Dundee Stars 2-3 Hull Stingrays
The Hull Stingrays were tonight beaten in their first league fixture of the season, going down 3-2 to Gardiner Conference rivals the Dundee Stars with former Stingray Jack Watkins bagging a third period game winning goal.
Eager to shake off their 'bus-legs', the Stingrays outshot the Stars 17-9 in the first period only for an early Sami Ryhanen powerplay goal to give the home side the lead heading into the second.
Cale Tanaka continued his impressive start to the season 3.47 into an even second period with his second goal in two games only for Dundee's Pat Bowen to peg the Rays back less than two minutes later with the Stars second powerplay marker.
Once again, the Stingrays heavily outshot the Stars 17-9 in the final stanza only for Watkins to pop up four minutes in and record his first goal of the season - having notched just one in 45 games with the Rays last term.
Tomas Valecko hit back with what turned out to be a consolation goal - continuing his record of scoring in all three Stingrays games this season - but the Rays couldn't find the leveler despite firing 43 shots on Stars netminder Nic Riopel, faltering to a 3-2 loss in their first league fixture of the campaign.
The Hull Stingrays were tonight beaten in their first league fixture of the season, going down 3-2 to Gardiner Conference rivals the Dundee Stars with former Stingray Jack Watkins bagging a third period game winning goal.
Eager to shake off their 'bus-legs', the Stingrays outshot the Stars 17-9 in the first period only for an early Sami Ryhanen powerplay goal to give the home side the lead heading into the second.
Cale Tanaka continued his impressive start to the season 3.47 into an even second period with his second goal in two games only for Dundee's Pat Bowen to peg the Rays back less than two minutes later with the Stars second powerplay marker.
Once again, the Stingrays heavily outshot the Stars 17-9 in the final stanza only for Watkins to pop up four minutes in and record his first goal of the season - having notched just one in 45 games with the Rays last term.
Tomas Valecko hit back with what turned out to be a consolation goal - continuing his record of scoring in all three Stingrays games this season - but the Rays couldn't find the leveler despite firing 43 shots on Stars netminder Nic Riopel, faltering to a 3-2 loss in their first league fixture of the campaign.
