The Excel Hull Stingrays pushed the league leading Coventry Blaze all the way for the second night in a row tonight at the Coventry Skydome, however, once again Paul Thompson's side, this weekend under the guidance of assistant coach Luc Chabot, came away with all the spoils.
The Blaze couldn't better the 17 seconds it took them to open the scoring in Hull on Saturday night, they did however get an early goal on the board, this time through Brit Joe Henry.
Sylvain Cloutier's side responded somewhat better than the four consecutive goals they threw away 24 hours earlier, netting through forward Curtis Huppe and then defenceman George Halkidis to take the lead just six minutes in.
Adam Calder levelled the scores with a powerplay goal with seven minutes left in the first before Lee Esders scored a shorthanded goal midway through the second to restore the Rays lead.
Much like the previous night, when the Blaze hit five goals in the first and early second, Coventry picked their time to dominate perfectly as a double from Luke Fulghum, his third and fourth in two games against the Stingrays, and a Danny Stewart goal sealed the home side a 5-3 win.
SOG: 51-33
PIM: 10-14
