Rink Round-Up: Week 5

Welcome once more everybody for your weekly look back at events in the rest of the Elite League, it's time for Rink Round-Up.

In the standout league game on Saturday, Cardiff Devils entertained the Belfast Giants on the back of a superb 5-1 win in the CHL against Vaxjö Lakers and it looked like they would record another home win when they led 3-1 in the early part of the second period. However, Adam Keefe's team bounced back to skate away with a 5-3 road win, Sebastian Sylvestre getting the all important insurance marker deep in the third which had more than it's fair share of incident; Giants captain Blair Riley being ejected on a Game Misconduct for third man in after an altercation at 47:24.

Braehead Clan received a humiliating 7-1 loss on home to fierce rivals Fife Flyers, a result that did not sit well with either the Purple Army fan base nor coach John Tripp. Evan Bloodoff scored four goals straight as Flyers recorded their biggest away win in Renfrewshire; Tyler Shattock ruined Andy Iles' shutout plan with just over two minutes left in the game but by then most Clan fans had seen enough.

Manchester Storm were looking good at Milton Keynes Lightning as they led 2-0 before eight minutes had been played. However the hosts came bouncing back and a late winner from former Cardiff Devil Denny Kearney saw them edge it by the odd one in five. Edinburgh Capitals enjoyed their trip to Tayside, and reunion with former netminder Travis Fullerton as they recorded a 7-2 road win with Mike Cazzola grabbing 2+2 for them and making Malcolm Gould's brace for the Stars look small beer. Concluding Saturday's action in the Challenge Cup, Guildford and Coventry went to overtime before Brett Ferguson's first ever Flames goal 23 seconds in won it for Paul Dixon's men and ensure Chris Carrozzi had a winning start as injury cover for the sidelined Brian Stewart.

Onto Sunday now, Manchester played the return of their home and home series with Milton Keynes and Luke Moffatt took the individual honours with four goals in a 6-0 home win which was secured as early as 29:57. Mike Clementè picking up a 24 save shutout too for Ryan Finnerty's men who had new signing Scott Pitt making a home début. Edinburgh and Dundee also faced off again and it wasn't as convincing as Saturday but the overall result was the same; that being a win for the Caps. Dylan Anderson's goal at 45:20 standing up as the game winner despite Gabriel Lévesque's strike for Stars making it an interesting finish.

Belfast were hoping to make their trip to Coventry a winning one, but Blaze had too much firepower and recorded an impressive 6-1 home win. Marc Olivier-Vallerand scored another brace to set them on the way, and three final period goals secured the points for Danny Stewart's team who also saw Kevin Nastiuk save 29 out of 30 shots the Giants put on him. Fife entertained Guildford in the "Auld Barn" in the league's final game, and the visitors long trip proved to be a worthwhile one as they recorded a 5-3 road win. Kruise Reddick had 2+2 for the Flames in an entertaining game which was only settled by John Dunbar's sixth league goal of the season with 71 seconds left to play.

And that is your latest Rink Round-Up.

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