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goaltender Mac Carruth was the stand out performer, saving four out of the five penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goaltender made a staggering 44 saves in the game, keeping out 95% of shots he faced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Devils will need Carruth to be at the top of his game again tomorrow against Elite league leaders Sheffield, who have scored 137 league goals this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Cox scored a late equaliser for the Devils taking the game to the shoot-out after a goalless extra period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Goals from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steelershockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@steelershockey<\/a> 3-2 loss after penalty shots to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffdevils?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cardiffdevils<\/a> <a 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