EIHL Analysis - Belfast Giants 3–6 Coventry Blaze

Challenge Cup

Belfast Giants3

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Coventry Blaze6

Challenge Cup · Wednesday, 4 March 2026 · SSE Arena Belfast · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:01 · Ended 21:12

Summary Full

The game

10:42 · Belfast Giants scoreCarsen Twarynski · ES

17:36 · Coventry Blaze scoreMatthew Gleason · ES

30:34 · Coventry Blaze scoreMatthew Gleason · ES

36:12 · Coventry Blaze scoreAlessio Luciani · ES

43:47 · Coventry Blaze scoreAlessio Luciani · ES

53:22 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES

55:16 · Belfast Giants scoreCarsen Twarynski · ES

56:04 · Coventry Blaze scoreGrayson Constable · EN

59:51 · Coventry Blaze scoreColton Saucerman · EN

The game — full timeline

05:28 · Coventry Blaze penaltyColton Saucerman · Delay Thr · 2

10:42 · Belfast Giants scoreCarsen Twarynski · ES · Brandon Whistle, Ben Lake

17:36 · Coventry Blaze scoreMatthew Gleason · ES · Unassisted

23:43 · Belfast Giants penaltyScott Conway · Holding · 2

30:34 · Coventry Blaze scoreMatthew Gleason · ES · Elijiah Barriga, Connor Russell

36:12 · Coventry Blaze scoreAlessio Luciani · ES · Jere Vertanen, Michael Pelech

38:53 · Coventry Blaze penaltyConnor Russell · Slashing · 2

39:26 · Belfast Giants penaltyScott Conway · Cross-checking · 2

43:47 · Coventry Blaze scoreAlessio Luciani · ES · Unassisted

53:22 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES · Nicolas Guay, Jordan Kawaguchi

55:16 · Belfast Giants scoreCarsen Twarynski · ES · Nicolas Guay, Jake Gaudet

56:04 · Coventry Blaze scoreGrayson Constable · EN · Unassisted

59:51 · Coventry Blaze scoreColton Saucerman · EN · Unassisted

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

73Jake Kupsky

20/24 saves

20Ben Clarke-Leach

Line 1

64Goodwin

10Conway

C 4 PIM

12Piccinich

23Lee

71Boudrias

Line 2

63Gaudet

C 1A

29Kawaguchi

C 1A

91Guay

RW 2A

77Roach

7Irwin

Line 3

9Lake

LW 1A

36Twarynski

LW 2G

74Whistle

C 1A

42Bast

3Hanson

Line 4

88Smith

C 1G

89Long

Coventry Blaze

20Mat Robson

45/48 saves

39Joel Bearman

Line 1

86Mismash

13Constable

F 1G

10Robbins

23Saucerman

D 1G 2 PIM

77Power

Line 2

19Barriga

C 1A

63Gleason

C 2G

40Boysen

7Russell

D 1A 2 PIM

62Vertanen

D 1A

Line 3

28Buzoverya

27Pelech

C 1A

15Hopkins

16Tallberg

58Clements

Line 4

61Luciani

F 2G

18Stewart

21Hazeldine

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Belfast Giants 19 dressed


20	Ben Clarke-Leach	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
73	Jake Kupsky	G	—	—	—	0	—	56:26	24	20	83.3%
9	Ben Lake	LW	0	1	1	0	+1	13:29	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	0	0	0	4	-1	18:51	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	0	0	0	0	-2	18:43	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	0	1	1	0	-2	20:09	—	—	—
36	Carsen Twarynski	LW	2	0	2	0	+0	15:44	—	—	—
63	Jake Gaudet	C	0	1	1	0	-2	17:52	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	0	0	0	0	-1	17:12	—	—	—
74	Brandon Whistle	C	0	1	1	0	+0	17:50	—	—	—
88	Ryan Smith	C	1	0	1	0	-1	13:16	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	10:00	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	0	2	2	0	-2	20:02	—	—	—
3	Bo Hanson	D	0	0	0	0	+1	15:24	—	—	—
7	Reid Irwin	D	0	0	0	0	+0	20:49	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	0	0	0	0	-2	26:30	—	—	—
42	Gabe Bast	D	0	0	0	0	-3	22:59	—	—	—
71	Karl Boudrias	D	0	0	0	0	+0	11:13	—	—	—
77	Josh Roach	D	0	0	0	0	-2	21:14	—	—	—

Coventry Blaze 20 dressed


20	Mat Robson	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	48	45	93.8%
39	Joel Bearman	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
10	Adam Robbins	F	0	0	0	0	+1	19:44	—	—	—
13	Grayson Constable	F	1	0	1	0	+0	17:30	—	—	—
15	Jack Hopkins	C	0	0	0	0	+1	15:07	—	—	—
16	Kim Tallberg	F	0	0	0	0	+1	12:57	—	—	—
18	Mack Stewart	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	1:33	—	—	—
19	Elijiah Barriga	C	0	1	1	0	+2	18:16	—	—	—
27	Michael Pelech	C	0	1	1	0	+0	20:13	—	—	—
28	Artem Buzoverya	LW	0	0	0	0	+1	19:11	—	—	—
40	William Boysen	RW	0	0	0	0	+1	16:14	—	—	—
61	Alessio Luciani	F	2	0	2	0	+1	7:03	—	—	—
63	Matthew Gleason	C	2	0	2	0	+2	20:20	—	—	—
86	Grant Mismash	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	19:10	—	—	—
7	Connor Russell	D	0	1	1	2	-1	19:24	—	—	—
21	Archie Hazeldine	D	0	0	0	0	+0	0:08	—	—	—
23	Colton Saucerman	D	1	0	1	2	+3	27:09	—	—	—
58	David Clements	D	0	0	0	0	+0	13:54	—	—	—
62	Jere Vertanen	D	0	1	1	0	+2	23:03	—	—	—
77	Jordan Power	D	0	0	0	0	+1	22:56	—	—	—