Saturday 10 October 2009

Stingrays gain point in Nottingham

Nottingham Panthers 3-2 Excel Hull Stingrays (AOT)

The Excel Hull Stingrays took a 2-0 lead heading into the final period before a comeback from the Nottingham Panthers eventually saw the home side take both points in overtime, with Sylvain Cloutier's men having to settle for a point from the league leaders.

Goals from Curtis Huppe and Jeff Glowa gave the Stingrays a two-nil mid-game lead, however, the Panthers turned it on in the final third, scoring goals through Brit Marc Levers and Jade Galbraith, with 47 and 53 minutes gone respectively, to level the scoreline.

It was left to Kevin Bergin, who fought the Stingrays Adam Knight earlier in the night, to seal a deserved extra point for the Panthers in overtime, while the Rays will be happy to have claimed just their fifth point of the season, leapfrogging them a point ahead of Sunday nights opponents, and reigning EIHL champions, the Sheffield Steelers, in seventh place.

SOG: 43-34
PIM: 23-23