Steeldogs Spotlight 16th March

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Steeldogs 1 Wildcats 4

After an OT loss in Peterborough on Saturday night, the Bradfield Brewery Sheffield Steeldogs took on the Swindon Wildcats. The home team played the game with Andre Payette taking a coaching role as there was a full complement of players available.

The Steeldogs had lots of the early pressure but didn't give GB net minder Lyle any real work. Disappointingly Harding beat Sedlar with a tame effort at 4.17. Persistence from Elliott saw the puck go past Lyle but Ref Boardman had blown his whistle milliseconds before. A great shift from Hirst yielded three hits and gave Squires a shooting chance that somehow didn't go in. The teams left the ice for their break after 20 minutes with Swindon going in a goal to the good.

In the second period The Dogs generated more decent opportunities in the early stages but as in the first, it was the visitors who found the twine as some snappy passing between Malasinski and Hoog saw the former score at 23.28. Sheffield had an extended session of 5 on 3 play but the power play struggled to create the killer chances and Lyle swallowed up anything that did get through. Roles then reversed and the Wildcats had the two man advantage. They were kept out by a couple of stunning Sedlar saves but Harding fired past him as the last penalty ticked down, putting the visitors up by 3 goals to nil. It summed up the Steeldogs night when Korhon finally earned a penalty shot after being dragged back but after sending the puck a little too far in front, a Lyle poke-check denied the #27.

The final period felt like everyone was just going through the motions and even at half speed Swindon extended their lead with Nell firing the puck home. With Lyle's shutout looking increasingly likely, Ozolins took another skate down the wing and somehow squeezed one past the Cats future coach at 52.07.

The game ended with a 4-1 win for Swindon on a night when the Steeldogs struggled to establish any kind of hold on the game. Man of the Match beers were awarded to Adam Harding for Swindon and Lubomir Korhon for the Steeldogs.

The final league game of the season is next weekend in Bracknell and the league campaign will be put to bed. Attention then turns to Operation Coventry 2015 when we will be preparing to play our home Play-Off Quarter Final on Friday 27th March, face-off 8pm. Keep up to date on the website and social media for news leading up to the game.

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