Sheffield Steelers 4-3 Excel Hull Stingrays OT
The Excel Hull Stingrays picked up their first ever point in Sheffield against a Steelers side five points clear at the top of the Elite League table.
After a scoreless first period the Steelers hit three quick goals at the beggining of the second before the Stingrays replied with two powerplay goals in less than 30 seconds from Pavel Gomenyuk and Matt Reynolds.
The Stingrays pushed to get something from the game and they managed to salvage at least a point with Reynolds slotting home his second of the night. Time ran down and in doing so the Stingrays earned their first ever point in Sheffield against the Steelers.
Unfortunately for the Rays they could not convert that point into two as Jeff Legue scored in overtime to give the Steelers the extra point. This point, and the overtime loss against Belfast last weekend, gave the Stingrays two points out of four against two of the Elite League title challengers and at the same time hauled the Stingrays back onto level points with Basingstoke in ninth place, a Bison side that the Rays face in Hull tomorrow night.
SOG: 42-27
PIM: 12-12
