The Cardiff Devils rebounded from a home loss to defeat the Coventry Blaze 4-1 on the road and remain at the summit of the Elite Ice Hockey League, “Devils bounce back with 4-1 win at Coventry” reported Yahoo Sports.
Cardiff had suffered a 3-2 defeat against the Nottingham Panthers in Cardiff just 24 hours earlier, “Having been beaten 3-2 by Nottingham Panthers” noted BBC Sport.
Thomas Caron opened the scoring for the visiting side after 12 minutes at the Coventry Skydome, per Yahoo Sports.
Brandon Estes doubled the advantage for Cardiff before the first intermission, according to Yahoo Sports.
All of the remaining goals in the matchup came during the second period of play, the outlet reported.
Sam Ruffin put the Blaze on the scoreboard by pulling a goal back, as detailed by Yahoo Sports.
However, two powerplay scores in the span of under two minutes from Nolan Yaremko and Josh MacDonald sealed the victory, according to Yahoo Sports.
The win secured back-to-back road victories for the squad managed by Paul Thompson, the outlet stated.
Reflecting on the performance during the contest, Devils coach Paul Thompson told Yahoo Sports, “In the two years I’ve been with Cardiff this was the best we’ve played in Coventry.”
Thompson also highlighted the effectiveness of his special teams unit by stating to Yahoo Sports, “Powerplay was hot again tonight, we don’t get too many powerplays but when we do we’re converting on them.”
The coach concluded his remarks to Yahoo Sports by noting, “We’re pleased to come into a place like this against a very good team and come away with the points.”
The victory advanced Cardiff to 17 points accumulated from 11 total games played, Yahoo Sports reported.
The Sheffield Steelers sit two points behind the leaders after securing a 6-3 victory against the Guildford Flames, per Yahoo Sports.
Cardiff is scheduled to return to action on Friday by hosting Manchester Storm before traveling to face Sheffield on November 22, according to Yahoo Sports.