Player-coach Omar Pacha had mixed emotions after Rapid Solicitors Hull Stingrays secured a precious point from a 3-2 shoot-out defeat at Elite League leaders Braehead Clan.
Stingrays, without injured captain Matty Davies and forward Jordan Knox, took the lead 1.08 into the second period through Cory Tanaka’s 22nd goal of the season.
Scott Pitt levelled for Clan with a short-handed marker at 25.35 but, on the same powerplay, Dominic Osman restored Stingrays’ lead 25 seconds later with his third goal in as many games. 
Neil Trimm dramatically tied the game at 59.22 after Clan had called a time-out and pulled goaltender Kyle Jones. In the shoot-out, Stingrays’ Zach Hervato scored in sudden death but was unable to convert again as Leigh Salters tallied twice to hand the home side the additional point.
Stingrays goaltender David Brown made 45 saves in another man-of-the-match performance to follow up his stunning display in Sunday’s home win over Nottingham Panthers.
Pacha said: “There are mixed emotions – I am really happy to get a point but disappointed at the same time to be 38 seconds away from a big win.
“We had a great chance on an empty-net but their ‘D’ man made a great stop and they went down the other end and scored. It was a tough ask to play short and Tom Ralph got a regular shift and helped us out there. Some of the guys are banged up and it is a credit to them for sticking to it.
“They put a lot of pressure on us throughout the game but we did a pretty good job in keeping them to the outside for the most part. But it was a tough way to lose.
“Browny played unbelievable again, he is playing really well at the moment and it was good to see Cory [Tanaka] score a goal. He has been a bit snake-bitten recently. It was not pretty but he got on a rebound and I was pleased for him to get on the scoresheet. We will now get some rest and get ready for Fife on Sunday.”
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