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Its finally Arrived. Play off Final game day.

Welcome to what COULD be our last game of MNL coverage.

Join me from about 3:30pm for build up and predictions and comments and uninterrupted LIVE game text commentary once the puck drops.

If you wish to be part of this finale, Please email us your comments and/or predictions to matchnightlive@gmail.com and we will do our best to include them during our coverage.

Until then I hope you all have a pleasant lunch and afternoon.

The time has come upon us: Croeso - Welcome all to our coverage of this years Play Off Final.

No need to to remind ourselves of previous years at the Play offs .Lets live in the NOW and BELIEVE!!!

Use last year as a fuel for motivation not to let it happen again.

Russky here in the hosting hot seat. You may have seen that I ran a very unscientific poll yesterday on the forum to find out who most of you Devil fans wanted us to play today in the final.

Well you got your wish. in fact 87.5% of you got your wish.

A chance to exorcise the demons of 12 months ago and previous Play off Final appearances in the last 20 years.

We have had a few predictions already. Dai Rees reckons on a 4-2 Devils win.

Hazel in southend sees it as a 5-3 Devils win, where as Pete goes for his now obligatory prediction of a Devils winning scoreline.

a forum thread poster called Pontcanna goes for 5-3, whilst Rob Batch just wants is to 'kick some rusty butts'

Also another forum poster by the name of Steeler Blade also goes for a 4-2 Devils win

Tom Darnell and Mike Hicks are the scheduled refs for the final. James Kavanagh and Danny Beresford are the Linos

Just to thank Hazel for her kind words re MNL coverage over the years.

KettDevil has reported in

The Devils had a few more hours of recovery time than the Steelers, lets hope that will tell and make the difference to sway the game in the Devils favour.

Zamboni chasing its tail doing its last re-surface of the ice pad.

Ben Bowns netminder of the year

Andrew Hotham is defenceman of the year

Marquadt and Jamtins are left out of the Steelers team today

Joey Martin is Forward of the year.

Devils have Paris Piggot and Moore as scratches

Steelers playing in predominantly white jerseys with orange trim and orange shorts.

Devils in predominantly red shirts red shorts and socks

Phil Egan has reported in as ready, sat in his chair at home watching the game on the Television.

Anthem time

both English and Welsh anthems being sung

Taz is present at the NIC amidst the Devils fans

THIS IS IT

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS GAME

DEVILS V STEELERS

goaline technology is available if needed

we are underway

Moose makes the first save.

relaxed start to this one

Moose covers on a Crowder effort

Face off in the Steelers zone

Haddad working hard to set up a chance which was blocked

Frantsilla comes into Steelers team today having missed yesterdays semi

Devils as they were for the Semi

Morrisette and Faryna combine well.

Myers trying to ruffle a few Steeler feathers

Face off in the Steelers zone

Steelers break but Bowns covers the puck

Face off in the Devils zone

Moose pads away a devils shot easily

icing called against Steelers

Face off in the Steelers zone

Moose saves from Martin

Moose of course being Mustokovs the Steelers netminder

Offside against Devils

neutral ice face off

very cagey opening 6 mins so far

Moose has been the busier of the two netminders

neither side got into their game rhythm yet

Reddick held in cornerybut frees himself eventually

Devils offence not hit their stride yet

lots of tussles along the boards

Hotham with a chance.but cleared by steelers

neutral ice face off

Bowns covers followed by minor handbags

Face off in the Devils zone

Devls eventually clear out the puck

Faryna carries puck out of D zone

Asselin shoots Moose saves

Face off in the Steelers zone

Steelers pen

Valdix 2 minutes for tripping @10:46

Martin with chane, Moose denies him

game time 13:30

Steelers FS poor PP by Devils just 1 chance

Rebound given by Moose but cleared by Steelers D

Niely with a chance but shut down by Devils

game fairly even so far

Face off in the Steelers zone

@ 14:14

morrisette denied a backhand attempt

Myers and and former devil Jono Phillips tussle behind bown's goal.

