Hey Guys welcome to another throwback article this time I’m
choosing an old game that took place between the Sheffield Steelers and the
Coventry Blaze, Hope you enjoy it!
Saturday 11th January 2014 – Sheffield Steelers v Coventry Blaze @ Motorpoint Arena. Face-off: 7pm, Erhardt Conference/Elite League
Sheffield Steelers – 5
Gord Baldwin (2)
Steven Goertzen
Tim Spencer
Robert Dowd
Coventry Blaze - 4
Kenny Kallstrom
Michael Devin
Shea Guthrie
Adam Henrich
With the Steelers on a good run and the Blaze struggling for points this was turning out to be a must win for the Coventry with the playoffs getting ever closer, Robert Dowd took an early penalty and Blaze would have their first power play of the night and they was looking to get going fast as Frank Doyle was forced into making some early saves but Blaze would score the first goal of the night while on the power play at 2:39 with Olson screening Doyle Kenny Kallstrom would fire one from the blue line. Some fantastic defending by Egener prevented Goertzen levelling the score from the right hash mark, Michael Henrich almost made it 2-0 soon after 1 on 1 with Doyle but the Steelers goalie made the same comfortably. With the Blaze on the power play again the visitors would make it 2-0 on 7:49 as Michael Devin would fire a one timer from the blue line past Doyle and not even a minute later Shea Guthrie made it 3-0 as the Blaze forward go into the Sheffield and forced Doyle into making the first move to fire into the roof of the net and what a first 8 and a half minutes it had been so far for the Coventry Blaze. The Steelers third line was out trying to make something happen but couldn’t beat Zacharias after a good opportunity in front of goal by Hewitt; Stefan Meyer was also making Zacharias work as he can’t get his re-direct past the Blaze netminder. Sheffield would get their first power play of the night as Jeff Legue receives a cross check by Egener and straight of the face-off Sheffield were trying to get on goal but struggled to set-up as they was going up against the best penalty kill in the league but Sheffield would get a 5 on 3 chance and on 17:40 Steelers would pull a goal back as Dowd would win the face-off and Legue would play to Baldwin to rip a slap shot past Zacharias and then not even a minute later still on the power play Sheffield would find themselves down by 1 goal as Goertzen would be played down the right and he skated into the zone in front of goal and slipped the puck past Zacharias for a real captains goal leading by example. Sheffield had a great chance to equalise as Stefan Meyer was all alone next to Zacharias but the Blaze netminder made a great save and Coventry take a 1 goal lead into the break.
End of the 1st Period: Sheffield Steelers 2–3 Coventry Blaze
Sheffield would start the period on the power play but wouldn’t be able to find an equaliser and Blaze would very quickly end up on their own power play as there is plenty of pushing and shoving in front of Doyle’s goal. It was a much more improved penalty kill than the first period. With 14 minutes left in the period Tim Spencer had a great chance to level the scores but Zacharias somehow saved when Spencer had the majority of the goal to aim for. At the mid-way point of the period Sheffield had Blaze camped in their zone with the 2nd line Dowd especially skating well looking for an outlet but Ginand blocked the best opportunity. But Sheffield would carry on pressing and a great pass from DiCasmirro would find Sirianni but wouldn’t be able to slot the puck past Zacharias which would be followed by a melee between Meyer and Olsson. Adam Henrich had a good opportunity to score a fourth for the Blaze but Doyle would save from just in front. After a goal fest that was the first period no one would be able to add to the score line despite several power play opportunities for both teams and Coventry would have a one goal lead going into the third period.
End of the 2nd Period: Sheffield Steelers 2–3 Coventry Blaze
Third Period got underway with the Steelers looking to find an equaliser as quick as possible but the first couple of minutes were extremely scrappy and neither team could get any real offence going as they were both just cancelling each other out. With Shea Guthrie in the box and the Steelers on the power play Sirianni rounded the goal and put the puck into Zacharias before Tim Spencer poked it under the netminder and into the goal for the equaliser just 4 minutes into the third period and that truly made it game on. Soon after Coventry had a big chance to go back ahead as a Blaze forward had the whole goal to choose from but Sheffield managed to somehow clear the zone. Coventry would take the lead again though on 46:38 as Michael Henrich would fire a slap shot from the blue line it would get caught up in the skates of his brother Adam Henrich before he taped it into the open goal, Doyle stood no chance as he had already came to the top of his crease to save the initial shot. The third period was very much end to end with both sides having chances at either end but Sheffield were having large amounts of possession in the Blaze zone giving Mike Zacharias plenty to think about. A few poor defensive errors almost let in Coventry to extend their lead but Frank Doyle made himself big and made sure he had them covered. With 3:23 left in the third period Sheffield found themselves on the power play again with Ryan Ginand in the box for slashing, Jeff Legue has possession of the puck on the blue line and fires one on goal and Gord Baldwin manages to tip it past Zacharias for the equaliser which made it a multi-goal game for the defencemen and a fourth power play goal of the game for the Steelers (When was the last time we could say that). Neither team could find anyway to find a winner so the game went into overtime which meant 4v4.
End of the 3rd Period: Sheffield Steelers 4-4 Coventry Blaze
Overtime started and there was an early worry for Sheffield as Frank Doyle took a skate to the head off Shea Guthrie but he shook it off and was able to continue playing, first real chance fell to the Steelers as Langlais shot one against the post as Legue was trying to screen Zacharias. Two minutes left in overtime it had been all Sheffield so far without Coventry worrying Doyle at all. With the clock ticking down and Dustin Kohn in possession of the puck in between the circles he played Dowd who skated from zone to zone on the delayed penalty all the way in front of Zacharias before nicely firing low past the Coventry netminder for the game winner on 63:19 to end a fantastic game of Hockey.
