Match Night Live

Welcome Croeso to MNL as we bring you coverage of the Devils game against the Panthers in Nottingham

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Join me (OJ) from around 6:30, send you score predictions plus any other comments to matchnightlive@gmail.com

Simon & Claire on texting duties have signed in

Warmup in progress no Mark Louis

David Rees thanks Devils will win 4-3 in O/T

Steve Lee is suspended

Russky calls it 3-1 to Devils

We are again indebted to Cheryl, Trvor & Viv (Panthers fans) who are helping out again

Devils fan Richard Fry has also come up trumps making his debut tonight

Warmup done & dusted

Large RED ARMY at Nottingham over 200 strong & growing

Mike Garnett starts in net for Panthers

Intros underway

Officials take to the ice

Tonights referees are Tom Darnell & Matt Thompson

Mark G says DEvils will win by 2 goals with an ENG to end it all

Rob Batch calls it 6-2 to Devils

Devils on the ice

Now Panthers appear

Ceremonial puck drop

Anthem time

Drop dropped

Panthers icing

Ben Bowns save

Now a Devils icing

Cagey start to period - no clear chances to either team so far

Ben Bowns saves from Perlini

Andrew Hotham gone off hoilding wrist

Devils Full Strength Tyson Strachan

2 minutes for cross-checking

KILL DEVILS KILL

penalty was @ 5:01

Joey Martin breakaway saved by Garnett

Now Joey Haddad breaks away - saved

Ben Bowns saves fron Vaskivuo

Panthers offside

Devils Full Strength

Panthers Goal

Shot rebounds off Ben

Robert Lachowicz @ 7:52

Panthers Penalty 2 minutes for delay of game for Sauve

Ben Bowns stops a SH shot from Jeff Brown

Matt Pope shot saved

Good pressure from Devils

PPanthers Full Strength

Assists for Shilluips & Betteridge

gametime 11:04

Trvor says lots of pressure from Devils

Justin Faryna & Mathieu Gagnon tussle

Glove save Mike Garnett

Devils Penalty Bryce Reddick 2 minutes for delay of game @ 11:57

KILL DEVILS KIL:

Come on U DEVILS

Panthers Penalty David Clarke 2 minutes for interference

@ 12:20

4 on $ then Devils PP

Devils icing @ 13:24

Devils now on PP

Panthers Full Strength

Panthers Goal

Robert Lachowicz assist Tetlow @14:51

Gleason Fournier goes close

Come on U DEVILS

Gleason Fournier goes coast to coast shoots just wide

Ben Bowns covers

Save Mike Garnett

Face off in the Panthers zone

Panthers penalty

Jeff Brown 2 minutes for slashing ' 18:22

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

Final minute

Give us a PPG U DEVILS

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Works every time

@ 19:20

Sorry @ 19:51

Matthew Myers assists Andrew Hotham & Patrick Asselin

End of 1st period Panthers 2 DEVILS 1

SoG for 1st period Panthers 11 DEVILS 9

Simon & Claire say crucial goal for Devils, who are not as slick as they have been in recent weeks. Panthers tactics seem to be a long pass on the break

After 1 period it is Giants 1 Caps 1; Steelers 12 Flames 1: Clan 1 Blaze 1

MKL 0 Storm 2 after 18 minutes

Its a tight game - lets hope the DEVILS can turn on those 2nd Period jet burners as they have in recent weeks

