{"id":26258,"date":"2018-02-27T11:39:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T11:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=26258"},"modified":"2018-02-27T11:39:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T11:39:18","slug":"devils-victorious-cup-final-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/27\/devils-victorious-cup-final-rivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils victorious against cup final rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_26260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26260\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26260\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26260\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/Bentivoglio_goal_v_belfast-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Sean Bentivoglio celebrating against Belfast (cr. Helen Brabon &amp; Dave Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AFTER losing 3-1 in Manchester on Saturday night, the Cardiff Devils bounced back with a 6-2 win over Belfast Giants in front of a sold out Ice Arena Wales crowd on Sunday.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There was an extra element to Sunday\u2019s game, as the two sides prepare to face each other in the Challenge Cup final this weekend.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Devils got off to a perfect start, scoring the opening goal after an extended period of pressure, as Andrew Hotham found Sean Bentivoglio at the side of the net who made it 1-0 after 28 seconds.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The away side came right back with Jeff Mason bringing the puck into the Devils half and finding Matt Towe who put the puck past Ben Bowns to tie the game at 1-1 at 2:10.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The period ended with two penalties called against the Giants. First Colin Shields was called for holding with 13 seconds left on the clock, then Ryan Martinelli for cross-checking with 3 seconds left to play. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These two penalties meant the Devils would start the 2nd period with nearly 2 minutes of a two-man advantage.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, the Devils couldn\u2019t convert on the 5 on 3 powerplay, but they did score just as the Giants players came back on the ice. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Layne Ulmer\u2019s shot was saved by Whistle, but the rebound went straight to Justin Faryna who buried it to make it 2-1 for the Devils at 22:05. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Less than 2 minutes later, Bentivoglio had his second goal of the night, with Asselin getting his second assist of the night as well at 23:56 to put the Devils up 3-1. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patrick Asselin made it 4-1 when Andrew Hotham found him all alone in front of the net and he tucked the puck into the net at 32:00. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Giants pulled one back, a shot from Spiro Goulakos was tipped in by Colin Shields at 35:56 to make it 4-2 after 40 minutes of play.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joey Haddad scored to put the Devils up 5-2 at 50:52 then with the clock running down Matt Pope scored into the empty net to complete the scoring at 6-2. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This win gave the Devils a vital 2 points in both the league and conference standings going into a very important week of hockey with a home game on Friday against the Manchester Storm then the Challenge Cup Final on Sunday against the Giants.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFTER losing 3-1 in Manchester on Saturday night, the Cardiff Devils bounced back with a 6-2 win over Belfast Giants in front of a sold out Ice Arena Wales crowd on Sunday. 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