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Joey Martin
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Man of the Match

LATE GOAL FROM SANFORD SEALS DEVILS WIN IN SHEFFIELD 

Cole Sanford scored with 5:28 left to play to give the Devils a 3-2 win over the Steelers in Sheffield on Saturday night.

The Devils silenced the near capacity crowd at Utilita Arena 40 seconds into the game when Joey Martin tucked the puck past Matthew Greenfield on the first shift of the game just as the goal was dislodged.  After the officials reviewed the play, the goal was called back and the game to keep the game scoreless. 

A penalty called at 7:58 against Ryan Penny for tripping led to a powerplay goal scored by Brett Neumann at 9:03 to put the Steelers up 1-0.  Less than three minutes later, Sam Duggan took a pass from Josh Waller who was behind the net and roofed his one-timer past Greenfield to tie the game at 11:57. The opening period finished tied at one apiece with the Steelers outshooting the Devils 7-3. 

The Devils took advantage of their first powerplay opportunity early in the second period when Justin Crandall found Brodie Reid with a perfect cross-ice pass that Reid blasted into a wide open net to make it 2-1.  The Devils held their lead after two periods but again the Steelers beat them on the shot count 11-8.

The Steelers came out flying in the third period, piling on the pressure in the opening five minutes.  The pressure finally paid off at 46:46 when Robert Dowd beat Ben Bowns with a shot that bounced off the post and off of Bowns and into the net to make it 2-2. 

The Steelers kept the pressure on the Devils keeping the puck in the Devils zone for the majority of the period.  Still the Devils got their chances and a poor clearing attempt by Davey Phillips right in front of his own net let Joey Martin backhand the puck onto the stick of Cole Sanford who beat Greenfield to put the Devils in front 3-2 at 54:32.  The Steelers pulled Greenfield with two minutes left to play, but the Devils held on for the win. 

The final shot count was 33-14 in favour of the Steelers, but Ben Bowns was on form for his second win this season in Sheffield.  Joey Martin picked up the Man of the Match with an assist on the game winner and Josh Waller finished with two assists.

 

Photos courtesy of Dean Woolley & Hayley Roberts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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