The Stena Line Belfast Giants guaranteed an exceptionally Happy holiday for the Teal Army on Thursday night, with a prevailing success over an overwhelmed Fife Flyers at The SSE Field, Belfast.
Giants’ goalie Peyton Jones sacked his second shutout in only three games, and a third of the time as a Steve Owre full go-around, a Ben Lake twofold, and objectives from Scott Conway, David Goodwin, and Gabe Bast saw Adam Keefe’s side success 8-0 in the last game before St Nick’s appearance.
FIRST PERIOD
The Belfast Giants attacked the Fife Flyers in a dangerous first period. Bari McKenzie’s snaring call at 1:45 opened the entryway for Steve Owre to strike his first of a sub-12-minute full go-around at 2:22. (1-0)
His second was given by Tyler Soy minutes after the fact, going through the centre for a forehand strike completed from Owre in the mid-space at 3:11. (2-0)
Flyers lead trainer Todd Dutiaume called an early break in the expectation of correcting the boat; however, the surge was still ongoing.
Scott Conway made it 3 at 7:25, crossing the blue line for a high completion over previous Monster Shane Owen in the Flyers objective. (3-0)
Owre’s full go-around was finished at 11:21, as a fierce Giants forecheck held an overwhelmed Flyers behind their blue line. (4-0)
Giants goalie Peyton Jones’ stumbling call at 15:23, served by Darik Angeli, ought to have been a snapshot of respite for the Flyers. Giants chief David Goodwin punched home number 5 in need of help, taking Imprint Cooper’s squared pass from the left. (5-0)
SECOND PERIOD
The Fife Flyers were a significantly better unit in the centre period, at last stemming the progression of the Giant’s objectives and easing back the speed.
They likewise held the home side under control for six minutes on the show of dominance as Seth Bafaro was called for stumbling at 24:16 before Brayden Sherbinin took a snaring punishment at 32:50 and Chris Lawrence stumbled Matt Foley in the Giants zone at 35:46.
Liam Blackburn’s breakaway for the guests was the greatest scoring chance of the period; however, Jones was a coordinate in the Giant’s wrinkle with serious areas of strength for a save in the perishing seconds.
THIRD PERIOD
A Ben Lake twofold in no less than 2 minutes put the game unquestionably right off the bat in the third period, his most memorable coming at 43:02 before Darik Angeli’s shot moved across the substance of the objective and was jumped on at the back post from a tight point at 45:05. (6-0, 7-0)
Even though no one would agree that it without holding back, centred had gone to watching out for Peyton Jones’ shutout, and the Giant’s exceptional groups had their impact with kills at 46:29 (Conway, roughing) and 51:56 (Snare, snaring) before Janne Kivilahti sent Belfast back onto the show of dominance with a cross looking at punishment at 53:30.
Jones was out and out heavenly on many Flyers grade-An open doors late, most strikingly hurling himself post to post to kick a leg before a definite fire objective during Conway’s punishment.
Gabe Bast put the clincher just shy of a short ways from time after Conway moved his direction through the zone for a grand help at 56:09. (8-0)
UP NEXT
The Stena Line Belfast Giants return to activity on Boxing Day with an excursion to the Glasgow Clan before getting back to The SSE Field, Belfast, for the rematch on Tuesday, 27th December, at 7:00 pm. Tickets for each of three home games during the Christmas break are at a bargain HERE!
