Thursday, 27 December 2012

First EIHL shutout for Bowns ends Rays winless streak

Hull Stingrays 1-0 Edinburgh Capitals

A perfect home defence tonight helped the Hull Stingrays end an eight game losing skid - their longest of the season so far - as Ben Bowns turned away 24 shots and Jereme Tendler scored the game winning goal in a narrow 1-0 win over the Edinburgh Capitals.

Tendler's game winning goal came 11.33 into the first period on the powerplay and the Rays fired 40 further shots on Tomas Hiadlovsky in the Capitals net but the Canadian's marker would prove to be the difference.

Jason Silverthorn and Curtis Leinweber dropped the gloves as the closing buzzer sounded to end the losing streak, while also giving Bowns his first shutout in the British top flight.