Cardiff Devils 4 - 2 Excel Hull Stingrays
The Cardiff Devils continued their superiority over the Excel Hull Stingrays in South Wales tonight, adding to last season's nine wins in ten fixtures with a 4-2 victory in the Challenge Cup.
Sylvain Cloutier's Stingrays, taking on the Devils for the first time in 11/12, emerged from a quiet first period still level in an unusual scoreless period which saw them kill of three hooking penalties.
The home side soon got on the board in the second period however, Brad Voth hitting his third of the year before Estonian Dmitri Rodin netted his second goal in two games for the Stingrays, going coast-to-coast at the blue tent to level the scores.
A Scott Dobben double either side of the second intermission, the latter shorthanded, then gave Gerad Adams' Devils a 3-1 lead before Ben Davies scored his first of the season to increase Cardiff's lead to three.
Jereme Tendler then recorded his fourth of the year - to add to the 50 he scored last season - on the powerplay to give the Rays hope. They couldn't find any more offence though as the Devils closed the game out at 4-2 having out shot the Stingrays 41-28. The defeat condemning them to their second Challenge Cup loss of this year's competition following the 6-2 loss in Nottingham on Wednesday.
The Rays return to action tomorrow night against the Fife Flyers, who recorded their first win in the EIHL tonight beating Edinburgh Capitals 3-2, for the two sides first meeting in six years.
The Cardiff Devils continued their superiority over the Excel Hull Stingrays in South Wales tonight, adding to last season's nine wins in ten fixtures with a 4-2 victory in the Challenge Cup.
Sylvain Cloutier's Stingrays, taking on the Devils for the first time in 11/12, emerged from a quiet first period still level in an unusual scoreless period which saw them kill of three hooking penalties.
The home side soon got on the board in the second period however, Brad Voth hitting his third of the year before Estonian Dmitri Rodin netted his second goal in two games for the Stingrays, going coast-to-coast at the blue tent to level the scores.
A Scott Dobben double either side of the second intermission, the latter shorthanded, then gave Gerad Adams' Devils a 3-1 lead before Ben Davies scored his first of the season to increase Cardiff's lead to three.
Jereme Tendler then recorded his fourth of the year - to add to the 50 he scored last season - on the powerplay to give the Rays hope. They couldn't find any more offence though as the Devils closed the game out at 4-2 having out shot the Stingrays 41-28. The defeat condemning them to their second Challenge Cup loss of this year's competition following the 6-2 loss in Nottingham on Wednesday.
The Rays return to action tomorrow night against the Fife Flyers, who recorded their first win in the EIHL tonight beating Edinburgh Capitals 3-2, for the two sides first meeting in six years.
