Hull Stingrays 7-5 Nottingham Panthers
The Hull Stingrays tonight hit seven goals for the second time in two home games, following up their 7-1 trouncing of the Edinburgh Capitals last week with a 7-5 shock win over the Nottingham Panthers.
Having spent the last three games down to just two lines and very little more, Sylvain Cloutier's side were boosted by the return of Bobby Chamberlain from GB U20 duty and the re-signing of Ukrainian defenceman Nikolai Ladygin - who made his second debut for the club. However, British forward trio Matty Davies, Sam Towner and Tom Squires remained on the sidelines through injury.
Regardless, after a slow start from both sides, the Stingrays opened the scoring through Jereme Tendler on 12.36 before doubling their lead through Guillaume Doucet just over a minute later with debutant Ladygin bagging an assist on the goal.
The Panthers would then add a late first period goal through David Clarke to halve the deficit heading into the first period intermission.
The second period was all about the Stingrays though as they netted two goals in the opening five minutes though Doucet on the powerplay - with Ladygin notching his second assist of a successful return - and fellow French-Canadian Carl Lauzon to chase starting netminder Neil Conway from the net.
He was replaced by Panthers back-up Dan Green - who didn't fare much better - conceding two more goals in the second period, first through Jason Silverthorn after sustained Stingrays pressure before Tendler added his second and the Stingrays sixth on the powerplay at 36.09.
Doucet would complete his second hat-trick of the season 6.27 into the third before Corey Neilson's side finally regrouped and began an unlikely comeback with 14 minutes left on the clock, outshooting the Stingrays 17-5 in the final 20.
Matt Francis scored a quick fire three minute double after nine minutes to reduce the score to 7-3 before late sloppiness then cost the Stingrays dear as the Panthers netted powerplay goals on 56.04 and 57.05 through Chris Murray and Clarke to reduce the deficit to two.
It was too little too late from the Panthers though and the Stingrays completed a famous 7-5 victory over their visitors from Nottingham, a victory which Stingrays owner and assistant coach Bobby McEwan would call "the biggest win I have had since I took over".
The Stingrays have now claimed ten points from 12 and travel to Kirkcaldy to take on the Fife Flyers on Sunday evening looking to further extend that run.
The Hull Stingrays tonight hit seven goals for the second time in two home games, following up their 7-1 trouncing of the Edinburgh Capitals last week with a 7-5 shock win over the Nottingham Panthers.
Having spent the last three games down to just two lines and very little more, Sylvain Cloutier's side were boosted by the return of Bobby Chamberlain from GB U20 duty and the re-signing of Ukrainian defenceman Nikolai Ladygin - who made his second debut for the club. However, British forward trio Matty Davies, Sam Towner and Tom Squires remained on the sidelines through injury.
Regardless, after a slow start from both sides, the Stingrays opened the scoring through Jereme Tendler on 12.36 before doubling their lead through Guillaume Doucet just over a minute later with debutant Ladygin bagging an assist on the goal.
The Panthers would then add a late first period goal through David Clarke to halve the deficit heading into the first period intermission.
The second period was all about the Stingrays though as they netted two goals in the opening five minutes though Doucet on the powerplay - with Ladygin notching his second assist of a successful return - and fellow French-Canadian Carl Lauzon to chase starting netminder Neil Conway from the net.
He was replaced by Panthers back-up Dan Green - who didn't fare much better - conceding two more goals in the second period, first through Jason Silverthorn after sustained Stingrays pressure before Tendler added his second and the Stingrays sixth on the powerplay at 36.09.
Doucet would complete his second hat-trick of the season 6.27 into the third before Corey Neilson's side finally regrouped and began an unlikely comeback with 14 minutes left on the clock, outshooting the Stingrays 17-5 in the final 20.
Matt Francis scored a quick fire three minute double after nine minutes to reduce the score to 7-3 before late sloppiness then cost the Stingrays dear as the Panthers netted powerplay goals on 56.04 and 57.05 through Chris Murray and Clarke to reduce the deficit to two.
It was too little too late from the Panthers though and the Stingrays completed a famous 7-5 victory over their visitors from Nottingham, a victory which Stingrays owner and assistant coach Bobby McEwan would call "the biggest win I have had since I took over".
The Stingrays have now claimed ten points from 12 and travel to Kirkcaldy to take on the Fife Flyers on Sunday evening looking to further extend that run.
