{"id":17360,"date":"2017-02-17T12:24:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T12:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=17360"},"modified":"2017-02-17T12:24:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T12:24:35","slug":"clash-ice-titans-devils-take-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/17\/clash-ice-titans-devils-take-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash of the ice titans as Devils take on Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THE Cardiff Devils are heading to Belfast this weekend for two matches against their nearest rivals, the Giants.<\/span><br \/>\nThe two titans of the Elite League are battling it out for the title, and are set for two clashes &#8212;\u00a0tonight (Friday, February 17) and tomorrow (Saturday, February 18). The Devils are currently on\u00a063 points, three points ahead of the Giants.<br \/>\nThe rivals have already gone head-to-head six times this season.<br \/>\nCardiff won four of those games, including the second-leg of the Challenge Cup semi-final which they won 5-1. This hugely important win meant they proceed to the cup final against the Sheffield Steelers.<br \/>\nHowever, while the Devils have taken the lead this season, the Giants perhaps have a better overall record.<br \/>\nAs of this season, Belfast have six titles &#8212; three\u00a0league wins, one play-off, one Challenge Cup and one British KO Cup.<br \/>\nIn comparison, the Devils have just three title wins in total &#8212; two Challenge Cup wins and one British KO Cup. However, they have been runner-ups in the league twice, in 2011 and 2016.<br \/>\nHere is a breakdown of the Devils v Giants rivalry:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17361 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8.png\" alt=\"cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8\" width=\"800\" height=\"1585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-151x300.png 151w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-517x1024.png 517w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-770x1526.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-775x1536.png 775w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-500x991.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-293x581.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17361 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8.png\" alt=\"cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8\" width=\"800\" height=\"1585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-151x300.png 151w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-517x1024.png 517w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-770x1526.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-775x1536.png 775w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-500x991.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-_20297880_3af8e4c22ceb83a7eb711aec8fb69ea3f6de35a8-293x581.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nThis season, the Devils have been leading the Giants in number of games won with 30 against the Giants&#8217; \u00a028.<br \/>\nTwo of those wins came from last weekend, when the Devils defeated both Coventry Blaze and the Nottingham Panthers.<br \/>\nOn Saturday (February 11), the Devils started confidently after Coventry\u2019s scattered defence gave Cardiff\u2019s Gleason Fournier the first goal of the night after a set-up by Layne Ulmer.<br \/>\nThe Devils continued the momentum throughout the night, bringing the score to 5-0 after goals by the likes of player-coach Andrew Lord and Layne Ulmer.<br \/>\nHowever, Coventry Blaze soon found their momentum and with just two minutes left, they had brought the score to 5-3.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17364\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17364\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Devils in action against Coventry Blaze.\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-770x387.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1400x704.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17364\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Devils in action against Coventry Blaze.\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-770x387.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze-1400x704.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/cardiff-devils-v-coventry-blaze.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff Devils in action against Coventry Blaze.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For a brief moment, it looked as if Coventry might had been making a comeback. However, after Coventry pulled their goalie, the Devils\u2019 Joey Martin fired the puck into an empty net to make it 6-3.<\/span><br \/>\nOn Sunday (February 12), the Devils also defeated the Nottingham Panthers 3-0 after goaltender Ben Bowns secured another shutout this season.<br \/>\nThe game also saw impressive goals by Cardiff\u2019s Layne Ulmer as well as former Panthers\u2019 player Mark Richardson.<br \/>\nThis was the second time in a row the Panthers had left Ice Arena Wales without a point on the board.<br \/>\nAndrew Lord said he was pleased with the team\u2019s game management following the two wins over the weekend and their victory over the Giants in their second semi-final clash.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m very happy. Our team as a whole has got better at understanding the time of the game, the score of the game, the momentum of the game. I think we\u2019ve done a very good job of managing that lately.\u201d Lord said.<br \/>\nThe guys have been pretty lethal around the net. They\u2019re playing very solid defensively right now too.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Devils will be looking to continue this winning streak as they return to Belfast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Cardiff Devils are heading to Belfast this weekend for two matches against their nearest rivals, the Giants. The two titans of the Elite League are battling it out for the title, and are set for two clashes &#8212;\u00a0tonight (Friday, February 17) and tomorrow (Saturday, February 18). The Devils are currently on\u00a063 points, three points ahead of the Giants. The rivals have already gone head-to-head six times this season. 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