Sunday 17 March 2013

First regulation defeat against Devils so costly for Stingrays

Hull Stingrays 2-4 Cardiff Devils

The Hull Stingrays tonight suffered a costly first regulation defeat this season against the Cardiff Devils by way of a 4-2 loss at the Hull Arena.

Heading into the fixture, Sylvain Cloutier's side could boast an impressive 4-0-1 record against the Welsh side this campaign and they desperately needed to improve that record to 5-0-1 if they wanted to boost their chances of making the Elite League post-season.

However, a double from Ben Davies and further goals from Stuart MacRae gave the Devils a 3-2 lead after Stingrays strikes from Dominic Osman and Jereme Tendler.

Chris Blight completed Cardiff's first regulation victory over the Stingrays this season with an empty net goal with ten seconds remaining.