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils break out but Steelers man back snuffs out the attack

game time 16:14

Devils defend odd man rush well

Faryna fires a shot straight at Moose's chest pad no rebound

Face off in the Steelers zone

shot from Faryna just goes wide

Armstrong's shot way off target

Fournier's shot blocked by Mattheson

Devils clear puck

Dowd and Myers having words

final 30 seconds of period

Moose saves from Benti as the buzzer goes to end period. goal-less in a tight even game.

Waiting on SOGs info

Adam Temme thinks it was a dominant period for Devils but the scoreline belies this.

SOGS Devils 11 Steelers 7

Phil Egan says: a very nervy first period where no team was able to get a goal. Devils seem to be creating more chances but Moose has been equal to all shots faced so far. Bowns has made a few saves also but nothing too testing for either nettie yet. Hoping for a bit more action and a few Devils goals in the 2nd.

Both teams out for 2nd

nice group fistbump from the officials. not seen that before says texter

Darnell to drop puck to start 2nd

and we are off

Devils offside. bit too keen there.

Luke Piggot suited and booted on the Devils bench

Devils started on offenxe but Steelers upto their usual tricks

Bowns saves

Face off in the Steelers zone

a suspicion of holding there on the boards

Devils get turned over, steelers break Bowns saves

Face off in the Devils zone

Armstrong shot gets blocked

Steelers offside. game gone into disjointed mode

Our Fife correspondant Gillian is cheering on the Devils but isnt wearing her Devils shirt.

Devils D working hard.

Mathieu Roy sniffing round for a half chance he doesnt get.

game very stop start at moment.

Face off in the Steelers zone

game time 24:50

Steelers pen Westerling 2 minutes for hooking @ 24:08

Come on u Devils Get this PP unit working

Face off in the Steelers zone

Roy denied chance on Breakaway by Bowns

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL #1 Matt Pope scores

@ 24:53 PPG

assist to Joey Martin

Devils playing now.

Steelers whinging at getting calls on play

Moose saves amongst a mass of players

Pope scoring for the nineth game in a row

Face off in the Devils zone

sorry Face off in the Steelers zone

Morrisette gets turned over

Bowns saves from O connor

O connor was in the Bin at time of Devils goal for hooking

Devils shot goes wide

end to end game now.

Bowns saves from Roy

Face off in the Devils zone

Martin shoots Moose saves

Hotham and Asselin involved in that move

Steelers break out

Handbags behind bowns goal

Strachan Reddick and Fretter involved

Devils pen Richardson 2 minutes for 2 minutes for hooking @ 29:55

Steelrs go to work on PP

Fretter shoots wide deflected off Hotham

30 seconds left PK

Dowd in open shoots and Bowns saves

Devils FS

gametime 32:15

Bowns saves from Mattheson

Face off in the Devils zone

Morrisette shot rebounded off Moose, no devils player can take advantage of it

Steelers playing hockey along the boards

very fragmented play at moment errors by both teams in possesion

game time 35:08

no icing called

big hit after the puck had gone

Devils player put on his butt

players having difficulty controlling puck in possession which suggests the ice is not at its best

Bowns saves

game time 37:47

Bowns saves from Valdix.

game gone into disjointed mode again

Face off in the Devils zone

Morrisette with a 1 on 1 against Moose who saves.

Morrisete got hit late but no call - Not surprisingly

Face off in the Steelers zone

Face off in the Steelers zone

GGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL #2 ANDREW HOTHAM SCORES

unassisted at 38:41

Devils go offside

its not over yet!!!! Steelers are masters of the comeback

They proved that last year and they proved it yesterday in the semi

Faryna blocks on Devils Blue line.

buzzer goes to end the period.

KettDevil says : this is NOT done. Its a war out there. Steelers need an early goal.

2nd period SOGs Devils 11 Steelers 8 22:15 overall.

