Braehead Clan 6-2 Excel Hull Stingrays
The Excel Hull Stingrays tonight fell to a disappointing 6-2 loss in their first ever visit to Glasgow to face the Braehead Clan with the Rays two goals coming from Brit Ryan Lake and Ukrainian Konstantin Kalmikov.
The home side raced into a two goal first period lead thanks to markers from standout forwards Dominic Noel and Brendan Cook after eight and 19 minutes respectively.
Sylvain Cloutier's side responded through Kalmikov to halve the deficit midway through the game but a goal from Clan player-coach Bruce Richardson 25 seconds later restored the Scottish sides lead to two.
Rays Fan favourite Lake then netted his second in two games just 64 seconds later to once again restore hope of an unlikely away victory. However, further Clan goals from defenceman Jon Landry, Ryan Campbell and a second from Noel handed them their second victory in two home games before the game ended on an unsavoury note with Kyle Bruce and the Rays Jozef Sladok handed five minute majors for fighting with seconds remaining.
While the 6-2 scoreline may suggest differently, the Rays out shot the Clan 45 to 34, and Cloutier's side may feel a little hard done by a harsh four goal defeat.
The result leaves the Rays once again looking for their first EIHL win of the season tomorrow night against Edinburgh, who tonight beat Dundee 3-1, with at least a point needed to salvage anything from a weekend in Scotland.
Stingray scorers: Lake, Kalmikov
Braehead scorers: Noel (2), Richardson, Landry, Campbell
SOG: 34-47
PIM: 17-19
