEVILS KILL

Devils clear zone

Devils clear zone

40 secs left on PK

Devils Full Strength

Good PK by Devils

Devils offside

Big sramble at Steelers net

Review

Dave thinks it hit the post

No goal

Gametime 37:39

Final minute

Puck out of play

Face off in the Devils zone @39:40

End of 2nd period DEVILS 4 Steelers 1 making it 6-7 on aggregate

It looks like Giants for the C Cup Final as it is now 5-5 in Belfast

Win the 3rd period U DSevils and we will either have O/T or be in Final

SoG for 2nd period DEVILS 14 Steelers 5 making it 25-15 after 2 periods

I hope you are all relaxed before the 3rd period starts, you will not be after the puck is dropped

teams back on ice

Puck dropped

Steelers icing

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Paul Crowder

Justin Faryna forces turnovermake that goal

@ 40:45

Moose covers

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Patrick Asselin

@ 41:05

Steelers Time out

Game restarts

Steelers penalty Fitzgerald 2 minutes for hooking

@ 41:16

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Sean Bentivoglio assist Layne Ulmer

@ 42:36

Steelers pressure Devils clear zone

Steelers icing

David Phillips hit by puck after Strachan plays it into Steelers =zone

Face off in the Steelers zone

Gametime 44:33

Devils Penalty

@ 45:02

Andrew Hotham 2 minutes for hooking

KILL DEVILS KILL

DEVILS clear zone 40 secs of PK left

Devils Full Strength

Gametime 48:43

Ben Bowns gloves puck

Ben Bowns covers @ 49:50

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils icing

Giants win 7-6 ie 12-7 on aggregate

Devils offside

Devils clear zone

Steelers looking for that goal to get them back into this game

DEvils pressure comes to nothing

Gametime 53:22

Come on U DEVILS defence defence

Mark Richardson now hit by puck

Ben Bowns covers @ 54:27

Lets Go DEVILS Lets Go

Ben Bowns holds onto puck

Steelers penalty coming

@ 55:21 Jonathan Phillips 2 minutes for hooking

Lets have another PPG U DEVILS

Moose save

Face off in the Steelers zone

Steelers kill 1 minute

Joey Martin have 2 chances from narrow angle

Steelers Full Strength

Devils icing @ 57:34

Moose lifted

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils clear zone

Final 2 minutes

Steelers offside

Moose lifted

Gametime 58:40

Final minute

Devils icing @ 59:25

Devils Joey Martin 2 minutes for delay of game @ 59:45

DEVILS WIN 7-1 ie 9-7 on aggregate

What a game what a comeback

Thanks to Dave for doing his best

Its the CUP FINAL next

Steelers MoM = Patrick Roy

DEVILS MoM - BEN BOWNS

Join us at MNL on Saturday when the DEVILS travel to Milton Keynes to take on the LIGHTNING

Thats all from me

NOS DA PAWB - GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE