Hull Stingrays 3 Fife Flyers 2 (after shootout)
It took a penalty shot from Dmitry Rodin to decide the outcome of this game. After 65 minutes of hockey the teams were level at two apiece and round three of the penalties saw Rodin get the game winner, to give the Humberside team their first league win.
Only one goal separated the teams after the first session and it came the way of the home team at 7.03 as Jereme Tendler netted on the powerplay.
The second stanza again only saw the one goal this time it came from the visitors at 32.01 as Steve Gunn squared the game up at one apiece.
The third period saw Fife start without goaltender Garrett Zemlac who was ejected at the end of the second period on a 5 + game for excessive roughness.
The hosts took advantage of this straight away as inside the first minute of the third period, Dmitry Rodin put them in front for the second time with a goal at 40.51. However, Fife player/coach Todd Dutiame levelled things once again with a powerplay goal at 49.16.
This was how it remained throughout the remainder of the period and the five minutes of overtime. The game would be decided by a penalty shootout.
The first round of penalties saw Tendler and Stewart as the only markers. The second round saw all three attempts by both teams missed. Onto round three, Hamilton missed for Fife leaving Rodin to net his and give the Stingrays the extra point.
Period Scores: 1-0, 0-1, 1-1, 0-0 (2-1)
Penalty Mins: Hul 16 – Fif 37
Powerplay: Hul 1/5 -Fif 1/5
Shots On: Christian Boucher 25 / Garrett Zemlak 18 / Blair Daly 17
Referee: Dean Smith
