Saturday, 1 November 2008

Saturday 1st November: Belfast Giants 3-6 Excel Hull Stingrays (In 3rd)

1.46: 0-1 Kalmikov (Reynolds, Wilson)
3.48: 1-1 Shields (Cheverie)

21.05: 1-2 Kalmikov (Reynolds, Mitchell)
32.36: 1-3 Slonina
35.39: 1-4 Reynolds (Slonina, Neumeier)

43.56: 2-4 Martin (Deniset)
49.11: 2-5 Kostadine (Cooke, Gomenyuk)
49.35: 3-5 Cheverie (Thornton, Howells)
59.23: 3-6 Reynolds (Kostadine, Cooke)

-Curtis Cruikshank won the battle of the goalies, facing 40 shots letting in 3, whilst GB netminder Stevie Lyle, in Belfasts net, let in 5 from 24 shots.

- Matt Reynolds ended the night with 4 points, Konstantin Kalmikov scored 2 goals, Jason Kostadine had a goal and an assists and James Cooke recorded 2 assists.

- The Stingrays recorded just their second victory in Northern Ireland, and their first at the Odeyssy Arena in Belfast.