Edinburgh Capitals 9-5 Hull Stingrays
A six goal first period blitz from the Edinburgh Capitals tonight helped the Scottish side to a devastating 9-5 win over the Hull Stingrays at Murrayfield.
In a huge game for both sides, the Caps took just 1.21 to take the lead through Martin Cingel. Curtis Leinweber doubled their lead less than a minute later with the first of four first period powerplay goals before Daniel MacIntrye (PP), Neil Hay and Jade Portwood (PP) gave the home side an unthinkable 5-0 lead.
Jereme Tendler bagged his second shorthanded goal in two games and 31st of the year in what was an early consolation goal but Brent Patry completed a truly horrific period for the visitors with the Capitals sixth of the first period.
After just twenty minutes and 11 shots, Richard Hartmann's side had bagged six goals including four powerplay goals from four powerplay attempts and all but settled the game in their favour.
Tendler added another consolation six minutes into the second period - his 13th goal in nine games, accounting for 65% of the Rays goalscoring in that time and sending him joint top of the Elite League goalscoring charts - but the unlikely comeback never materialised.
Edinburgh goals from Rene Jarolin (2) and Portwood, and further Stingrays consolations from Jason Silverthon (2) and, likely, a hugely unhappy player-coach Sylvain Cloutier rounded out the rout 9-5 in favour of the Scottish side.
The win extends the Capitals advantage over the Stingrays in ninth place in the Elite League to four points and levels the two sides points total in the Gardiner Conference.
It seems highly likely, given the magnitude of this defeat, that player changes may be made by Cloutier before the Stingrays season is pre-maturely ended. Although this remains speculation, it is well known that Cloutier has been on the lookout for a new signing offensively - tonight's defeat merely increases the importance and urgency of any new additions.
In a huge game for both sides, the Caps took just 1.21 to take the lead through Martin Cingel. Curtis Leinweber doubled their lead less than a minute later with the first of four first period powerplay goals before Daniel MacIntrye (PP), Neil Hay and Jade Portwood (PP) gave the home side an unthinkable 5-0 lead.
Jereme Tendler bagged his second shorthanded goal in two games and 31st of the year in what was an early consolation goal but Brent Patry completed a truly horrific period for the visitors with the Capitals sixth of the first period.
After just twenty minutes and 11 shots, Richard Hartmann's side had bagged six goals including four powerplay goals from four powerplay attempts and all but settled the game in their favour.
Tendler added another consolation six minutes into the second period - his 13th goal in nine games, accounting for 65% of the Rays goalscoring in that time and sending him joint top of the Elite League goalscoring charts - but the unlikely comeback never materialised.
Edinburgh goals from Rene Jarolin (2) and Portwood, and further Stingrays consolations from Jason Silverthon (2) and, likely, a hugely unhappy player-coach Sylvain Cloutier rounded out the rout 9-5 in favour of the Scottish side.
The win extends the Capitals advantage over the Stingrays in ninth place in the Elite League to four points and levels the two sides points total in the Gardiner Conference.
It seems highly likely, given the magnitude of this defeat, that player changes may be made by Cloutier before the Stingrays season is pre-maturely ended. Although this remains speculation, it is well known that Cloutier has been on the lookout for a new signing offensively - tonight's defeat merely increases the importance and urgency of any new additions.
