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Saturday 31st January 2009: Excel Hull Stingrays (9th) v Coventry Blaze (2nd) @ Hull Arena, F/O 5.30pmSunday 1st February 2009: Cardiff Devils (6th) v Excel Hull Stingrays (9th) @ Cardiff Bay Ice Arena, F/O 6pm
Form
Stingrays- L W L W L
Coventry- W W OTW W D
Cardiff- PSW W PSW L L
Last 3 Meetings
v Coventry
12/11/08 1-6 L A
20/12/09 7-9 L H
10/01/09 1-7 L A
v Cardiff
13/09/08 1-6 L A
15/11/08 3-4 PSL H
03/12/08 0-1 L A
Season series
v Coventry 0-5, 0 points, 12GF, 31GA
v Cardiff 0-3, 1 point, 4GF, 11GA
Man of the moment
Stingrays- Lee Esders (44GP 5+5)- Scored a goal in each of the Stingrays games against his former side Newcastle and has three points in four games since Jamie Thompson's injury allowed him extended ice time.
Coventry- Blake Forsyth (5GP 1+4)- Has helped the Blaze transformation with five points in five games since joining just two weeks ago, in which time the Blaze have recorded four wins and a draw
Cardiff- Mike Prpich (34GP 22+20)- Has scored in two out of three games against the Stingrays and leads Cardiff in goals, powerplay goals and shorthanded goals.
Absentees
Stingrays- Stuart Kerr (doubtful; knee), Matt Reynolds (broken finger), Paul Moran (shoulder), Jamie Thompson (neck)
Coventry- Full Strength
Cardiff- Marc Fulton (knee), Lee Cowmeadow (dislocated elbow), Derek Campbell (knee)
Other news
- 30 year old former Tampa Bay Lightning forward , Matt Elich, will make his debut against the Basingstoke Bison on Saturday before facing the Stingrays in Cardiff on Sunday in his home debut.
- The Stingrays last home game against Coventry was their highest scoring game of the season with sixteen goals being scored between the teams in the Rays 9-7 loss.
Predictions
Stingrays 2-4 Coventry
Cardiff 3-4 Stingrays
