EIHL Analysis - Belfast Giants 8–7 Sheffield Steelers

Playoffs

Belfast Giants8

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Sheffield Steelers7

Playoffs · Sunday, 20 April 2025 · Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Face-off 13:00 · Started 13:00 · Ended 14:54

Summary Full

The game

00:09 · Belfast Giants scoreBobo Carpenter · ES

00:26 · Belfast Giants scoreBobo Carpenter · ES

05:35 · Sheffield Steelers scorePatrick Watling · ES

08:58 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES

10:45 · Sheffield Steelers scoreBrandon Whistle · ES

14:05 · Sheffield Steelers scoreSamuel Tremblay · ES

15:10 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES

26:06 · Belfast Giants scoreKarl Boudrias · ES

28:22 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES

38:00 · Belfast Giants scoreMark Cooper · ES

44:10 · Belfast Giants scoreMark Cooper · ES

50:00 · Sheffield Steelers scoreDaniel Leavens · ES

51:19 · Belfast Giants scoreKyle Osterberg · ES

52:59 · Belfast Giants scoreKarl Boudrias · ES

54:00 · Sheffield Steelers scoreKevin Tansey · ES

The game — full timeline

00:09 · Belfast Giants scoreBobo Carpenter · ES · Josh Roach

00:26 · Belfast Giants scoreBobo Carpenter · ES · Jordan Kawaguchi, Grant Mismash

05:35 · Sheffield Steelers scorePatrick Watling · ES · Brandon Whistle, Mitchell Balmas

08:58 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES · Bobo Carpenter

10:45 · Sheffield Steelers scoreBrandon Whistle · ES · Mitchell Balmas, Patrick Watling

14:05 · Sheffield Steelers scoreSamuel Tremblay · ES · Daniel Ciampini, Veeti Vainio

15:10 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES · Colton Saucerman

26:06 · Belfast Giants scoreKarl Boudrias · ES · Cameron Pound

28:22 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES · Colton Saucerman, Brandon Whistle

38:00 · Belfast Giants scoreMark Cooper · ES · David Goodwin

44:10 · Belfast Giants scoreMark Cooper · ES · Unassisted

50:00 · Sheffield Steelers scoreDaniel Leavens · ES · Samuel Tremblay, Brien Diffley

51:19 · Belfast Giants scoreKyle Osterberg · ES · Scott Conway, Karl Boudrias

52:59 · Belfast Giants scoreKarl Boudrias · ES · Elijiah Barriga

54:00 · Sheffield Steelers scoreKevin Tansey · ES · Mikko Juusola, Sacha Guimond

Lines

Declared lines from the gamesheet: forward lines with the defence pair of the same number. Shaded by points in the game (darker is more); a bar on the left marks a starter.

Belfast Giants

35Andrew Dickson

22/29 saves

1Jackson Whistle

Line 1

10Conway

C 1A

79Osterberg

RW 1G

12Piccinich

23Lee

62Pound

D 1A

Line 2

88Mismash

LW 1A

F 2G 1A

C 1G 1A

Line 3

20Morin

64Goodwin

C 1A

26Cooper

RW 2G

77Roach

D 1A

6Baum

Line 4

91Barriga

C 1A

71Boudrias

D 2G 1A

89Long

Sheffield Steelers

30Marco De Filippo

34Curtis Warburton

37/45 saves

Line 1

14Watling

C 1G 1A

74Whistle

C 1G 2A

92Balmas

F 2G 2A

23Saucerman

D 2A

58Cormier

Line 2

75Dowd

63Juusola

LW 1A

6Tansey

D 1G

65Diffley

D 1A

5Huttula

Line 3

18Tremblay

C 1G 1A

12Ciampini

RW 1A

13Leavens

RW 1G

44Guimond

D 1A

45Vainio

D 1A

Line 4

27Shudra

67Kelly

17Ulrick

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Belfast Giants 20 dressed


1	Jackson Whistle	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Andrew Dickson	G	—	—	—	—	60:00	29	22	75.9%
10	Scott Conway	C	0	1	1	-3	17:22	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	0	0	0	-4	17:20	—	—	—
15	Bobo Carpenter	F	2	1	3	+2	14:50	—	—	—
20	Pierre-Olivier Morin	C	0	0	0	+1	15:33	—	—	—
26	Mark Cooper	RW	2	0	2	+1	15:09	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	1	1	2	+2	15:18	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	0	1	1	+1	13:09	—	—	—
79	Kyle Osterberg	RW	1	0	1	-3	15:52	—	—	—
88	Grant Mismash	LW	0	1	1	+1	13:26	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	0	0	+2	12:27	—	—	—
91	Elijiah Barriga	C	0	1	1	+1	15:10	—	—	—
3	Bo Hanson	D	0	0	0	-1	17:40	—	—	—
6	Jeff Baum	D	0	0	0	+0	18:22	—	—	—
22	Zak Galambos	D	0	0	0	+0	21:25	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	0	0	0	+1	23:20	—	—	—
62	Cameron Pound	D	0	1	1	+1	19:55	—	—	—
71	Karl Boudrias	D	2	1	3	+2	14:11	—	—	—
77	Josh Roach	D	0	1	1	+1	18:36	—	—	—

Sheffield Steelers 20 dressed


30	Marco De Filippo	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Curtis Warburton	G	—	—	—	—	58:57	45	37	82.2%
12	Daniel Ciampini	RW	0	1	1	-1	12:45	—	—	—
13	Daniel Leavens	RW	1	0	1	-1	13:40	—	—	—
14	Patrick Watling	C	1	1	2	+2	18:09	—	—	—
17	Finlay Ulrick	RW	0	0	0	-3	18:41	—	—	—
18	Samuel Tremblay	C	1	1	2	-1	13:36	—	—	—
63	Mikko Juusola	LW	0	1	1	+1	11:53	—	—	—
74	Brandon Whistle	C	1	2	3	+2	17:43	—	—	—
75	Robert Dowd	LW	0	0	0	+1	10:50	—	—	—
92	Mitchell Balmas	F	2	2	4	+2	19:58	—	—	—
5	Joona Huttula	D	0	0	0	-1	17:41	—	—	—
6	Kevin Tansey	D	1	0	1	+1	13:17	—	—	—
23	Colton Saucerman	D	0	2	2	-1	25:16	—	—	—
27	Cole Shudra	D	0	0	0	-3	16:58	—	—	—
44	Sacha Guimond	D	0	1	1	+0	17:34	—	—	—
45	Veeti Vainio	D	0	1	1	+1	18:17	—	—	—
58	Dominic Cormier	D	0	0	0	+0	17:41	—	—	—
65	Brien Diffley	D	0	1	1	-1	19:26	—	—	—
67	Reece Kelly	D	0	0	0	-3	15:03	—	—	—