It’s a full schedule in Week 23 of the 2023/24 Elite Ice Hockey League season, and a conflict of the highest two groups headline’s Saturday evening’s motion. All video games tonight begin at 7pm.
It’ll be a ‘hell-out’ on the Vindico Enviornment in Cardiff because the Devils welcome leaders Sheffield Steelers for the primary of two conferences between the groups in Wales inside a month. With the Steelers arriving 14 factors clear on the high, the Devils have nearly no margin for error in the event that they’re to cease Sheffield lifting the league trophy this season. Cardiff’s 12-game profitable streak was ended on Wednesday evening in Nottingham, whereas Sheffield are on a streak of the identical size themselves. The Steelers have gained each conferences between the groups for the reason that Devils win in Sheffield early within the season.
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It’s a fast turnaround for Fife Flyers who’re in Belfast after Friday evening’s dwelling fixture in opposition to Manchester Storm. The Flyers, chasing a playoff place, face a Giants staff with wins in three of their final 4 video games. Highway factors have been laborious to come back by for the Flyers who, by factors proportion, have the league’s worst away report. They did, nevertheless, decide up a shootout win on their final go to to Belfast, however have been overwhelmed in a single on Friday evening at dwelling to Manchester.
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Fifth-placed Coventry Blaze host Dundee Stars who’re solely 4 factors behind them heading into the ultimate months of the season. The Blaze are on a .553 report thus far this season, whereas the Stars are just under the road on .487 – though Dundee have already surpassed final season’s win whole fairly snug. Coventry have gained all three conferences by the groups this season, whereas the Stars are hoping to finish a seven-game shedding run within the league within the course of.
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Glasgow Clan host Nottingham Panthers for the primary time since mid-October on Saturday evening. The groups have met twice just lately on the Motorpoint Enviornment. Each groups have gained their final two video games, whereas the Panthers are on a run of 4 wins from their final six futures general as they minimize the hole to the playoffs right down to 4 factors.
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Manchester Storm are again on dwelling ice after Friday evening’s journey to Fife to face Guildford Flames on the Storm Shelter. The Flames arrive out of kinds with 5 straight losses behind them, a run that’s seen them slip nearer to being caught by Coventry and the opposite groups chasing a playoff place. Manchester picked up an essential shootout win in Fife to maneuver to inside solely 4 factors of the Flames.
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