EIHL Analysis - Cardiff Devils 5–3 Belfast Giants

League

Cardiff Devils5

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Belfast Giants3

League · Friday, 7 November 2025 · Ice Arena Wales · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:00 · Ended 21:23

Summary Full

The game

03:29 · Cardiff Devils scoreBrett Perlini · ES

10:44 · Cardiff Devils scoreBen Davies · ES

12:23 · Belfast Giants scoreNicolas Guay · SH

26:33 · Belfast Giants scoreBrandon Whistle · ES

30:12 · Cardiff Devils scoreJosh MacDonald · ES

30:18 · Cardiff Devils scoreCole Sanford · ES

34:25 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · PP

58:22 · Cardiff Devils scoreCole Sanford · EN

The game — full timeline

03:29 · Cardiff Devils scoreBrett Perlini · ES · Cole Sanford, Joey Martin

06:46 · Cardiff Devils penaltyBrett Perlini · Tripping · 2

10:44 · Cardiff Devils scoreBen Davies · ES · Josh MacDonald, Tyson Helgesen

11:38 · Belfast Giants penaltyJake Gaudet · Tripping · 2

12:23 · Belfast Giants scoreNicolas Guay · SH · Reid Irwin, Brandon Whistle

24:23 · Belfast Giants penaltyBen Lake · Boarding · 2

26:33 · Belfast Giants scoreBrandon Whistle · ES · Bo Hanson

30:12 · Cardiff Devils scoreJosh MacDonald · ES · Samuel Duggan, Tyson Helgesen

30:18 · Cardiff Devils scoreCole Sanford · ES · Brett Perlini, Joey Martin

31:39 · Cardiff Devils penaltyBen Davies · Delay Thr · 2

32:57 · Cardiff Devils penaltyJimmy Oligny · Cross-checking · 2

34:25 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · PP · Mike Lee, J.J. Piccinich

58:22 · Cardiff Devils scoreCole Sanford · EN · Joey Martin, Brandon Estes

58:41 · Belfast Giants penaltyJ.J. Piccinich · Tripping · 2

59:40 · Cardiff Devils penaltyJimmy Oligny · Roughing · 2

59:40 · Belfast Giants penaltyJackson Whistle · Roughing · 2

59:40 · Belfast Giants penaltyJackson Whistle · Slashing · 2

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.

Cardiff Devils

33Ben Bowns

30Christian Stoever

22/25 saves

Line 1

88Martin

C 3A

11Perlini

C 1G 1A 2 PIM

96Sanford

RW 2G 1A

52Oligny

D 4 PIM

6Estes

D 1A

Line 2

22Caponi

79Barrow

21Olischefski

23Mosey

20Fournier

Line 3

92MacDonald

LW 1G 1A

27Kontos

25Brandt

17Richardson

44Helgesen

D 2A

Line 4

5Davies

C 1G 2 PIM

42MacLean

16Duggan

RW 1A

Belfast Giants

1Jackson Whistle

28/32 saves

37Alexis Gravel

Line 1

9Lake

LW 2 PIM

74Whistle

C 1G 1A

91Guay

RW 1G

23Lee

D 1A

17Mitchell-King

Line 2

20Eriksson

10Conway

88Smith

3Hanson

D 1A

7Irwin

D 1A

Line 3

63Gaudet

C 2 PIM

29Kawaguchi

C 1G

72Grasso

21McFadden

89Long

Line 4

64Goodwin

24Hamill

12Piccinich

RW 1A 2 PIM

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Cardiff Devils 20 dressed


30	Christian Stoever	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	25	22	88.0%
33	Ben Bowns	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
5	Ben Davies	C	1	0	1	2	+1	6:18	—	—	—
11	Brett Perlini	C	1	1	2	2	+2	20:31	—	—	—
16	Samuel Duggan	RW	0	1	1	0	+2	5:42	—	—	—
21	Kohen Olischefski	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	18:31	—	—	—
22	Connor Caponi	F	0	0	0	0	+0	15:40	—	—	—
25	Riley Brandt	F	0	0	0	0	+0	1:44	—	—	—
27	Kristoff Kontos	C	0	0	0	0	+0	16:01	—	—	—
79	Ryan Barrow	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	18:59	—	—	—
88	Joey Martin	C	0	3	3	0	+2	21:27	—	—	—
92	Josh MacDonald	LW	1	1	2	0	+1	14:58	—	—	—
96	Cole Sanford	RW	2	1	3	0	+2	22:28	—	—	—
6	Brandon Estes	D	0	1	1	0	+0	31:21	—	—	—
17	Mark Richardson	D	0	0	0	0	+1	15:50	—	—	—
20	Gleason Fournier	D	0	0	0	0	+1	21:01	—	—	—
23	Evan Mosey	D	0	0	0	0	+1	15:10	—	—	—
42	Steven MacLean	D	0	0	0	0	+0	5:50	—	—	—
44	Tyson Helgesen	D	0	2	2	0	+2	18:26	—	—	—
52	Jimmy Oligny	D	0	0	0	4	+1	25:32	—	—	—

Belfast Giants 20 dressed


1	Jackson Whistle	G	0	0	0	4	—	59:54	32	28	87.5%
37	Alexis Gravel	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
9	Ben Lake	LW	0	0	0	2	+0	15:13	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	0	0	0	0	-2	17:36	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	0	1	1	2	-1	19:22	—	—	—
20	Marcus Eriksson	C	0	0	0	0	-3	11:39	—	—	—
24	Carter Hamill	C	0	0	0	0	+0	2:41	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	1	0	1	0	-2	18:19	—	—	—
63	Jake Gaudet	C	0	0	0	2	-1	17:25	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	0	0	0	0	+0	14:59	—	—	—
72	Patrick Grasso	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	18:00	—	—	—
74	Brandon Whistle	C	1	1	2	0	+2	14:15	—	—	—
88	Ryan Smith	C	0	0	0	0	-4	14:06	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	0	0	0	-2	12:18	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	1	0	1	0	-1	16:03	—	—	—
3	Bo Hanson	D	0	1	1	0	+1	22:40	—	—	—
7	Reid Irwin	D	0	1	1	0	+0	20:57	—	—	—
17	Rhodes Mitchell-King	D	0	0	0	0	+0	5:30	—	—	—
21	Garrett McFadden	D	0	0	0	0	-2	15:38	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	0	1	1	0	-1	24:36	—	—	—