18:42 - Good evening Hockey fans. Now go celebrate!!! Nos Da.

 

18:41 - 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.

 

18:39 - CARDIFF DEVILS ARE THE 2017/18 PLAY OFF CHAMPIONS

 

18:38 - Jake Morrisette goes uo and lifts the PLAY OFF TROPHY.

 

18:38 - Taz of course is the team mascot

 

18:37 - Even Taz gets a medal!!!!

 

18:36 - now Todd Kellman gets his medal as doe Katrina Williams and Kris Agland

 

18:36 - Dave Owen aka Dease gets his medal.

 

18:35 - Drew Paris gets his medal.

 

18:34 - Devils fans still cheering on the team during the presentation

 

18:32 - Devils players getting their winners medals

 

18:29 - OJ hope you are celebrating too!!!!!

 

18:29 - I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Happy!

 

18:28 - Justin Faryna gets MOM for Devils

 

18:26 - I hope Steve Brian and the other owners are soooooo Happy right now back in Calgary

 

18:25 - i think the refs called the scorer wrong cos Andrew Lord just said in post game interview that Morrisette scored the ENG

 

18:24 - LEAGUE, CONFERANCE AND NOW PLAY OFF CHAMPIONS

 

18:22 - Assist to Andrew Hotham at 59:43

 

18:22 - JOEY HADDAD with the empty net goal not Morrisette

 

18:21 - AWESOME!!!!!

 

18:20 - after 19 years of hurt.

 

18:20 - YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

18:20 - DEVILS ARE THE PLAY OFF CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

18:19 - 17 seconds left

 

18:19 - YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

18:18 - GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL #3 MORRISETTE scores ENG

 

18:18 - 40 secs left

 

18:17 - moose still not lifted

 

18:17 - Devils clear

 

18:17 - benti mysteriously called for roughing

 

18:16 - time out called

 

18:16 - Devils pen @ 58:35 Benti cross-checking

 

18:15 - Moose lifted

 

18:15 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

18:15 - nope hes back

 

18:14 - Moose lifted

 

18:14 - Last 2 mins

 

18:14 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

18:14 - 2:14 left in game

 

18:13 - shot from Devils saved by Moose.

 

18:12 - Haddad protecting the puck well

 

18:12 - game time 57:00

 

18:12 - Bowns clears puck

 

18:12 - that was close

 

18:11 - Asselin denied

 

18:11 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

18:11 - this is nailbiting stuff

 

18:10 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

18:10 - Bowns saves from Dowd.

 

18:10 - Devils Fs

 

18:10 - less than 5 mins left

 

18:10 - Devils clear the puck up ice

 

18:09 - Devils clear rebound before roy could get to it

 

18:09 - high sticks the call not cross-checking

 

18:08 - Devils pen 2 minutes for cross-checking Mark Louis : 53:29

 

18:07 - Faryna just could not get a shot away.

 

18:07 - Faryna gets robbed of puck at vital time in 1 on1

 

18:06 - alot holding being let go by refs

 

18:06 - Martin shoots wide

 

18:05 - Steelers have upped their game

 

18:05 - offside called against Steelers

 

18:05 - Steelers fans woken up now

 

18:05 - end to end hockey now

 

18:04 - Big hit on boards leads to turnover, Devils shoot wide

 

18:03 - puck cleared Steelers FS

 

18:03 - Devils keep them penned in

 

18:03 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

18:02 - Ulmer shoots gets deflected out of play

 

18:02 - Come u Devils give us a PPG

 

18:02 - Steelers pen Valdix 2 minutes for interference @47:34

 

18:01 - Asselin with a chance foiled by Steelers D

 

18:00 - game woken up

 

18:00 - Bowns saves.

 

17:59 - come on u Devils!!!!

 

17:59 - Neily scores for Steelers

 

17:58 - Benti had a chance but denied by Moose

 

17:58 - Moose saves. Westerling clears puck

 

17:57 - unfortunate name!

 

17:57 - sorry Aarsen

 

17:57 - Bowns saves from Arnesen

 

17:56 - Roy and Mattheson tries to combine but denied

 

17:56 - Devils keeping Steelers at bay at moment

 

17:55 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

17:55 - Fitzy shoots puck straight into Bownsy's glove

 

17:54 - Faryna sets up Ulmer whose shot is blocked

 

17:54 - Devils keeping steelers pinned in own D zone

 

17:53 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

17:53 - Nelson hunting on a rebound but Bowns denies him.

 

17:52 - Bowns makes a double save there

 

17:52 - Moose makes a stretch save

 

17:52 - puck bobbling about abit

 

17:51 - Steelers trying to build something

 

17:50 - neutral ice face off

 

17:50 - Puck out of play straight away.

 

17:50 - we are underway!

 

17:49 - 5 on 5 hockey to start the 3rd

 

17:49 - Bownsy is in position.

 

17:48 - Devils take to the ice.

 

17:48 - Waiting to get the 3rd period underway. I dont know about you but I am so nervous right now.

