EIHL Analysis - Belfast Giants 2–5 Cardiff Devils

League

Belfast Giants2

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Cardiff Devils5

League · Saturday, 7 March 2026 · SSE Arena Belfast · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:01 · Ended 21:12

Summary Full

The game

01:25 · Cardiff Devils scoreRyan Barrow · ES

19:00 · Belfast Giants scoreScott Conway · ES

35:27 · Cardiff Devils scoreRyan Barrow · ES

39:21 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES

42:56 · Cardiff Devils scoreCole Sanford · ES

52:15 · Cardiff Devils scoreCole Sanford · PP

59:16 · Cardiff Devils scoreJosh MacDonald · EN

The game — full timeline

01:25 · Cardiff Devils scoreRyan Barrow · ES · Brett Ferguson, Mark Richardson

19:00 · Belfast Giants scoreScott Conway · ES · Mike Lee, Karl Boudrias

26:31 · Cardiff Devils penaltyGleason Fournier · Boarding · 2

32:14 · Belfast Giants penaltyCarsen Twarynski · Interference · 2

35:27 · Cardiff Devils scoreRyan Barrow · ES · Jimmy Oligny, Brett Perlini

39:21 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES · Unassisted

42:56 · Cardiff Devils scoreCole Sanford · ES · Evan Mosey

51:57 · Belfast Giants penaltyBen Lake · Tripping · 2

52:15 · Cardiff Devils scoreCole Sanford · PP · Kristoff Kontos, Joey Martin

56:14 · Cardiff Devils penaltyKohen Olischefski · Tripping · 2

59:16 · Cardiff Devils scoreJosh MacDonald · 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

35Andrew Dickson

73Jake Kupsky

22/26 saves

Line 1

64Goodwin

10Conway

C 1G

12Piccinich

3Hanson

7Irwin

Line 2

88Smith

C 1G

29Kawaguchi

91Guay

23Lee

D 1A

42Bast

Line 3

36Twarynski

LW 2 PIM

63Gaudet

74Whistle

77Roach

71Boudrias

D 1A

Line 4

9Lake

LW 2 PIM

89Long

Cardiff Devils

33Ben Bowns

26/28 saves

34Harry Thomas

Line 1

92MacDonald

LW 1G

88Martin

C 1A

96Sanford

RW 2G

52Oligny

D 1A

6Estes

Line 2

18Ferguson

C 1A

79Barrow

RW 2G

21Olischefski

RW 2 PIM

20Fournier

D 2 PIM

42MacLean

Line 3

27Kontos

C 1A

49Lacroix

25Brandt

17Richardson

D 1A

44Helgesen

Line 4

23Mosey

D 1A

11Perlini

C 1A

16Duggan

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Belfast Giants 19 dressed


35	Andrew Dickson	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
73	Jake Kupsky	G	—	—	—	0	—	57:51	26	22	84.6%
9	Ben Lake	LW	0	0	0	2	+0	12:13	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	1	0	1	0	+0	19:20	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	19:23	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	0	0	0	0	-1	19:24	—	—	—
36	Carsen Twarynski	LW	0	0	0	2	-2	17:45	—	—	—
63	Jake Gaudet	C	0	0	0	0	-2	18:38	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	0	0	0	0	+1	18:56	—	—	—
74	Brandon Whistle	C	0	0	0	0	-1	15:43	—	—	—
88	Ryan Smith	C	1	0	1	0	-1	16:49	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	11:12	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	15:20	—	—	—
3	Bo Hanson	D	0	0	0	0	-1	14:05	—	—	—
7	Reid Irwin	D	0	0	0	0	-1	15:35	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	0	1	1	0	+0	23:18	—	—	—
42	Gabe Bast	D	0	0	0	0	-1	22:55	—	—	—
71	Karl Boudrias	D	0	1	1	0	+1	18:49	—	—	—
77	Josh Roach	D	0	0	0	0	-1	19:32	—	—	—

Cardiff Devils 20 dressed


33	Ben Bowns	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	28	26	92.9%
34	Harry Thomas	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
11	Brett Perlini	C	0	1	1	0	+1	9:46	—	—	—
16	Samuel Duggan	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	10:14	—	—	—
18	Brett Ferguson	C	0	1	1	0	+1	17:28	—	—	—
21	Kohen Olischefski	RW	0	0	0	2	+2	14:54	—	—	—
25	Riley Brandt	F	0	0	0	0	+0	13:30	—	—	—
27	Kristoff Kontos	C	0	1	1	0	+1	16:22	—	—	—
49	Cédric Lacroix	C	0	0	0	0	+0	11:24	—	—	—
79	Ryan Barrow	RW	2	0	2	0	+2	17:20	—	—	—
88	Joey Martin	C	0	1	1	0	-1	18:45	—	—	—
92	Josh MacDonald	LW	1	0	1	0	+0	20:33	—	—	—
96	Cole Sanford	RW	2	0	2	0	+0	20:48	—	—	—
6	Brandon Estes	D	0	0	0	0	+1	26:49	—	—	—
17	Mark Richardson	D	0	1	1	0	+0	10:52	—	—	—
20	Gleason Fournier	D	0	0	0	2	+1	20:34	—	—	—
23	Evan Mosey	D	0	1	1	0	+1	9:29	—	—	—
42	Steven MacLean	D	0	0	0	0	+0	15:24	—	—	—
44	Tyson Helgesen	D	0	0	0	0	+1	16:40	—	—	—
52	Jimmy Oligny	D	0	1	1	0	+0	23:19	—	—	—