EIHL Analysis - Belfast Giants 7–1 Sheffield Steelers

League

Belfast Giants7

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Sheffield Steelers1

League · Saturday, 17 January 2026 · SSE Arena Belfast · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:00 · Ended 21:10

Summary Full

The game

07:30 · Belfast Giants scoreScott Conway · ES

13:48 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES

17:47 · Belfast Giants scoreMike Lee · PP

23:33 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES

34:14 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES

35:34 · Sheffield Steelers scoreEvan Jasper · ES

52:35 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES

58:41 · Belfast Giants scoreCarsen Twarynski · ES

The game — full timeline

07:30 · Belfast Giants scoreScott Conway · ES · J.J. Piccinich, Garrett McFadden

13:48 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES · Jake Gaudet, Nicolas Guay

16:46 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyReece Kelly · Delay Thr · 2

17:47 · Belfast Giants scoreMike Lee · PP · J.J. Piccinich, Jordan Kawaguchi

23:33 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES · Marcus Eriksson, Gabe Bast

34:14 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES · Marcus Eriksson

35:34 · Sheffield Steelers scoreEvan Jasper · ES · Mitchell Balmas, Kevin Tansey

52:35 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES · Garrett McFadden, Ben Lake

58:41 · Belfast Giants scoreCarsen Twarynski · ES · Ben Lake, Ciaran Long

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

36/37 saves

Line 1

64Goodwin

10Conway

C 1G

12Piccinich

RW 2A

3Hanson

7Irwin

Line 2

63Gaudet

C 1A

29Kawaguchi

C 2G 1A

91Guay

RW 1A

23Lee

D 1G

71Boudrias

Line 3

36Twarynski

LW 1G

20Eriksson

C 2A

88Smith

C 2G

42Bast

D 1A

21McFadden

D 2A

Line 4

9Lake

LW 2A

89Long

RW 1A

Sheffield Steelers

1Matthew Greenfield

27/34 saves

34Curtis Warburton

Line 1

62Jasper

C 1G

92Balmas

F 1A

23Ritchie

6Tansey

D 1A

58Cormier

Line 2

15Harper

63Juusola

13Heard

65Diffley

55Dougherty

Line 3

14Watling

18Tremblay

8Tait

5Huttula

67Kelly

D 2 PIM

Line 4

44Watson

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Belfast Giants 19 dressed


1	Jackson Whistle	G	—	—	—	—	60:00	37	36	97.3%
35	Andrew Dickson	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Ben Lake	LW	0	2	2	+4	15:52	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	1	0	1	+0	15:55	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	0	2	2	+1	16:59	—	—	—
20	Marcus Eriksson	C	0	2	2	+2	13:14	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	2	1	3	+2	18:34	—	—	—
36	Carsen Twarynski	LW	1	0	1	+1	15:29	—	—	—
63	Jake Gaudet	C	0	1	1	+1	16:49	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	0	0	0	+0	17:45	—	—	—
88	Ryan Smith	C	2	0	2	+2	16:44	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	1	1	+1	15:17	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	0	1	1	+1	17:45	—	—	—
3	Bo Hanson	D	0	0	0	+1	20:41	—	—	—
7	Reid Irwin	D	0	0	0	+0	20:21	—	—	—
21	Garrett McFadden	D	0	2	2	+4	17:40	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	1	0	1	+0	20:06	—	—	—
42	Gabe Bast	D	0	1	1	+5	19:14	—	—	—
71	Karl Boudrias	D	0	0	0	+0	20:10	—	—	—

Sheffield Steelers 18 dressed


1	Matthew Greenfield	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	34	27	79.4%
34	Curtis Warburton	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
8	Ryan Tait	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	17:01	—	—	—
13	Mitchell Heard	C	0	0	0	0	-3	21:19	—	—	—
14	Patrick Watling	C	0	0	0	0	-1	14:57	—	—	—
15	Stephen Harper	LW	0	0	0	0	-3	22:06	—	—	—
18	Samuel Tremblay	C	0	0	0	0	-1	17:14	—	—	—
23	Brett Ritchie	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	19:47	—	—	—
44	Kyle Watson	F	0	0	0	0	+0	1:22	—	—	—
62	Evan Jasper	C	1	0	1	0	-1	19:04	—	—	—
63	Mikko Juusola	LW	0	0	0	0	-3	24:11	—	—	—
92	Mitchell Balmas	F	0	1	1	0	-1	21:14	—	—	—
5	Joona Huttula	D	0	0	0	0	-3	16:23	—	—	—
6	Kevin Tansey	D	0	1	1	0	-1	22:22	—	—	—
55	Jack Dougherty	D	0	0	0	0	+0	20:11	—	—	—
58	Dominic Cormier	D	0	0	0	0	-2	27:08	—	—	—
65	Brien Diffley	D	0	0	0	0	-1	23:37	—	—	—
67	Reece Kelly	D	0	0	0	2	-3	9:32	—	—	—