Steeldogs scare off the Phantoms

SHEFFIELD, U.K.- In what was a feisty, hard-hitting match, the Steeldogs triumphed 5-2 at the home of the Peterborough Phantoms on Sunday Sept. 30.
 
The Phantoms opened the scoring, however, with Tom Carlon scoring the first goal of the game on the PP at 9:21. The lead didn’t last long, as Greg Wood rushed down the ice after receiving a defence-splitting pass from Lee Haywood. The Steeldogs Captain coolly slotted the puck past Peterborough netminder, Damien King, to score a delayed penalty goal at 10:35.
 
Wood scored his second of the match, just 21 seconds before the break, to put the Steeldogs up 2-1 heading into the second period.
 
Early in the second period, the Steeldogs extended their lead with a 5-3 PP goal through Pavel Gomeniuk at 21:08. Ben Morgan made it 4-1 after 35:02, giving the Steeldogs, and the Steeldogs netminder, Dmitri Zimozdra, some breathing space.
 
The home pulled one back with four seconds left of the second period through James Ferrara. The second period ended 4-2 to the Steeldogs.
 

With few penalties in the final period, the travelling fans saw a more open, end-to-end game. Steeldogs’ netminder, Zimozdra, was subject to immense pressure from the Phantom forwards; however, the Russian remained vigilant, denying a Peterborough come-back.
 
The Steeldogs wrapped up the game at 59:41, with Wood securing his hat-trick with a short-handed empty net goal.
 
The game ended 5-2 to the Sheffield Steeldogs.
 
Dmitri Zimozdra picked up the MOTM award after an impressive performance, facing 40 shots on net, yet only conceding two goals.
 
Next weekend, the Steeldogs with face the Telford Tigers at home on Saturday Sept. 6. The following day, the Sheffield side will travel to Guildford to take on the Flames.
 
Contact the writer at ryan.laycock@prohockeynews.com