The Coors Belfast Giants were left wanting last night in the first leg of the Playoff Qualifiers against the Cardiff Devils. The visitors returning to Wales with a 2-1 advintage following goals by Wes Jarvis and Brad Voth.
Colin Shields slapshot from right of the point gives the Giants a glimmer of hop however and with the Giants having a good record at Cardiff the match is still open to see who will reach the Playoff Finals in Nottingham
You can follow the game with our friends on Match Night Live or of course keep up with the stats at ih-update.
In addition to that you'll be able to keep up with live text commentary at the Metro Radio Arena of Coventry's visit to Newcastle at UkHockeyLive, in an experimental coverage that, if successful, may see KotG giving full text coverage of next weekends playoff finals. So, join us from 5pm and please give us your feedback at updates@kingdomofthegiants.com
Patrick Smyth
| P | TEAM | GP | W(OT) | L(OT) | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants | 54 | 46(0) | 5(3) | 95 |
| 2 | Steelers | 54 | 41(0) | 11(2) | 84 |
| 3 | Panthers | 54 | 38(0) | 12(4) | 80 |
| 4 | Devils | 54 | 32(0) | 12(10) | 74 |
| 5 | Blaze | 54 | 32(0) | 20(2) | 66 |
| 6 | Clan | 54 | 31(0) | 19(4) | 66 |
| 7 | Stingrays | 54 | 16(0) | 34(4) | 36 |
| 8 | Stars | 54 | 13(0) | 35(6) | 32 |
| 9 | Capitals | 54 | 13(0) | 37(4) | 30 |
| 10 | Flyers | 54 | 8(0) | 40(6) | 22 |
| Points | Robert Dowd | 78 |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | Robert Dowd | 40 |
| Assists | Craig Peacock | 49 |
| PIM | Adam Keefe | 247 |