4 first interval objectives noticed Sheffield Steelers cruise previous Glasgow Clan, blanking their opponents within the 4-0 win.
Glasgow nearly struck first when a misplaced cross on the blue line gave the Clan a 2-on-0 whereas shorthanded. Cade Neilson fed Rylan Schwartz, who mishandled, however the puck got here straight again to Neilson with half the online open. Matthew Greenfield produced a surprising stick save to maintain the sport scoreless. Seconds later, Sheffield capitalised on the identical energy play. Ryan Tait stepped right into a snapshot that beat Lucas Brine low for 1-0.
Simply over a minute later, Dominic Cormier discovered Robert Dowd free within the left circle, and the Steelers captain fired excessive previous Brine for 2-0. Nearly instantly, Cormier turned from supplier to scorer, taking a cross from Mitchell Heard and beating Brine with a wrist shot below the arm to increase the lead. Cormier was concerned once more with 4:23 left within the interval, redirecting a Mikko Juusola shot by means of Brine for Sheffield’s fourth.
“It was a tricky activity tonight,” mentioned Clan ahead Brett Neumann. “It’s a tough place to play on the highway, we have been down guys, and we didn’t get off to the beginning we have been hoping for. The primary 10 minutes wasn’t very best for us and it damage us in the long run.”
Neither aspect discovered the online once more, with every staff receiving one energy play in a quieter second and third interval. Sheffield managed the sport out comfortably to safe the shutout for Greenfield.
“It’s a superb win,” mentioned Cormier. “We’ve got just a little break developing, so it’s good to get a win heading into that and massive for us to assist Matt Greenfield get that shutout heading into the video games developing.”
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