EIHL Analysis - Nottingham Panthers 3–2 Coventry Blaze

Challenge Cup

Nottingham Panthers3

Coventry Blaze2

Challenge Cup · Wednesday, 22 October 2025 · Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:08 · Ended 21:35 · Shootout

Summary Full

The game

02:09 · Coventry Blaze scoreConnor Russell · ES

24:26 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · PP

36:59 · Coventry Blaze scoreKim Tallberg · PP

59:19 · Nottingham Panthers scoreOliver Betteridge · ES

65:00 · Nottingham Panthers scoreMitchell Fossier · PS

The game — full timeline

02:09 · Coventry Blaze scoreConnor Russell · ES · Jack Hopkins, Sam Ruffin

04:54 · Nottingham Panthers penaltyJarod Hilderman · Slashing · 2

05:45 · Nottingham Panthers penaltyMatt Alfaro · Tripping · 2

09:25 · Coventry Blaze penaltyIvan Chukarov · Tripping · 2

24:18 · Coventry Blaze penaltyIvan Chukarov · Hooking · 2

24:26 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · PP · David Noël, Ross Armour

32:23 · Coventry Blaze penaltyGrant Mismash · Tripping · 2

36:11 · Nottingham Panthers penaltyRoss Armour · Interference · 2

36:59 · Coventry Blaze scoreKim Tallberg · PP · Ivan Chukarov, Jack Hopkins

50:36 · Coventry Blaze penaltyGrant Mismash · Hooking · 2

59:19 · Nottingham Panthers scoreOliver Betteridge · ES · Matt Marcinew, Zsombor Garát

63:46 · Coventry Blaze penaltyGrant Mismash · Holding · 2

65:00 · Nottingham Panthers scoreMitchell Fossier · PS · Unassisted

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.

Nottingham Panthers

37Kevin Carr

26/28 saves

33Luca Sheldon

Line 1

18Fossier

17Doherty

C 1G

21Alfaro

C 2 PIM

24Spencer

28Noël

D 1A

Line 2

64Volcan

8Marcinew

C 1A

83Harris

70Garát

D 1A

7Zech

Line 3

19Armour

C 1A 2 PIM

16Lemos

98Henbrant

9Hilderman

D 2 PIM

25Tetlow

Line 4

14Kelsall

74Betteridge

RW 1G

27Ulrick

Coventry Blaze

45/47 saves

Line 1

F 1G

D 1A 4 PIM

Line 2

86Mismash

LW 6 PIM

19Barriga

61Luciani

58Clements

29Vertanen

Line 3

9Ruffin

F 1A

63Gleason

15Hopkins

C 2A

7Russell

D 1G

21Hazeldine

Line 4

27Pelech

40Boysen

18Stewart

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Nottingham Panthers 20 dressed


33	Luca Sheldon	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
37	Kevin Carr	G	—	—	—	0	—	64:22	28	26	92.9%
8	Matt Marcinew	C	0	1	1	0	+1	19:56	—	—	—
14	Jordan Kelsall	C	0	0	0	0	+0	7:31	—	—	—
16	Bryan Lemos	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	20:04	—	—	—
17	Tim Doherty	C	1	0	1	0	+0	20:09	—	—	—
18	Mitchell Fossier	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	18:54	—	—	—
19	Ross Armour	C	0	1	1	2	-1	15:10	—	—	—
21	Matt Alfaro	C	0	0	0	2	+0	19:58	—	—	—
27	Finlay Ulrick	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	3:44	—	—	—
64	Nolan Volcan	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	15:24	—	—	—
74	Oliver Betteridge	RW	1	0	1	0	+1	7:58	—	—	—
83	Brendan Harris	C	0	0	0	0	+1	22:31	—	—	—
98	Didrik Henbrant	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	16:49	—	—	—
7	Cooper Zech	D	0	0	0	0	+1	21:07	—	—	—
9	Jarod Hilderman	D	0	0	0	2	-1	19:22	—	—	—
24	Matt Spencer	D	0	0	0	0	-1	21:37	—	—	—
25	Joshua Tetlow	D	0	0	0	0	+0	12:49	—	—	—
28	David Noël	D	0	1	1	0	+0	23:14	—	—	—
70	Zsombor Garát	D	0	1	1	0	+1	20:51	—	—	—

Coventry Blaze 20 dressed


20	Mat Robson	G	—	—	—	0	—	65:00	47	45	95.7%
39	Joel Bearman	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
9	Sam Ruffin	F	0	1	1	0	+0	17:44	—	—	—
13	Grayson Constable	F	0	0	0	0	+0	16:44	—	—	—
15	Jack Hopkins	C	0	2	2	0	+1	11:06	—	—	—
16	Kim Tallberg	F	1	0	1	0	+0	17:38	—	—	—
18	Mack Stewart	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	6:19	—	—	—
19	Elijiah Barriga	C	0	0	0	0	+0	19:02	—	—	—
27	Michael Pelech	C	0	0	0	0	-1	15:18	—	—	—
28	Artem Buzoverya	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	9:30	—	—	—
40	William Boysen	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	9:49	—	—	—
61	Alessio Luciani	F	0	0	0	0	+0	23:51	—	—	—
63	Matthew Gleason	C	0	0	0	0	+0	13:03	—	—	—
86	Grant Mismash	LW	0	0	0	6	+0	19:48	—	—	—
7	Connor Russell	D	1	0	1	0	+0	15:46	—	—	—
21	Archie Hazeldine	D	0	0	0	0	+1	8:23	—	—	—
23	Colton Saucerman	D	0	0	0	0	-1	28:18	—	—	—
29	Jere Vertanen	D	0	0	0	0	+0	22:58	—	—	—
58	David Clements	D	0	0	0	0	+0	17:23	—	—	—
91	Ivan Chukarov	D	0	1	1	4	+0	24:59	—	—	—