EIHL Analysis - Sheffield Steelers 2–4 Nottingham Panthers

Challenge Cup

Sheffield Steelers2

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Nottingham Panthers4

Challenge Cup · Wednesday, 8 October 2025 · Utilita Arena Sheffield · Face-off 19:30 · Started 19:37 · Ended 21:53

Summary Full

The game

15:31 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRobert Dowd · ES

18:45 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · ES

35:43 · Nottingham Panthers scoreNolan Volcan · ES

42:41 · Nottingham Panthers scoreDavid Noël · ES

50:34 · Sheffield Steelers scoreBrien Diffley · ES

57:56 · Nottingham Panthers scoreZsombor Garát · ES

The game — full timeline

15:31 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRobert Dowd · ES · Evan Jasper, Joona Huttula

18:45 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · ES · Mitchell Fossier

35:43 · Nottingham Panthers scoreNolan Volcan · ES · Jordan Kelsall, Brendan Harris

42:41 · Nottingham Panthers scoreDavid Noël · ES · Matt Spencer, Matt Marcinew

50:34 · Sheffield Steelers scoreBrien Diffley · ES · Robert Dowd

57:56 · Nottingham Panthers scoreZsombor Garát · ES · Brendan Harris, Matt Marcinew

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.

Sheffield Steelers

37Eamon McAdam

18/22 saves

34Curtis Warburton

Line 1

15Harper

63Juusola

86Pu

55Dougherty

58Cormier

Line 2

29Seitz

92Balmas

77Gentile

10Southorn

65Diffley

D 1G

Line 3

75Dowd

LW 1G 1A

62Jasper

C 1A

8Tait

5Huttula

D 1A

67Kelly

Line 4

6Tansey

27Shudra

61Neilson

Nottingham Panthers

37Kevin Carr

31/33 saves

30Jason Grande

Line 1

18Fossier

LW 1A

17Doherty

C 1G

16Lemos

24Spencer

D 1A

28Noël

D 1G

Line 2

8Marcinew

C 2A

83Harris

C 2A

98Henbrant

70Garát

D 1G

7Zech

Line 3

64Volcan

LW 1G

19Armour

74Betteridge

9Hilderman

25Tetlow

Line 4

14Kelsall

C 1A

27Ulrick

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Sheffield Steelers 20 dressed


34	Curtis Warburton	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Eamon McAdam	G	—	—	—	—	58:14	22	18	81.8%
8	Ryan Tait	RW	0	0	0	+0	17:13	—	—	—
15	Stephen Harper	LW	0	0	0	+0	18:21	—	—	—
29	Nick Seitz	LW	0	0	0	+0	18:13	—	—	—
61	Logan Neilson	F	0	0	0	-1	5:41	—	—	—
62	Evan Jasper	C	0	1	1	+1	15:02	—	—	—
63	Mikko Juusola	LW	0	0	0	+0	20:00	—	—	—
75	Robert Dowd	LW	1	1	2	+1	17:52	—	—	—
77	Derek Gentile	RW	0	0	0	-1	15:20	—	—	—
86	Cliff Pu	RW	0	0	0	-1	18:24	—	—	—
92	Mitchell Balmas	F	0	0	0	-2	19:52	—	—	—
5	Joona Huttula	D	0	1	1	+0	17:35	—	—	—
6	Kevin Tansey	D	0	0	0	-2	12:18	—	—	—
10	Jordon Southorn	D	0	0	0	+0	20:58	—	—	—
27	Cole Shudra	D	0	0	0	-2	6:00	—	—	—
55	Jack Dougherty	D	0	0	0	-1	19:06	—	—	—
58	Dominic Cormier	D	0	0	0	-2	26:20	—	—	—
65	Brien Diffley	D	1	0	1	+0	21:04	—	—	—
67	Reece Kelly	D	0	0	0	+0	11:34	—	—	—

Nottingham Panthers 19 dressed


30	Jason Grande	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Kevin Carr	G	—	—	—	—	60:00	33	31	93.9%
8	Matt Marcinew	C	0	2	2	+0	19:05	—	—	—
14	Jordan Kelsall	C	0	1	1	+2	8:19	—	—	—
16	Bryan Lemos	RW	0	0	0	+1	16:53	—	—	—
17	Tim Doherty	C	1	0	1	+1	18:42	—	—	—
18	Mitchell Fossier	LW	0	1	1	+1	21:08	—	—	—
19	Ross Armour	C	0	0	0	+0	15:07	—	—	—
27	Finlay Ulrick	RW	0	0	0	+0	6:34	—	—	—
64	Nolan Volcan	LW	1	0	1	+1	17:34	—	—	—
74	Oliver Betteridge	RW	0	0	0	+0	17:21	—	—	—
83	Brendan Harris	C	0	2	2	+1	22:35	—	—	—
98	Didrik Henbrant	RW	0	0	0	-1	15:50	—	—	—
7	Cooper Zech	D	0	0	0	-2	16:51	—	—	—
9	Jarod Hilderman	D	0	0	0	+0	17:33	—	—	—
24	Matt Spencer	D	0	1	1	+3	25:40	—	—	—
25	Joshua Tetlow	D	0	0	0	+0	14:33	—	—	—
28	David Noël	D	1	0	1	+4	25:58	—	—	—
70	Zsombor Garát	D	1	0	1	-1	20:14	—	—	—