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CROESO - WELCOME to MNL coverage of the 1st leg of the Play Offs 1/4 final against the Coventry Blaze

Score predictions plus comments to matchnightlive@gmail.com

Join me (OJ) from around 7:15pm ( after the Scarlets game) for full uninterupted coverage

warmup done at Coventry

Testers KettDevil and Tony S reported in

Trying to get team news from Coventry

CornwallTaffy in France calls it 4-3 to Devils with Josh Batch scoring

Russky calls it 4-2 to Devils

DEVILS on the ice

No Andrew Lord

Blaze now appear

Anthem time

puck dropped

Paul Crowder might be the scratch

Apologies Crowder is playing

Will check who is icing as I asm now told no Crowder

Paul Crowder is icing

fast start to game

Devils penalty Andrew Hotham 2 minutes for cross-checking @ 1:07

KILL DEVI:LS KILL

Blaze score a PPG

Lake @ 1:19

Come on U DEVILS wake up

Ben Bowns covers

Devils clear zone

Devils offside @ 3:18

Bryce Reddick is the player scratched

Josh Batch throwing hits

Nastiuk hasn't been tested yet

Matt Pope has first shot on Coventry net

BlazePenalty2 minutes for interference @ 4:55 Ross Venus

Lots of pressure from Devils

Blaze Full strength

Joey Martin denied by Nastiuk

Gametime 7:22

Blaze offside

Blaze icing

Big hits from Josh Batch & Paul Crowder

Josh Batch goes close

Blaze icing

Matt Pope shot as Devils turn on pressure

Blaze icing

KettDevil says Momentum has swung to DEVILS

DEVILS are throwing hits tonight

Blaze Penalty Kevin Noble @ 10:24

2 minutes for hooking

Tripping it was

Devils PP has worked yet

Nastiuk saves from Andrew Hotham

Matt Pope shot high

30 sec of PP remain

Blaze Full strength

Justin Faryna goes close

Come on U DEVILS give us a goal

Devils Penalty Matthew Myers 2 minutes for tripping @ 14:41

KILL DEVILS KILL

Devils clear zone

40 secs of pk remain

Devils Full strength good PK

Gametinme 17:25

KettDevil says there have been more hits in this period than in the whole league season

Handbags

Pietrus and Mark Louis

Final minute

Ben Bowns covers

Patrick Asselin dumps Noble on his backside

End of 1st period Blaze 1 DEVILS 0

KettDevils says - Cracking 1st period full of big hits and sare amount of skill. DEVILS generally on top but Blaze took their chance

Tony says DEVILS have to maintain their intensity

Tonights referees are Matt Thompson & Dean Smith

Cannot bring you the score in Belfast as EIHL website is not updating

Anyone knowing the score text matchnightlive:@gmail.com

Giants 0 Panthers 1 I am informed

Fall news

I am now told its Giants 4 Panthers 2

Giants were leading 3-0 at one time

Teams back

2nd period starts

Thanks to Matthew, Sam, Simon, Orry and Clare for Giants/Panthers updates

Blaze icing

Puck out of play Face off in the Devils zone

Mark Louis wipes out Robinson

Nastiuk covers

Free sausage rolls at Coventry

DEVILS did everything other than score @ 22:14

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLJoey Haddad

@ 22:29 assist Tyson Strachan

Nastiuk covers

Apologies scoreline playing up OK now

Pietrus goes close

After 2 periods its Giants 4 Panthers 2

Blaze think they have scored

Being reviewed

Net came off

Goal given @ 24:43

Scoredby Paquette asists Dingle & Lake

Ben Bowns save

Face off in the Devils zone

Joey Haddad hits pipes

Gametime 26:33

Devils offside

Layne Ulmer forces save from Nastiuk

Lets Go DEVILS Lets Go

KettDevil says game has gone a bit flat

Blaze icing

Gametime 30:04

Blaze penalty delay of game

Barron was the player penalised

Face off in the Blaze zone GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Sean Bentivoglio @ 30:56

Assists Patrick Asselin & Matthew Myers

Devils penalty @ 32:58 Sean Bentivoglio 2 minutes for holding the stick

KILL DEVILS KILL

Face off in the Devils zone

Neutral ice FO

Come on U DEVILS

1 minute killed

Good PK by Devils so far

Devils Full strength

Blaze icing

Gametime 35:19

DEVILS pressure

scrappy play by both teams

End of 2nd period Blaze 2 DEVILS 2

tDevil says - enjoyable period, Blaze will be happier but cannot predict the winner at this stage

Now Giants 4 Panthers 3 @ 48:15

I dont know whats happening with the scoreline but its 2-2 after 2 periods

Goals seem to disappear at random

Still 4-3 in Belfast

Ice ready at Coventry

No goals against us this period U DEVILS

Officials back on ice

So are both teams

3rd periiod starts

Face off in the Blaze zone

Joey Haddad goes close

Andrew Hotham also goes close

Joey Martin Magic but shoots wide

Blaze have a 4 on 1

Blaze penalty Ferrara 2 minutes for charging @ 42:24

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Joey Martin @ 43:00

Assist Matt Pope

Last i heard from Ger-Devils ion Belfast there was 30 secs left

Blaze penalty Lake 2 minutes for cross-checking @ 44:16

Face off in the Blaze zone

Penalty was @ 44:126

Devils bench minor Too M

KILL DEVILS KILL

Devils penaltyJoey Haddad 2 minutes for slashing @ 45:47

Blaze now have 4 on 3

Now 5 on 3

Devils clear zone

Ben Bowns big save

Another huge save by Ben Bowns

Now 5 on 4

Devils Full Strength

Great PK by DEVILS

Gametime 48:09

LETS GO DEVILS give us a goal and kill this game

GGGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

@ 49:32

Matt Pope

Blaze time Out

Assists Gleason Fournier & Drew Paris

Game restarts

Blaze icing

Giants 4 Panthers 3 - result Thanks Clare

Gametime 51:13

Another big save by Ben Bowns

Gametime 52:12

Gametime 53:02

Devils PenaltyAndrew Hotham 2 minutes for tripping @ 53:18

KILL DEVILS KILL

LETS GO DEVILS LETS GO

Face off in the Devils zone

1 minute killed

Devils Full strength

Gametime 55:28

Big save Ben Bowns @ 56:54

Joey Haddad takes a stick to his face NO CALL

Final 2 minutes

Justin Faryna looking for a fight @ 58:24

Trouble between the benches

Final minute

Final score Blaze 2 DEVILS 4

A good win says KettDevil

Big thanks to KettDevil & Tony our texters at Coventry

No surprise DEVILS mOM - BEN BOWNS

Its now up to the DEVILS to finish it off at the IAW on Sunday when Russky will be your host - i will hopefully shouting my horse home at Ffos Las

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE - NOS DA PAWB