 

17:47 - If you have just joined us, where have u been? We've been here online since 3:30!

 

17:44 - Keep playing the way they are and hopefully they will add to their goal tally.

 

17:44 - Devils need to keep playing the way they are. Dont go too negative and hold out.

 

17:40 - 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.

 

17:36 - 2nd period SOGs Devils 11 Steelers 8 22:15 overall.

 

17:34 - KettDevil says : this is NOT done. Its a war out there. Steelers need an early goal.

 

17:31 - buzzer goes to end the period.

 

17:31 - Faryna blocks on Devils Blue line.

 

17:31 - They proved that last year and they proved it yesterday in the semi

 

17:30 - its not over yet!!!! Steelers are masters of the comeback

 

17:30 - Devils go offside

 

17:30 - unassisted at 38:41

 

17:29 - GGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL #2 ANDREW HOTHAM SCORES

 

17:28 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

17:28 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

17:28 - Morrisete got hit late but no call - Not surprisingly

 

17:27 - Morrisette with a 1 on 1 against Moose who saves.

 

17:26 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

17:26 - game gone into disjointed mode again

 

17:26 - Bowns saves from Valdix.

 

17:25 - game time 37:47

 

17:24 - Bowns saves

 

17:24 - players having difficulty controlling puck in possession which suggests the ice is not at its best

 

17:23 - Devils player put on his butt

 

17:23 - big hit after the puck had gone

 

17:23 - no icing called

 

17:22 - game time 35:08

 

17:22 - very fragmented play at moment errors by both teams in possesion

 

17:21 - Steelers playing hockey along the boards

 

17:20 - Morrisette shot rebounded off Moose, no devils player can take advantage of it

 

17:19 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

17:18 - Bowns saves from Mattheson

 

17:18 - gametime 32:15

 

17:18 - Devils FS

 

17:18 - Dowd in open shoots and Bowns saves

 

17:17 - 30 seconds left PK

 

17:17 - Fretter shoots wide deflected off Hotham

 

17:17 - Steelrs go to work on PP

 

17:16 - Devils pen Richardson 2 minutes for 2 minutes for hooking @ 29:55

 

17:15 - Strachan Reddick and Fretter involved

 

17:14 - Handbags behind bowns goal

 

17:14 - Steelers break out

 

17:14 - Hotham and Asselin involved in that move

 

17:14 - Martin shoots Moose saves

 

17:13 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

17:13 - Bowns saves from Roy

 

17:12 - end to end game now.

 

17:12 - Devils shot goes wide

 

17:12 - O connor was in the Bin at time of Devils goal for hooking

 

17:11 - Bowns saves from O connor

 

17:10 - Morrisette gets turned over

 

17:09 - sorry Face off in the Steelers zone

 

17:09 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

17:09 - Pope scoring for the nineth game in a row

 

17:09 - Moose saves amongst a mass of players

 

17:08 - Steelers whinging at getting calls on play

 

17:08 - Devils playing now.

 

17:07 - assist to Joey Martin

 

17:06 - @ 24:53 PPG

 

17:06 - GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL #1 Matt Pope scores

 

17:05 - Roy denied chance on Breakaway by Bowns

 

17:05 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

17:05 - Come on u Devils Get this PP unit working

 

17:04 - Steelers pen Westerling 2 minutes for hooking @ 24:08

 

17:04 - game time 24:50

 

17:03 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

17:03 - game very stop start at moment.

 

17:03 - Mathieu Roy sniffing round for a half chance he doesnt get.

 

17:02 - Devils D working hard.

 

17:02 - Our Fife correspondant Gillian is cheering on the Devils but isnt wearing her Devils shirt.

 

17:01 - Steelers offside. game gone into disjointed mode

 

17:00 - Armstrong shot gets blocked

 

16:59 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

16:59 - Devils get turned over, steelers break Bowns saves

 

16:59 - a suspicion of holding there on the boards

 

16:58 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

16:58 - Bowns saves

 

16:57 - Devils started on offenxe but Steelers upto their usual tricks

 

16:57 - Luke Piggot suited and booted on the Devils bench

 

16:56 - Devils offside. bit too keen there.

 

16:56 - and we are off

 

16:56 - Darnell to drop puck to start 2nd

 

16:55 - nice group fistbump from the officials. not seen that before says texter

 

16:54 - Both teams out for 2nd

 

16:48 - 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.

 

16:42 - SOGS Devils 11 Steelers 7

 

16:40 - Adam Temme thinks it was a dominant period for Devils but the scoreline belies this.

 

16:40 - Waiting on SOGs info

 

16:38 - Moose saves from Benti as the buzzer goes to end period. goal-less in a tight even game.

