4/4/09 - Coventry Blaze 2 Nottingham Panthers 6

04/04/2009

The Cassidy Coventry Blaze’s season is over after a 6-2 defeat in the Playoff Semi Finals against Nottingham.

Panthers were in control after twenty minutes of play in the second semi-final at the NIC and only a last minute goal from the Blaze kept them in the contest. Panthers were clinical in their finishing and went ahead with a powerplay goal by Bruce Richardson at 8.19 to edge them in front, following a great pass across the front of the net by Jade Galbraith. Brendan Cook made it 2-0 at 11.14 with a low shot from a central position and then player/coach Corey Neilson added a third with a wrist shot from around 30 feet at 13.51 on the powerplay. Blaze called a time out at that point, survived a 2+2 penalty on Barrie Moore and then pulled one back at 19.37 with Danny Stewart netting.

Panthers remained the dominant side after the second period, as they took the session 2-1 to take a three-goal advantage into period three. Panthers went 4-1 ahead at 27.53 when David Clarke scrambled the puck into the net after Blaze goaltender JF Perras had made a save and then at 29.25 Bruce Richardson hit his second of the game from close range on the powerplay to see Panthers go nap. Play became a little tetchy as Blaze frustrations grew with the game seemingly slipping away from them but they were next on the scoreboard with a strike by Barrie Moore at 30.39 on the powerplay.

Going into the third period 5-2 ahead Panthers quickly put paid to any faint hopes Blaze had of making a comeback by scoring through Kevin Bergin at 44.20, with a wrist shot past the glove of goaltender JF Perras and although Blaze had a period of 5 on 3 powerplay they never looked like recovering and it was Panthers easing to the final.

Match Stats

Referee: Hanson
Lines: Dalgleish and Farren

Period Scores: 1-3/1-2/0-1 = 2-6
Shots On Goal: 8-12/8-13/11-4 = 27-29
Penalty Minutes: 10-8/6-4/2-4 = 18-16

Coventry: Barrie Moore 1+0, Danny Stewart 1+0, Sylvain Deschatelets 0+2, Leigh Jamieson 0+1, Jonathan Weaver 0+1
Net: JF Perras 29/6 (79.3%)

Nottingham: Bruce Richardson 2+0, David Clarke 1+3, Corey Neilson 1+1, Kevin Bergin 1+0, Brendan Cook 1+0, Jade Galbraith 0+4, Danny Meyers 0+1, Dan Tessier 0+1
Net: Michel Robinson 27/2 (92.6%)

Man of the Match:
Coventry: #18 Barrie Moore
Nottingham: #9 Bruce Richardson

01.00 NOT PEN #5 David Clarke 2 mins for Hooking
03.53 NOT PEN #6 Ed Hill 2 mins for Delaying the Game
04.00 NOT PEN #77 Corey Neilson 2 mins for Slashing
05.16 COV PEN #14 Jonathan Weaver 2 mins for Hooking
07.07 COV PEN #26 Dan Carlson 2 mins for Roughing
08.19 NOT GOAL 0-1 #9 Bruce Richardson (#40 Jade Galbraith, #5 David Clarke) (PPG)
08.23 NOT PEN #8 Matt Myers 2 mins for Cross Checking
11.14 NOT GOAL 0-2 #18 Brendan Cook (#40 Jade Galbraith)
12.46 COV PEN #77 Mathias Soderstrom 2 mins for High Sticks
13.51 NOT GOAL 0-3 #77 Corey Neilson (#40 Jade Galbraith, #26 Dan Tessier) (PPG)
14.45 COV PEN #18 Barrie Moore 2 mins + 2 mins for Accidental High Sticks
19.37 COV GOAL 1-3 #39 Danny Stewart (#6 Leigh Jamieson, #21 Sylvain Deschatelets)

27.53 NOT GOAL 1-4 #5 David Clarke (#77 Corey Neilson)
28.52 COV PEN #24 Carlyle Lewis 2 mins for Roughing
29.21 NOT GOAL 1-5 #9 Bruce Richardson (#5 David Clarke, #40 Jade Gabraith) (PPG)
29.44 NOT PEN #8 Matt Myers 2 mins for Roughing
30.17 COV PEN #24 Carlyle Lewis 2 mins for Roughing
30.17 NOT PEN #9 Bruce Richardson 2 mins for Roughing
30.39 COV GOAL 2-5 #18 Barrie Moore (#14 Jonathan Weaver, #21 Sylvain Deschatelets) (PPG)
31.42 COV PEN #8 Greg Wood 2 mins for Elbows

44.20 NOT GOAL 2-6 #25 Kevin Bergin (#5 David Clarke, #19 Danny Meyers)
44.54 COV PEN #59 Erik Hjalmarsson 2 mins for Holding
52.07 NOT PEN #25 Kevin Bergin 2 mins for Roughing
52.44 NOT PEN #6 Ed Hill 2 mins for Delaying the Game