Cardiff Devils 6 - 2 Dundee Stars

Faceoff: 19:00 - 10/12/11

Three goals in the third period from the Devils saw them run out easy winners in the end. However, for 40 minutes of this game it could have gone either way.

Devils were handed another injury blow ahead of the game tonight as Jeff Pierce was sent home with extreme sickness. With Mark Smith out long term, Gerad Adams resting a strain and Joe Myers aggravating his groin injury, Devils were down to just 7 imports v the Stars 9 (Stars had released their 10th import, Player/Coach Dan Ceman midweek.)

Despite dominating most of the first period, the Devils only had a solitary goal to show for their efforts. Scott Matzka was the man on target for the Welsh team at 2.50.The Stars shocked the home team at 26.19 as Jeff Hutchins levelled the game up at one apiece. Then two goals in just over a minute suddenly gave the Devils a two-goal lead.

The first of these came at 30.31 from Sam Smith with his first goal in eleven games. Then at 31.58 Matzka shorthanded got his second goal of the game.

However, that man Hutchins was on target once again as he netted his and his team’s second goal at 36.05 to reduce the leeway to one.

Devils increased their lead at 48.17 with a strike from Scott Dobben and then they put the final nail in the coffin with two goals 29 seconds apart. Max Birbraer netted on the powerplay at 57.27 followed by a strike from Josh Batch at 57.56.Period Scores: 1-0, 2-2, 3-0

Scott Matzka picked up the Devils man of the match award, with goalie Chris Whitley receiving the plaudits for the under-fire Stars.

Penalty Mins: Car 10 - Dun 28

Powerplay: Car 1/10 - Dun 1/5

Shots On: Stevie Lyle 25 / Mark McGill 52

Referee: Dean Smith