 

16:37 - final 30 seconds of period

 

16:36 - Dowd and Myers having words

 

16:36 - Devils clear puck

 

16:36 - Fournier's shot blocked by Mattheson

 

16:35 - Armstrong's shot way off target

 

16:35 - shot from Faryna just goes wide

 

16:34 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

16:34 - Faryna fires a shot straight at Moose's chest pad no rebound

 

16:34 - Devils defend odd man rush well

 

16:33 - game time 16:14

 

16:33 - Devils break out but Steelers man back snuffs out the attack

 

16:32 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

16:32 - Myers and and former devil Jono Phillips tussle behind bown's goal.

 

16:31 - morrisette denied a backhand attempt

 

16:30 - @ 14:14

 

16:30 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

16:29 - game fairly even so far

 

16:29 - Niely with a chance but shut down by Devils

 

16:29 - Rebound given by Moose but cleared by Steelers D

 

16:28 - Steelers FS poor PP by Devils just 1 chance

 

16:28 - game time 13:30

 

16:27 - Martin with chane, Moose denies him

 

16:27 - Valdix 2 minutes for tripping @10:46

 

16:25 - Steelers pen

 

16:25 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

16:24 - Asselin shoots Moose saves

 

16:24 - Faryna carries puck out of D zone

 

16:24 - Devls eventually clear out the puck

 

16:23 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

16:22 - Bowns covers followed by minor handbags

 

16:22 - neutral ice face off

 

16:21 - Hotham with a chance.but cleared by steelers

 

16:21 - lots of tussles along the boards

 

16:21 - Devils offence not hit their stride yet

 

16:20 - Reddick held in cornerybut frees himself eventually

 

16:19 - neither side got into their game rhythm yet

 

16:18 - Moose has been the busier of the two netminders

 

16:18 - very cagey opening 6 mins so far

 

16:17 - neutral ice face off

 

16:17 - Offside against Devils

 

16:16 - Moose of course being Mustokovs the Steelers netminder

 

16:16 - Moose saves from Martin

 

16:16 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

16:15 - icing called against Steelers

 

16:15 - Moose pads away a devils shot easily

 

16:15 - Face off in the Devils zone

 

16:15 - Steelers break but Bowns covers the puck

 

16:14 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

16:14 - Myers trying to ruffle a few Steeler feathers

 

16:13 - Morrisette and Faryna combine well.

 

16:13 - Devils as they were for the Semi

 

16:13 - Frantsilla comes into Steelers team today having missed yesterdays semi

 

16:12 - Haddad working hard to set up a chance which was blocked

 

16:11 - Face off in the Steelers zone

 

16:11 - Moose covers on a Crowder effort

 

16:11 - relaxed start to this one

 

16:10 - Moose makes the first save.

 

16:10 - we are underway

 

16:10 - goaline technology is available if needed

 

16:09 - DEVILS V STEELERS

 

16:08 - IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS GAME

 

16:08 - THIS IS IT

 

16:08 - Taz is present at the NIC amidst the Devils fans

 

16:07 - both English and Welsh anthems being sung

 

16:06 - Anthem time

 

16:06 - Phil Egan has reported in as ready, sat in his chair at home watching the game on the Television.

 

16:04 - Devils in predominantly red shirts red shorts and socks

 

16:03 - Steelers playing in predominantly white jerseys with orange trim and orange shorts.

 

16:02 - Devils have Paris Piggot and Moore as scratches

 

16:01 - Joey Martin is Forward of the year.

 

16:01 - Marquadt and Jamtins are left out of the Steelers team today

 

16:00 - Andrew Hotham is defenceman of the year

 

16:00 - Ben Bowns netminder of the year

 

15:59 - Zamboni chasing its tail doing its last re-surface of the ice pad.

 

15:56 - 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.

 

15:53 - KettDevil has reported in

 

15:49 - Just to thank Hazel for her kind words re MNL coverage over the years.

 

15:45 - Tom Darnell and Mike Hicks are the scheduled refs for the final. James Kavanagh and Danny Beresford are the Linos

 

15:43 - Also another forum poster by the name of Steeler Blade also goes for a 4-2 Devils win

 

15:41 - a forum thread poster called Pontcanna goes for 5-3, whilst Rob Batch just wants is to 'kick some rusty butts'

 

15:38 - 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.

 

15:36 - We have had a few predictions already. Dai Rees reckons on a 4-2 Devils win.

 

15:35 - A chance to exorcise the demons of 12 months ago and previous Play off Final appearances in the last 20 years.

 

15:34 - Well you got your wish. in fact 87.5% of you got your wish.

 

15:33 - 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.

 

15:32 - Use last year as a fuel for motivation not to let it happen again.

 

15:31 - No need to to remind ourselves of previous years at the Play offs .Lets live in the NOW and BELIEVE!!!

 

15:29 - The time has come upon us: Croeso - Welcome all to our coverage of this years Play Off Final.

 

13:35 - Until then I hope you all have a pleasant lunch and afternoon.

 

13:33 - 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.

 

13:31 - Join me from about 3:30pm for build up and predictions and comments and uninterrupted LIVE game text commentary once the puck drops.

 

13:29 - Welcome to what COULD be our last game of MNL coverage.

 

13:29 - Its finally Arrived. Play off Final game day.