Final Score: Sheffield Steelers 5–4 Coventry Blaze OT
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Saturday 11th January 2014 – Sheffield Steelers v Coventry Blaze @ Motorpoint Arena. Face-off: 7pm, Erhardt Conference/Elite League
Sheffield Steelers – 5
Gord Baldwin (2)
Steven Goertzen
Tim Spencer
Robert Dowd
Coventry Blaze - 4
Kenny Kallstrom
Michael Devin
Shea Guthrie
Adam Henrich
With the Steelers on a good run and the Blaze struggling for points this was turning out to be a must win for the Coventry with the playoffs getting ever closer, Robert Dowd took an early penalty and Blaze would have their first power play of the night and they was looking to get going fast as Frank Doyle was forced into making some early saves but Blaze would score the first goal of the night while on the power play at 2:39 with Olson screening Doyle Kenny Kallstrom would fire one from the blue line. Some fantastic defending by Egener prevented Goertzen levelling the score from the right hash mark, Michael Henrich almost made it 2-0 soon after 1 on 1 with Doyle but the Steelers goalie made the same comfortably. With the Blaze on the power play again the visitors would make it 2-0 on 7:49 as Michael Devin would fire a one timer from the blue line past Doyle and not even a minute later Shea Guthrie made it 3-0 as the Blaze forward go into the Sheffield and forced Doyle into making the first move to fire into the roof of the net and what a first 8 and a half minutes it had been so far for the Coventry Blaze. The Steelers third line was out trying to make something happen but couldn’t beat Zacharias after a good opportunity in front of goal by Hewitt; Stefan Meyer was also making Zacharias work as he can’t get his re-direct past the Blaze netminder. Sheffield would get their first power play of the night as Jeff Legue receives a cross check by Egener and straight of the face-off Sheffield were trying to get on goal but struggled to set-up as they was going up against the best penalty kill in the league but Sheffield would get a 5 on 3 chance and on 17:40 Steelers would pull a goal back as Dowd would win the face-off and Legue would play to Baldwin to rip a slap shot past Zacharias and then not even a minute later still on the power play Sheffield would find themselves down by 1 goal as Goertzen would be played down the right and he skated into the zone in front of goal and slipped the puck past Zacharias for a real captains goal leading by example. Sheffield had a great chance to equalise as Stefan Meyer was all alone next to Zacharias but the Blaze netminder made a great save and Coventry take a 1 goal lead into the break.
End of the 1st Period: Sheffield Steelers 2–3 Coventry Blaze
Sheffield would start the period on the power play but wouldn’t be able to find an equaliser and Blaze would very quickly end up on their own power play as there is plenty of pushing and shoving in front of Doyle’s goal. It was a much more improved penalty kill than the first period. With 14 minutes left in the period Tim Spencer had a great chance to level the scores but Zacharias somehow saved when Spencer had the majority of the goal to aim for. At the mid-way point of the period Sheffield had Blaze camped in their zone with the 2nd line Dowd especially skating well looking for an outlet but Ginand blocked the best opportunity. But Sheffield would carry on pressing and a great pass from DiCasmirro would find Sirianni but wouldn’t be able to slot the puck past Zacharias which would be followed by a melee between Meyer and Olsson. Adam Henrich had a good opportunity to score a fourth for the Blaze but Doyle would save from just in front. After a goal fest that was the first period no one would be able to add to the score line despite several power play opportunities for both teams and Coventry would have a one goal lead going into the third period.
End of the 2nd Period: Sheffield Steelers 2–3 Coventry Blaze
Third Period got underway with the Steelers looking to find an equaliser as quick as possible but the first couple of minutes were extremely scrappy and neither team could get any real offence going as they were both just cancelling each other out. With Shea Guthrie in the box and the Steelers on the power play Sirianni rounded the goal and put the puck into Zacharias before Tim Spencer poked it under the netminder and into the goal for the equaliser just 4 minutes into the third period and that truly made it game on. Soon after Coventry had a big chance to go back ahead as a Blaze forward had the whole goal to choose from but Sheffield managed to somehow clear the zone. Coventry would take the lead again though on 46:38 as Michael Henrich would fire a slap shot from the blue line it would get caught up in the skates of his brother Adam Henrich before he taped it into the open goal, Doyle stood no chance as he had already came to the top of his crease to save the initial shot. The third period was very much end to end with both sides having chances at either end but Sheffield were having large amounts of possession in the Blaze zone giving Mike Zacharias plenty to think about. A few poor defensive errors almost let in Coventry to extend their lead but Frank Doyle made himself big and made sure he had them covered. With 3:23 left in the third period Sheffield found themselves on the power play again with Ryan Ginand in the box for slashing, Jeff Legue has possession of the puck on the blue line and fires one on goal and Gord Baldwin manages to tip it past Zacharias for the equaliser which made it a multi-goal game for the defencemen and a fourth power play goal of the game for the Steelers (When was the last time we could say that). Neither team could find anyway to find a winner so the game went into overtime which meant 4v4.
End of the 3rd Period: Sheffield Steelers 4-4 Coventry Blaze
Overtime started and there was an early worry for Sheffield as Frank Doyle took a skate to the head off Shea Guthrie but he shook it off and was able to continue playing, first real chance fell to the Steelers as Langlais shot one against the post as Legue was trying to screen Zacharias. Two minutes left in overtime it had been all Sheffield so far without Coventry worrying Doyle at all. With the clock ticking down and Dustin Kohn in possession of the puck in between the circles he played Dowd who skated from zone to zone on the delayed penalty all the way in front of Zacharias before nicely firing low past the Coventry netminder for the game winner on 63:19 to end a fantastic game of Hockey.
Final Score: Sheffield Steelers 5–4 Coventry Blaze OT
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