EIHL Analysis - Sheffield Steelers 4–2 Coventry Blaze

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Sheffield Steelers4

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Coventry Blaze2

League · Sunday, 15 February 2026 · Utilita Arena Sheffield · Face-off 16:00 · Started 16:05 · Ended 18:25

Summary Full

The game

19:59 · Coventry Blaze scoreGrant Mismash · ES

28:33 · Coventry Blaze scoreMatthew Gleason · PP

31:28 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES

51:25 · Sheffield Steelers scoreBrett Ritchie · ES

52:34 · Sheffield Steelers scoreJack Dougherty · ES

59:19 · Sheffield Steelers scoreDominic Cormier · EN

The game — full timeline

09:32 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyJoona Huttula · Hooking · 2

11:49 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyBrien Diffley · Cross-checking · 2

19:59 · Coventry Blaze scoreGrant Mismash · ES · Jordan Power

28:04 · Sheffield Steelers penaltySamuel Tremblay · Roughing · 2

28:33 · Coventry Blaze scoreMatthew Gleason · PP · Elijiah Barriga, Adam Robbins

31:28 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES · Mikko Juusola, Dominic Cormier

51:25 · Sheffield Steelers scoreBrett Ritchie · ES · Mikko Juusola, Mitchell Heard

52:34 · Sheffield Steelers scoreJack Dougherty · ES · Ryan Tait, Evan Jasper

59:19 · Sheffield Steelers scoreDominic Cormier · EN · Robert Dowd

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.

Sheffield Steelers

37Eamon McAdam

18/20 saves

34Curtis Warburton

Line 1

63Juusola

LW 2A

14Watling

92Balmas

F 1G

55Dougherty

D 1G

58Cormier

D 1G 1A

Line 2

15Harper

13Heard

C 1A

23Ritchie

RW 1G

10Southorn

65Diffley

D 2 PIM

Line 3

75Dowd

LW 1A

62Jasper

C 1A

8Tait

RW 1A

5Huttula

D 2 PIM

67Kelly

Line 4

18Tremblay

C 2 PIM

27Shudra

72Björkly Nordström

Coventry Blaze

20Mat Robson

25/28 saves

39Joel Bearman

Line 1

19Barriga

C 1A

63Gleason

C 1G

40Boysen

23Saucerman

77Power

D 1A

Line 2

86Mismash

LW 1G

13Constable

10Robbins

F 1A

7Russell

62Vertanen

Line 3

28Buzoverya

27Pelech

18Stewart

16Tallberg

58Clements

Line 4

61Luciani

15Hopkins

21Hazeldine

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Sheffield Steelers 20 dressed


34	Curtis Warburton	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
37	Eamon McAdam	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	20	18	90.0%
8	Ryan Tait	RW	0	1	1	0	+2	16:46	—	—	—
13	Mitchell Heard	C	0	1	1	0	+1	15:15	—	—	—
14	Patrick Watling	C	0	0	0	0	+0	16:35	—	—	—
15	Stephen Harper	LW	0	0	0	0	+1	19:08	—	—	—
18	Samuel Tremblay	C	0	0	0	2	+0	14:01	—	—	—
23	Brett Ritchie	RW	1	0	1	0	+1	16:08	—	—	—
62	Evan Jasper	C	0	1	1	0	+1	12:59	—	—	—
63	Mikko Juusola	LW	0	2	2	0	+1	18:49	—	—	—
72	Ivan Björkly Nordström	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	6:14	—	—	—
75	Robert Dowd	LW	0	1	1	0	+2	17:01	—	—	—
92	Mitchell Balmas	F	1	0	1	0	+0	20:58	—	—	—
5	Joona Huttula	D	0	0	0	2	+0	20:27	—	—	—
10	Jordon Southorn	D	0	0	0	0	+2	19:11	—	—	—
27	Cole Shudra	D	0	0	0	0	+0	0:00	—	—	—
55	Jack Dougherty	D	1	0	1	0	+2	23:11	—	—	—
58	Dominic Cormier	D	1	1	2	0	+1	29:19	—	—	—
65	Brien Diffley	D	0	0	0	2	+1	21:56	—	—	—
67	Reece Kelly	D	0	0	0	0	+0	5:54	—	—	—

Coventry Blaze 20 dressed


20	Mat Robson	G	—	—	—	—	59:11	28	25	89.3%
39	Joel Bearman	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	Adam Robbins	F	0	1	1	+0	20:47	—	—	—
13	Grayson Constable	F	0	0	0	-1	22:25	—	—	—
15	Jack Hopkins	C	0	0	0	-1	6:45	—	—	—
16	Kim Tallberg	F	0	0	0	+0	16:10	—	—	—
18	Mack Stewart	RW	0	0	0	+0	10:39	—	—	—
19	Elijiah Barriga	C	0	1	1	-1	21:12	—	—	—
27	Michael Pelech	C	0	0	0	-1	13:29	—	—	—
28	Artem Buzoverya	LW	0	0	0	-1	13:24	—	—	—
40	William Boysen	RW	0	0	0	-1	17:59	—	—	—
61	Alessio Luciani	F	0	0	0	-2	8:27	—	—	—
63	Matthew Gleason	C	1	0	1	-1	24:16	—	—	—
86	Grant Mismash	LW	1	0	1	+0	22:21	—	—	—
7	Connor Russell	D	0	0	0	-1	18:26	—	—	—
21	Archie Hazeldine	D	0	0	0	+0	1:05	—	—	—
23	Colton Saucerman	D	0	0	0	-1	22:08	—	—	—
58	David Clements	D	0	0	0	-2	13:48	—	—	—
62	Jere Vertanen	D	0	0	0	-2	20:26	—	—	—
77	Jordan Power	D	0	1	1	-1	22:55	—	—	—