Patrick Grasso opened and closed the scoring as Belfast Giants powered to an 8–0 victory over Fife Flyers at the SSE Arena.
The Giants couldn’t have asked for a better start, taking the lead inside six minutes when Grasso finished off an excellent set-up from Jordan Kawaguchi. Mike Lee doubled the advantage at 10:44 with a one-timer from the point as Belfast took full control of the opening period.
A nightmare middle frame for the Flyers saw the Giants add four unanswered goals. JJ Piccinich struck at 26:10 before Kawaguchi and Grasso found the net just 46 seconds apart to stretch the lead to 6-0. Fife called a timeout after the sixth goal to regroup and managed to keep Belfast at bay for the remainder of the period.
The hosts were not finished, however. Kawaguchi grabbed his second of the night only 60 seconds into the third, and Grasso followed up a Kawaguchi shot to complete the scoring with just under eight minutes remaining.
Photo: William Cherry
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