{"id":28292,"date":"2018-03-23T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=28292"},"modified":"2018-03-23T15:00:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T15:00:53","slug":"hell-season-best-devils-games-201718","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/23\/hell-season-best-devils-games-201718\/","title":{"rendered":"A hell of a season: The best Devils games of 2017\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_28302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28302\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28302\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-770x387.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-2048x1031.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-1400x704.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28302\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-770x387.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-2048x1031.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/team_win_league-1400x704.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The Devils celebrate after winning back-to-back league titles (cr. William Cherry)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CARDIFF Devils confirmed their status as back-to-back league champions in a dramatic late victory against Belfast Giants last Friday. Here\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cardiffian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> looks back at the high points of their season with a countdown of the top three Devils performances this year.<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Cardiff Devils 4-3 HC Davos, Champions League group stage, September 3, 2017<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Devils may have finished bottom of their group in this year&#8217;s Champions League, but there were high points to take from the competition. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After losing their first three games in Europe, shipping 22 goals in the process, Cardiff hosted Swiss powerhouse HC Davos in September last year.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An overtime winner by Drew Paris earned the Devils their first Champions League victory in the entire history of the club, sending the crowd into a frenzy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The boys in red then followed up that dramatic win by beating last season\u2019s Swedish champions <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">V\u00e4xj\u00f6 Lakers 5-1.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28301\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28301\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-770x388.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-2048x1031.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-1400x705.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28301\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-770x388.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-2048x1031.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/GAME_WINNING_GOAL_chl_davos-1400x705.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The game-winning goal by Drew Paris earned Cardiff their first ever Champions League win (cr. Cardiff Devils)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<b>Cardiff Devils 7-1 Sheffield Steelers, Challenge Cup semi-final second leg, February 8, 2018<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff lost the first leg of their Challenge Cup semi-final 6-2 in Sheffield and needed to win by five goals to win on aggregate.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So they went out and won by six.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Devils pulled away in the third period with three goals in two and a half minutes to win 7-1 and advance to the final.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A historic comeback for the Cardiff Devils, one that will live in the memories of every person in attendance for a long time despite not being able to defend their Challenge Cup crown and losing in the final to Belfast.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28297\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28297\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-770x388.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-2048x1031.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-1400x705.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28297\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-770x388.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-2048x1031.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/Benti_goal_black_c_cup-1400x705.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Sean Bentivoglio celebrates the Devil&#8217;s comeback against Sheffield (cr. David Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Belfast Giants 2-3 Cardiff Devils, league game, March 16, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With three games remaining of the regular season, Cardiff clinched the league title against the Giants with a thrilling late win in Belfast.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The game was tied at 2-2 and it looked like the Devils might have had to wait another week until their league champions status could be confirmed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Andrew Hotham danced through the Giants\u2019 defenders and tucked the puck past the goalie with just 20 seconds remaining on the clock to secure a dramatic win and earn the Devils their second league title in two years.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28296\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28296\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-770x431.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-2048x1147.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-293x164.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-1400x784.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28296\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-770x431.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-2048x1147.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-293x164.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/overhead_belfast_win-1400x784.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The Devils celebrate on the ice after Andrew Hotham scores the goal that secures the league title (cr. William Cherry)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Devils now look ahead to the play-offs, where they seek to replicate last year\u2019s triumph and lift the play-off trophy once again. T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">heir first game will be on April 1, against an unconfirmed opponent.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF Devils confirmed their status as back-to-back league champions in a dramatic late victory against Belfast Giants last Friday. Here\u00a0The Cardiffian looks back at the high points of their season with a countdown of the top three Devils performances this year. Cardiff Devils 4-3 HC Davos, Champions League group stage, September 3, 2017 The Devils may have finished bottom of their group in this year&#8217;s Champions League, but there were high points to take from the competition. 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