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CROESO - WELCOME to MNL as the DEVILS take on their arch rivals the Belfast Giants

Whilst the DEVILS do not have much to play for after landing the League Title the Giants are battling for a preferential play off position by finishing in the top 4

Join me (OJ) from around 6:30 for the usual MNL coverage

Warmup drawing to a close at IAW

Pat just wants a Devils win

David Rees says Devils must get back to winning ways and predicts a win 3-2

Devils migght find out who their play off opponents will be tonight

Its going to be the Clan or the Blaze

At the moment the Clan are losing 2-1 to the Flames after 1 period

if the Clan lose tonight the Blaze will qualify if they beat the Storm tonight or at home tomorrow against the Flames

Zamboni doing its bit

Andre Lord was in warmup

Bryce Reddick would appear to be the scratch tonight, everyone else

Russky says a win is a must, score irrelevant

Lights dimmed

Hazel predicts a 4-2 win for Devils

Phil calls it 5-3 to Devils

Teams on the ice

No Vandemeer or Rutherford for Giants

Anthem time

Tomas Rutkis plays but no uke Piggott

Lets hope we have a good game tonight

Just referee my texter tells me

Puck dropped

Told its Stefan Hogarth in charge

Ben Bowns covers as Giants come out with strong fore check

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils penalty Sean Bentivoglio 2 minutes for hooking @ ):45

KILL DEVILS KILL

Truehl in et for Giants

Devils cannot clear zone

Giants Penalty Galatacos 2 minutes for interference @ 1:51

Devils Full Strength

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Jake Morissette @ 3:19 a PPG

Assists Joey Martin

Ben Bowns gloves

Goal given to Joey Martin assist Jake Morissette & Layne Ulmer

Gametime 4:30

Now Flames 3 Clan 1

long distance shot by Jake Morissette

Devils penalty Drew Paris 2 minutes for cross-checking @ 7:04

KILL DEVILS KILL

1 minute killed

Two SH breakouts for Devils

Giants Full Strength

Ben Bowns glove save

Puck out of play

Face off in the Devils zone

Giants penalty 2 minutes for slashing @ 9:42

Ferland the naughty boy

Lets have another PPG U DEVILS

One pass too many by DEVILS - SHOOT the Puck

1 minute of PP remnains

Big save by Truehl

Flames 3 Clan 1 after 2 periods

Justin Faryna causing havoc as usual

Blaze take a 1 goal lead against Storm

Giants offside

Ben Bowns having to be elert

Face off in the Devils zone

@13:34

Giants offside again

Very open game now speeded up after a lull

Ben Bowns covers @ 16:56

Devils clear zone after Giants pressure

Giants pressure again

Devils Penalty Andrew Hotham 2 minutes for cross-checking @ 18:20

KILL DEVILS KILL

Ben Bowns dives on loose puck

End of 1st period DEVILS 1 Giants 0

In the other games Storm 2 Blaze 2; Steelers 5 Capitals 0, Stars 1 Panthers 1 all after 1 period

SoG for 1st period DEVILS 10 Giants 12

Teams back

2nd period starts

DEVILS still on PK

Devils Full Strength

Devils Penaltydelay of game Josh Batch @ 20:34

KILL DEVILS KILL

1 minute killed

DEVILS breakout

Devils Full Strength

Paul Crowder has chance foiled bt Truehl

Gametime 25:34

Giants penalty Martinelli @ 26:37 2 minutes for boarding

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Jake Morissette PPG @27:09

Assists Joey Martin & Gleason Fournier

Truehl saves from Crowder

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

@28:20

Time Out Giants

Assists for Mark Richardson & Layne Ulmer on Devils 3rd goal

Ben Bowns save

Blaze now winning 3-2

Ben Bowns save @ 30:40

Face off in the Devils zone

Devils offside

Flames 3 Clan 1 - result

Sean Bentivoglio goes close

Face off in the Giants zone

Some nice moves from Devils

Both teams manage to freeze the puck - neutral ice FO

Truehl saves from Sean Bentivoglio

Gametime 35:22

Devils penalty 2 minutes for hooking Paul Crowder

Face off in the Devils zone

KILL DEVILS KILL

Come on U DEVILS

Ben Bowns standing tall and makes clear saves

Devils Full Strength

Good PK by DEVILS

Puck out of play

gametime 38:05

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Matt Pope rocket @ 38:26

Assists Joey Martin & Mark Richardson

Final minute

End of 2nd period DEVILS 4 Giants 0

Steelers 9 Capitals 2, Stars 2 Panthers 3 after 2 periods

Storm 2 Blaze 5 after 2 periods

It clooks like that the DEVILS play offs opponents will be the Coventry Bllaze

SoG for 2nd period DEVILS 12 Giants 9 making it 22-21 after 2 periods

Ice ready

My sole texter Phil says the atmosphere at the IAW tonight is back to normal after the "library silence" on Wednsesdfay

I musn't forget the texts I had from Steve until either hisd battery went dead or the beer took hold

eams back

Puck dropped

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Drew Paris

@ 40:22

Unassisted 5th Devils goal

Ben Bowns covers

Giants Penalty Matt Pope smashed into the glass from behind

Johner 2 + 10 for checking from behind

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Andrew Hotham PPG @@ 43:58

Assists Joey Haddad & Matthew Myers

Giants icing

Giants offside

Face off in the Giants zone

Phil tells me Pope is OH

Giants penalty Benedict @ 46:31 2 minutes for hooking

Justin Faryna shoots wide when he should have scored

Devils icing

@ 47:55

Ben Bowns save

Giants Full Strength

Devils offside

Storm 3 Blaz6

Giants goal Murphy @ 49:17

Giants penalty 2 minutes for hooking @ 49:44

Assists for Towe & Benedict on Giants goal

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Layne Ulmer PPG

@ 51:27

Devils penalty coming

Justin Faryna @ 53:38 2 minutes for interference

KILL DEVILS KILL

DEVILS clear zone

1 minute killed

Ben Bowns covers

Devils full strength

Truehl save

Gametime 56:32

Giants bench penalty too many men @ 56:28

Toms Rutkis on the PP i am told

Devils penaltyMatt Pope 2 minutes for tripping 57:24

4 on 4

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Paul Crowder @ 58:05

Giants Full strength

Giants on PP

Fil minutena

Devils Full strength

Ben Bowns covers with 4 secs left

Final score DEVILS 8 Giants 1

Now Storm 4 Blaze 7 with 3 minutes to go

iants MoM - DARCY MURPHY

Lightning 2 Flyers 1 laterst score in 2nd period

DEVILS MoM _ JOEY MARTIN

Final 2 minutes - Blaze winning 7-4

Thank you to Phil and Steve for texting

The Lightning come to the IAW tomorrow for the final league game when Russky will be hosting

Blaze win 7-4 and will play the DEVILS next week

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE - NOS DA PAWB