EIHL Analysis - Belfast Giants 3–1 Sheffield Steelers

League

Belfast Giants3

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Sheffield Steelers1

League · Friday, 27 February 2026 · SSE Arena Belfast · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:00 · Ended 21:07

Summary Full

The game

15:16 · Belfast Giants scoreJ.J. Piccinich · ES

38:17 · Belfast Giants scoreGabe Bast · ES

47:45 · Sheffield Steelers scoreStephen Harper · PP

59:59 · Belfast Giants scoreDavid Goodwin · EN

The game — full timeline

15:16 · Belfast Giants scoreJ.J. Piccinich · ES · David Goodwin, Scott Conway

38:17 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyBrett Ritchie · Tripping · 0

28:03 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyEvan Jasper · Slashing · 2

38:17 · Belfast Giants scoreGabe Bast · ES · Brandon Whistle, Bo Hanson

46:05 · Belfast Giants penaltyGabe Bast · Slashing · 2

47:45 · Sheffield Steelers scoreStephen Harper · PP · Dominic Cormier, Mitchell Balmas

59:59 · Belfast Giants scoreDavid Goodwin · EN · Josh Roach

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

73Jake Kupsky

25/26 saves

Line 1

64Goodwin

C 1G 1A

10Conway

C 1A

12Piccinich

RW 1G

23Lee

71Boudrias

Line 2

63Gaudet

29Kawaguchi

91Guay

42Bast

D 1G 2 PIM

3Hanson

D 1A

Line 3

9Lake

88Smith

74Whistle

C 1A

77Roach

D 1A

7Irwin

Line 4

36Twarynski

89Long

Sheffield Steelers

1Matthew Greenfield

26/28 saves

34Curtis Warburton

Line 1

63Juusola

62Jasper

C 2 PIM

92Balmas

F 1A

55Dougherty

58Cormier

D 1A

Line 2

15Harper

LW 1G

13Heard

23Ritchie

10Southorn

6Tansey

Line 3

75Dowd

14Watling

8Tait

65Diffley

5Huttula

Line 4

27Shudra

72Björkly Nordström

67Kelly

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Belfast Giants 19 dressed


35	Andrew Dickson	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
73	Jake Kupsky	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	26	25	96.2%
9	Ben Lake	LW	0	0	0	0	+1	16:31	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	0	1	1	0	+3	19:47	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	1	0	1	0	+2	20:15	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	0	0	0	0	+0	20:07	—	—	—
36	Carsen Twarynski	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	13:08	—	—	—
63	Jake Gaudet	C	0	0	0	0	+0	14:46	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	1	1	2	0	+2	18:31	—	—	—
74	Brandon Whistle	C	0	1	1	0	+1	16:24	—	—	—
88	Ryan Smith	C	0	0	0	0	+1	13:43	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	6:30	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	19:30	—	—	—
3	Bo Hanson	D	0	1	1	0	+3	17:58	—	—	—
7	Reid Irwin	D	0	0	0	0	+0	17:42	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	0	0	0	0	+0	22:50	—	—	—
42	Gabe Bast	D	1	0	1	2	+2	17:31	—	—	—
71	Karl Boudrias	D	0	0	0	0	+0	23:09	—	—	—
77	Josh Roach	D	0	1	1	0	+1	17:17	—	—	—

Sheffield Steelers 20 dressed


1	Matthew Greenfield	G	—	—	—	0	—	58:54	28	26	92.9%
34	Curtis Warburton	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
8	Ryan Tait	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	23:48	—	—	—
13	Mitchell Heard	C	0	0	0	0	-2	17:51	—	—	—
14	Patrick Watling	C	0	0	0	0	+0	20:48	—	—	—
15	Stephen Harper	LW	1	0	1	0	-2	17:53	—	—	—
23	Brett Ritchie	RW	0	0	0	0	-3	19:05	—	—	—
62	Evan Jasper	C	0	0	0	2	+0	16:36	—	—	—
63	Mikko Juusola	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	20:54	—	—	—
72	Ivan Björkly Nordström	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	0:25	—	—	—
75	Robert Dowd	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	23:20	—	—	—
92	Mitchell Balmas	F	0	1	1	0	-1	20:15	—	—	—
5	Joona Huttula	D	0	0	0	0	+0	17:39	—	—	—
6	Kevin Tansey	D	0	0	0	0	+0	17:35	—	—	—
10	Jordon Southorn	D	0	0	0	0	-1	20:05	—	—	—
27	Cole Shudra	D	0	0	0	0	+0	0:31	—	—	—
55	Jack Dougherty	D	0	0	0	0	-1	21:01	—	—	—
58	Dominic Cormier	D	0	1	1	0	-3	27:09	—	—	—
65	Brien Diffley	D	0	0	0	0	+0	13:35	—	—	—
67	Reece Kelly	D	0	0	0	0	+0	0:00	—	—	—