Coventry Blaze picked up their fifth level in six video games with a 4-1 highway win in Glasgow over Clan, who’ve now misplaced three in a row.
The Blaze arrived in Glasgow sitting eighth after a dramatic four-goal comeback win and an extra time loss in opposition to league leaders Nottingham, outcomes that nudged them away from the playoff trapdoor.
“We felt assured coming into this recreation, we’ve been taking part in some good hockey,” mentioned Blaze goaltender Mat Robson. “We’ve been trending in the suitable path and I feel tonight we bought rewarded.”
Coventry made the brighter begin, hanging twice within the opening interval by means of Elijah Barriga and Jordan Energy to take a 2-0 lead. Again-to-back Blaze penalties late within the body handed Clan a lifeline, and Deven Sideroff transformed on the powerplay to scale back the deficit to 2-1 by the primary intermission.
“I felt good, it’s all the time robust after these lengthy bus rides to get the legs going,” added Robson. “However the physique is feeling good, and I feel we’ve bought it all the way down to a science now with how we heat up and work with the physios. I used to be capable of do my bit and hold pucks out of the online, and up prime we’ve bought guys that may put it in there.”
The second interval handed with out additional scoring, with each side buying and selling half-chances however struggling to generate clear seems. Glasgow’s finest spell was slowed by a late interference penalty on Darien Kielb, and Coventry carried their one-goal lead into the second break.
Grayson Constable’s powerplay purpose 6:04 into the third restored the Blaze’s two-goal cushion and halted any momentum the Clan had carried ahead. Ivan Chukarov sealed the consequence with an empty-net purpose within the last seconds to cap a powerful highway win for Coventry.
Photograph: Al Goold
