EIHL Analysis - Coventry Blaze 4–3 Belfast Giants

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Coventry Blaze4

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Belfast Giants3

League · Sunday, 4 January 2026 · SkyDome Arena · Face-off 17:30 · Started 17:30 · Ended 19:54

Summary Full

The game

09:23 · Coventry Blaze scoreArtem Buzoverya · ES

15:47 · Belfast Giants scoreDavid Goodwin · ES

21:34 · Belfast Giants scoreGabe Bast · ES

28:38 · Belfast Giants scoreJ.J. Piccinich · ES

30:16 · Coventry Blaze scoreJere Vertanen · PP

40:58 · Coventry Blaze scoreJere Vertanen · PP

52:34 · Coventry Blaze scoreAlessio Luciani · PP

The game — full timeline

06:21 · Belfast Giants penaltyScott Conway · High-sticking · 2

09:23 · Coventry Blaze scoreArtem Buzoverya · ES · Michael Pelech, Jack Hopkins

15:47 · Belfast Giants scoreDavid Goodwin · ES · Reid Irwin, Bo Hanson

21:34 · Belfast Giants scoreGabe Bast · ES · David Goodwin, J.J. Piccinich

28:38 · Belfast Giants scoreJ.J. Piccinich · ES · Unassisted

29:08 · Belfast Giants penaltyCarsen Twarynski · Holding the Stick · 2

30:16 · Coventry Blaze scoreJere Vertanen · PP · Grant Mismash, Matthew Gleason

39:55 · Belfast Giants penaltyCarsen Twarynski · Cross-checking · 2

40:58 · Coventry Blaze scoreJere Vertanen · PP · Sam Ruffin, Adam Robbins

52:22 · Belfast Giants penaltyBen Lake · Cross-checking · 2

52:34 · Coventry Blaze scoreAlessio Luciani · PP · Grayson Constable, Jordan Power

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.

Coventry Blaze

20Mat Robson

34/37 saves

39Joel Bearman

Line 1

19Barriga

63Gleason

C 1A

40Boysen

62Vertanen

D 2G

77Power

D 1A

Line 2

13Constable

F 1A

61Luciani

F 1G

15Hopkins

C 1A

16Tallberg

58Clements

Line 3

86Mismash

LW 1A

9Ruffin

F 1A

10Robbins

F 1A

7Russell

21Hazeldine

Line 4

28Buzoverya

LW 1G

27Pelech

C 1A

18Stewart

Belfast Giants

1Jackson Whistle

37Alexis Gravel

22/26 saves

Line 1

36Twarynski

LW 4 PIM

29Kawaguchi

91Guay

23Lee

71Boudrias

Line 2

64Goodwin

C 1G 1A

10Conway

C 2 PIM

12Piccinich

RW 1G 1A

3Hanson

D 1A

7Irwin

D 1A

Line 3

9Lake

LW 2 PIM

20Eriksson

88Smith

42Bast

D 1G

21McFadden

Line 4

24Hamill

89Long

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Coventry Blaze 20 dressed


20	Mat Robson	G	—	—	—	—	60:00	37	34	91.9%
39	Joel Bearman	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Sam Ruffin	F	0	1	1	-1	20:04	—	—	—
10	Adam Robbins	F	0	1	1	-1	20:47	—	—	—
13	Grayson Constable	F	0	1	1	-1	13:05	—	—	—
15	Jack Hopkins	C	0	1	1	+0	11:47	—	—	—
16	Kim Tallberg	F	0	0	0	-3	21:01	—	—	—
18	Mack Stewart	RW	0	0	0	+0	8:30	—	—	—
19	Elijiah Barriga	C	0	0	0	-1	16:27	—	—	—
27	Michael Pelech	C	0	1	1	+1	11:23	—	—	—
28	Artem Buzoverya	LW	1	0	1	+1	11:39	—	—	—
40	William Boysen	RW	0	0	0	-1	17:04	—	—	—
61	Alessio Luciani	F	1	0	1	-1	13:50	—	—	—
63	Matthew Gleason	C	0	1	1	-1	18:38	—	—	—
86	Grant Mismash	LW	0	1	1	-1	20:09	—	—	—
7	Connor Russell	D	0	0	0	+1	17:43	—	—	—
21	Archie Hazeldine	D	0	0	0	+0	8:05	—	—	—
58	David Clements	D	0	0	0	-2	19:11	—	—	—
62	Jere Vertanen	D	2	0	2	+0	22:33	—	—	—
77	Jordan Power	D	0	1	1	+0	25:54	—	—	—

Belfast Giants 19 dressed


1	Jackson Whistle	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
37	Alexis Gravel	G	—	—	—	0	—	58:14	26	22	84.6%
9	Ben Lake	LW	0	0	0	2	+0	16:10	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	0	0	0	2	+3	19:24	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	1	1	2	0	+3	20:04	—	—	—
20	Marcus Eriksson	C	0	0	0	0	-1	13:47	—	—	—
24	Carter Hamill	C	0	0	0	0	+0	2:34	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	0	0	0	0	+0	20:26	—	—	—
36	Carsen Twarynski	LW	0	0	0	4	+0	11:37	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	1	1	2	0	+2	17:31	—	—	—
88	Ryan Smith	C	0	0	0	0	-1	19:51	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	6:36	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	20:59	—	—	—
3	Bo Hanson	D	0	1	1	0	+2	18:21	—	—	—
7	Reid Irwin	D	0	1	1	0	+2	18:45	—	—	—
21	Garrett McFadden	D	0	0	0	0	+1	16:41	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	0	0	0	0	-1	21:00	—	—	—
42	Gabe Bast	D	1	0	1	0	+0	21:13	—	—	—
71	Karl Boudrias	D	0	0	0	0	+0	15:05	—	—	—