Derrick says not our best hockey in 1st period , lets get better in 2nd

I am sure we would all endorse that hope

Ice ready

Teams back on ice

Puck dropped

Devils icing

Ben Bowns save

Another superb save by Ben Bowns

Erik Lindhagen shot saved

Ben Bowns keeping Devils in this game making save after save

Come on U DEVILS get going this period

Panthers Goal

DEVILS failed to clear zone and paid the price

Perlini @ 24:05 assists Brown & Mosey

Save Mike Garnett

Three quick shots from DEVILS

Panthers icing

Different Panthers team to what was seen at IAW last week says Derrick

Sean Bentivoglio shot saved by Mike Garnett

Panthers icing

Panthers icing again @ 47:34

Mike Garnett saves again from close range

Another Garnett save @ 28:40

All action in Panthers end

Panthers Time Out

Game restarts

Funny time to use your Time Out

I suppose it was the only way to stop a long shift after icing after icing

Devils penalty Sean Bentivoglio 2 minutes for slashing @ 30:38

KILL DEVILS KILL

Goal Panthers A PPG

@ 31:10 scored by Zack Phillips assists Vaskivuo & Pither

General view from texters DEVILS not at the races tonight

Mike Garnett save

Gametime 32:46

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

Give us a GOAL PLEASE

Mike Garnett saves again from

Panthers Goal - Luke Pither

@ 34:18

Assist Mark Derlago

Derrick says we are getting what we deserve a SPANKING

An assist to Vaskivuo also on Panthers 5th goal

Panthers offside @ 36:25

Mike Garnett saves after a rare good play by DEVILS

We need at least one goal ply 2 before buzzerrab

COME ON U DEVILS

Devils icing

Ben Bowns glove save

Final minute

Bryce Reddick takes a hit from Perlini

End of 2nd period Panthers 5 DEVILS 1

Simon says very poor 2nd period from Devils, Panthers soaking up the pressureand counter attacking, Devils looking disjointed tonight

Derrick;s honest assessment - Poor to say the least, one of those games he thinks

SoG for 2nd Period Panthers 9 DEVILS 11 making it 20-20 after 2 periods

After 2 peiods: Steelers 2 Flames 2; Giants 2 Capitals2: Lightning 0 Storm 3; Clan 1 Blaze 1

Fyers 4 Stars 0 after 38 minutes

Ice ready

Teams back

Amazingly Capitals now winning 3-2

Puck drops

Devils icing

Mike Garnett save

Panthers Vaskivuo down injured

Took a hit hes up been assisted off the ice

Straight down the tunnell with medical staff

Ben Bowns pad save

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Its a start!!

@ 43:28

Mark Richardson assists Matt Pope & Joey Martin

Panthers icing

Better performance from DEVILS this period

Goal Panthers @ 47:57

Being reviewed

Still looking

GOAL awarded

Totally against the run of play

Goal scored by Alexander Mokshantsev assists Perlini & Pither

6 minutes left in Belfast Capitals winning 3-2

Mike Garnett save from Justin Faryna

Jake Morissette misses open goal

Devils Gleason Fournier 2 minutes for slashing @ 50:10

Now Joey Martin gets 2 minutes for high sticks

% on 3 for Panthers

Panthers goal

PPG @50:28

Ben Bowns lifted

Zack Phillips assists Mark Derlago & David Clarke

Thomas Murdy now in net

Joey Haddad shot saved

Thomas Murdy save @ 51:53

Devils full strength

Final 2 minutes in Belfast still 3-2 to Caps

RED ARMY in full voice anyway

Sean Bentivoglio shoots wide

Final minute in Belfast

Mike Garnett save

Matthew Myers redirection saved

7 secs left in Belfast

Mike Garnett save

Gleason Fournier 2 minutes for slashing

Capitals 4 Giants 2 RESULT

Gametime 55:55

errick says its very frustrating that the Deviuls have not enjoyed any lfavours wth the bounce of the puck

Devils still pressing

final 2 minutes

final minute

Thomas Murdy covers

Final score Panthers 2 DEVILS 7

Big thank you to Panthers fans Cheryl, Trevor & Viv who did y=us proud

DEVILS MoM - Gleason Fournier

Panthers MoM - Luke Pither

Thanks to Simon, Claire & Derrick for fantastic coverage

Join me tomorrow when the DEVILS travel to Edinburgh to take on the Capitals who had a great win in Belfast tonight

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE - NOS DA PAWB