EIHL Analysis - Cardiff Devils 1–2 Belfast Giants

League

Cardiff Devils1

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Belfast Giants2

League · Friday, 20 February 2026 · Ice Arena Wales · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:00 · Ended 21:06

Summary Full

The game

25:43 · Belfast Giants scoreMike Lee · ES

27:24 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES

36:14 · Cardiff Devils scoreKohen Olischefski · ES

The game — full timeline

25:43 · Belfast Giants scoreMike Lee · ES · Scott Conway, David Goodwin

27:24 · Belfast Giants scoreJordan Kawaguchi · ES · Nicolas Guay, Gabe Bast

36:14 · Cardiff Devils scoreKohen Olischefski · ES · Ryan Barrow, Brandon Estes

46:39 · Cardiff Devils penaltyRiley Brandt · High-sticking · 2

55:44 · Belfast Giants penaltyGabe Bast · Hooking · 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

22/24 saves

Line 1

79Barrow

RW 1A

21Olischefski

RW 1G

52Oligny

6Estes

D 1A

Line 2

92MacDonald

88Martin

96Sanford

23Mosey

20Fournier

Line 3

57Yaremko

27Kontos

25Brandt

F 2 PIM

17Richardson

44Helgesen

Line 4

11Perlini

5Davies

22Caponi

77Harewood

Belfast Giants

35Andrew Dickson

73Jake Kupsky

24/25 saves

37Alexis Gravel

Line 1

64Goodwin

C 1A

10Conway

C 1A

12Piccinich

23Lee

D 1G

71Boudrias

Line 2

63Gaudet

29Kawaguchi

C 1G

91Guay

RW 1A

42Bast

D 1A 2 PIM

21McFadden

Line 3

9Lake

88Smith

74Whistle

77Roach

7Irwin

Line 4

36Twarynski

89Long

8Freeman

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Cardiff Devils 22 dressed


30	Christian Stoever	G	—	—	—	0	—	58:23	24	22	91.7%
33	Ben Bowns	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
34	Harry Thomas	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
5	Ben Davies	C	0	0	0	0	+0	10:02	—	—	—
11	Brett Perlini	C	0	0	0	0	+0	10:48	—	—	—
18	Brett Ferguson	C	0	0	0	0	+1	14:11	—	—	—
21	Kohen Olischefski	RW	1	0	1	0	+0	17:30	—	—	—
22	Connor Caponi	F	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
25	Riley Brandt	F	0	0	0	2	-1	15:24	—	—	—
27	Kristoff Kontos	C	0	0	0	0	-1	15:45	—	—	—
57	Nolan Yaremko	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	15:36	—	—	—
77	Bayley Harewood	C	0	0	0	0	+0	7:46	—	—	—
79	Ryan Barrow	RW	0	1	1	0	+1	16:07	—	—	—
88	Joey Martin	C	0	0	0	0	-1	18:34	—	—	—
92	Josh MacDonald	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	19:46	—	—	—
96	Cole Sanford	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	20:19	—	—	—
6	Brandon Estes	D	0	1	1	0	+0	26:45	—	—	—
17	Mark Richardson	D	0	0	0	0	+0	10:47	—	—	—
20	Gleason Fournier	D	0	0	0	0	-1	22:54	—	—	—
23	Evan Mosey	D	0	0	0	0	-1	20:20	—	—	—
44	Tyson Helgesen	D	0	0	0	0	+0	12:11	—	—	—
52	Jimmy Oligny	D	0	0	0	0	+0	23:33	—	—	—

Belfast Giants 21 dressed


35	Andrew Dickson	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
37	Alexis Gravel	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
73	Jake Kupsky	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	25	24	96.0%
8	Ben Freeman	RW	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
9	Ben Lake	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	15:21	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	0	1	1	0	+0	18:29	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	17:45	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	1	0	1	0	+1	17:22	—	—	—
36	Carsen Twarynski	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	9:46	—	—	—
63	Jake Gaudet	C	0	0	0	0	+1	17:08	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	0	1	1	0	+1	15:30	—	—	—
74	Brandon Whistle	C	0	0	0	0	+0	16:46	—	—	—
88	Ryan Smith	C	0	0	0	0	+0	16:27	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	9:00	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	0	1	1	0	+2	17:41	—	—	—
7	Reid Irwin	D	0	0	0	0	+0	18:58	—	—	—
21	Garrett McFadden	D	0	0	0	0	+0	15:11	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	1	0	1	0	+1	22:35	—	—	—
42	Gabe Bast	D	0	1	1	2	+0	17:44	—	—	—
71	Karl Boudrias	D	0	0	0	0	+1	20:15	—	—	—
77	Josh Roach	D	0	0	0	0	+0	18:42	—	—	—