EIHL Analysis - Belfast Giants 5–3 Dundee Stars

Challenge Cup

Belfast Giants5

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Dundee Stars3

Challenge Cup · Sunday, 9 November 2025 · SSE Arena Belfast · Face-off 17:00 · Started 17:00 · Ended 19:08

Summary Full

The game

07:12 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES

09:37 · Belfast Giants scoreMike Lee · PP

17:11 · Dundee Stars scoreBen Almquist · PP

23:36 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES

35:21 · Dundee Stars scoreSpencer Naas · ES

40:18 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES

58:35 · Dundee Stars scoreSpencer Naas · ES

58:51 · Belfast Giants scoreJake Gaudet · EN

The game — full timeline

04:00 · Belfast Giants penaltyGabe Bast · Slashing · Penalty Shot

07:12 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES · Mike Lee, Nicolas Guay

08:52 · Dundee Stars penaltyMorten Jürgens · Holding · 2

09:37 · Belfast Giants scoreMike Lee · PP · J.J. Piccinich, Jake Gaudet

16:09 · Belfast Giants penaltyJ.J. Piccinich · Slashing · 2

17:11 · Dundee Stars scoreBen Almquist · PP · Drydn Dow, Matt Berry

23:36 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES · Nicolas Guay, Reid Irwin

32:03 · Dundee Stars penaltyGriffin Luce · Roughing · 2

35:21 · Dundee Stars scoreSpencer Naas · ES · Keanu Yamamoto, Matt Berry

35:21 · Belfast Giants penaltyUnknown · Delay Cha · 2

40:18 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES · Nicolas Guay, Reid Irwin

58:35 · Dundee Stars scoreSpencer Naas · ES · Drydn Dow, Justin Bean

58:51 · Belfast Giants scoreJake Gaudet · EN · 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.

Belfast Giants

35Andrew Dickson

1Jackson Whistle

18/21 saves

Line 1

63Gaudet

C 1G 1A

29Kawaguchi

C 3G

91Guay

RW 3A

23Lee

D 1G 1A

42Bast

Line 2

20Eriksson

88Smith

74Whistle

3Hanson

7Irwin

D 2A

Line 3

64Goodwin

10Conway

RW 1A 2 PIM

Line 4

89Long

72Grasso

Dundee Stars

57/61 saves

Line 1

LW 2G

F 1G

RW 2A

6Dow

D 2A

24Moore

Line 2

43Nieminen

20Yamamoto

C 1A

10Kielly

26Bean

D 1A

11Inglis

Line 3

28Boudens

22Schoonbaert

12McBean

44Luce

D 2 PIM

Line 4

95Olsson

15Garrigan

71Jürgens

C 2 PIM

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Belfast Giants 20 dressed


1	Jackson Whistle	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	21	18	85.7%
35	Andrew Dickson	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
9	Ben Lake	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	13:03	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	0	0	0	0	+0	15:09	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	0	1	1	2	+0	16:26	—	—	—
20	Marcus Eriksson	C	0	0	0	0	-1	14:52	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	3	0	3	0	+4	18:24	—	—	—
63	Jake Gaudet	C	1	1	2	0	+3	17:48	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	0	0	0	0	-1	15:37	—	—	—
72	Patrick Grasso	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	11:12	—	—	—
74	Brandon Whistle	C	0	0	0	0	+0	13:47	—	—	—
88	Ryan Smith	C	0	0	0	0	-1	14:51	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	11:23	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	0	3	3	0	+4	17:47	—	—	—
3	Bo Hanson	D	0	0	0	0	+2	21:19	—	—	—
7	Reid Irwin	D	0	2	2	0	+2	20:36	—	—	—
21	Garrett McFadden	D	0	0	0	0	+0	15:45	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	1	1	2	0	+0	22:27	—	—	—
42	Gabe Bast	D	0	0	0	0	+2	20:22	—	—	—
71	Karl Boudrias	D	0	0	0	0	-2	17:48	—	—	—

Dundee Stars 19 dressed


33	Jarrett Fiske	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
35	Emil Kruse	G	—	—	—	0	—	59:36	61	57	93.4%
8	Spencer Naas	LW	2	0	2	0	-1	16:47	—	—	—
9	Matt Berry	RW	0	2	2	0	-1	17:02	—	—	—
10	Kameron Kielly	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	14:45	—	—	—
12	Jonathan McBean	C	0	0	0	0	-1	13:47	—	—	—
15	Craig Garrigan	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	11:22	—	—	—
16	Ben Almquist	F	1	0	1	0	-1	17:55	—	—	—
20	Keanu Yamamoto	C	0	1	1	0	+0	15:08	—	—	—
22	Brad Schoonbaert	F	0	0	0	0	+0	15:38	—	—	—
28	Matt Boudens	C	0	0	0	0	+0	16:01	—	—	—
43	Otto Nieminen	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	13:17	—	—	—
71	Morten Jürgens	C	0	0	0	2	-1	12:41	—	—	—
95	Hampus Olsson	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	14:32	—	—	—
6	Drydn Dow	D	0	2	2	0	-1	27:25	—	—	—
11	Kris Inglis	D	0	0	0	0	+0	19:17	—	—	—
24	Craig Moore	D	0	0	0	0	+0	23:57	—	—	—
26	Justin Bean	D	0	1	1	0	-2	26:23	—	—	—
44	Griffin Luce	D	0	0	0	2	-1	20:22	—	—	—