Phil Egan says:Better 2nd period from the Devils, creating most chances and getting 2 great goals. Steelers having a good few chances also but Bownsy staying strong and saving all shots so far.Great period more of the same in the 3rd please.

Devils need to keep playing the way they are. Dont go too negative and hold out.

Keep playing the way they are and hopefully they will add to their goal tally.

If you have just joined us, where have u been? We've been here online since 3:30!

Waiting to get the 3rd period underway. I dont know about you but I am so nervous right now.

Devils take to the ice.

Bownsy is in position.

5 on 5 hockey to start the 3rd

we are underway!

Puck out of play straight away.

neutral ice face off

Steelers trying to build something

puck bobbling about abit

Moose makes a stretch save

Bowns makes a double save there

Nelson hunting on a rebound but Bowns denies him.

Face off in the Steelers zone

Devils keeping steelers pinned in own D zone

Faryna sets up Ulmer whose shot is blocked

Fitzy shoots puck straight into Bownsy's glove

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils keeping Steelers at bay at moment

Roy and Mattheson tries to combine but denied

Bowns saves from Arnesen

sorry Aarsen

unfortunate name!

Moose saves. Westerling clears puck

Benti had a chance but denied by Moose

Neily scores for Steelers

come on u Devils!!!!

Bowns saves.

game woken up

Asselin with a chance foiled by Steelers D

Steelers pen Valdix 2 minutes for interference @47:34

Come u Devils give us a PPG

Ulmer shoots gets deflected out of play

Face off in the Steelers zone

Devils keep them penned in

puck cleared Steelers FS

Big hit on boards leads to turnover, Devils shoot wide

end to end hockey now

Steelers fans woken up now

offside called against Steelers

Steelers have upped their game

Martin shoots wide

alot holding being let go by refs

Faryna gets robbed of puck at vital time in 1 on1

Faryna just could not get a shot away.

Devils pen 2 minutes for cross-checking Mark Louis : 53:29

high sticks the call not cross-checking

Devils clear rebound before roy could get to it

Devils clear the puck up ice

less than 5 mins left

Devils Fs

Bowns saves from Dowd.

Face off in the Devils zone

this is nailbiting stuff

Face off in the Devils zone

Asselin denied

that was close

Bowns clears puck

game time 57:00

Haddad protecting the puck well

shot from Devils saved by Moose.

2:14 left in game

Face off in the Steelers zone

Last 2 mins

Moose lifted

nope hes back

Face off in the Steelers zone

Moose lifted

Devils pen @ 58:35 Benti cross-checking

time out called

benti mysteriously called for roughing

Devils clear

moose still not lifted

40 secs left

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL #3 MORRISETTE scores ENG

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

17 seconds left

DEVILS ARE THE PLAY OFF CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

after 19 years of hurt.

AWESOME!!!!!

JOEY HADDAD with the empty net goal not Morrisette

Assist to Andrew Hotham at 59:43

LEAGUE, CONFERANCE AND NOW PLAY OFF CHAMPIONS

i think the refs called the scorer wrong cos Andrew Lord just said in post game interview that Morrisette scored the ENG

I hope Steve Brian and the other owners are soooooo Happy right now back in Calgary

Justin Faryna gets MOM for Devils

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Happy!

OJ hope you are celebrating too!!!!!

Devils players getting their winners medals

Devils fans still cheering on the team during the presentation

Drew Paris gets his medal.

Dave Owen aka Dease gets his medal.

now Todd Kellman gets his medal as doe Katrina Williams and Kris Agland

Even Taz gets a medal!!!!

Taz of course is the team mascot

Jake Morrisette goes uo and lifts the PLAY OFF TROPHY.

CARDIFF DEVILS ARE THE 2017/18 PLAY OFF CHAMPIONS

Thats it from me. Thanks to our texters today, Phil Egan and KettDevil. Also thanks to all our texters over the years. We couldnt have done it without you. Also thanks to Chris and James for keeping us running.

Good evening Hockey fans. Now go celebrate!!! Nos Da.