EIHL Analysis - Sheffield Steelers 1–4 Belfast Giants

League

Sheffield Steelers1

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Belfast Giants4

League · Sunday, 15 March 2026 · Utilita Arena Sheffield · Face-off 16:00 · Started 16:08 · Ended 18:26

Summary Full

The game

00:58 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES

18:30 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES

23:50 · Belfast Giants scoreNicolas Guay · ES

58:27 · Belfast Giants scoreJ.J. Piccinich · EN

59:11 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · EN

The game — full timeline

00:58 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES · Patrick Watling, Jack Dougherty

02:45 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyCole Shudra · Tripping · 2

18:30 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · ES · Carsen Twarynski

23:50 · Belfast Giants scoreNicolas Guay · ES · Ben Freeman, Ciaran Long

40:10 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyRobert Dowd · Hooking · 2

58:27 · Belfast Giants scoreJ.J. Piccinich · EN · David Goodwin

59:11 · Belfast Giants scoreRyan Smith · 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.

Sheffield Steelers

37Eamon McAdam

20/22 saves

34Curtis Warburton

Line 1

14Watling

C 1A

92Balmas

F 1G

8Tait

55Dougherty

D 1A

58Cormier

Line 2

63Juusola

13Heard

23Ritchie

10Southorn

6Tansey

Line 3

75Dowd

LW 2 PIM

15Harper

62Jasper

5Huttula

67Kelly

Line 4

18Tremblay

27Shudra

D 2 PIM

44Björkly Nordström

Belfast Giants

1Jackson Whistle

73Jake Kupsky

18/19 saves

Line 1

64Goodwin

C 1A

10Conway

12Piccinich

RW 1G

23Lee

71Boudrias

Line 2

63Gaudet

29Kawaguchi

91Guay

RW 1G

3Hanson

7Irwin

Line 3

36Twarynski

LW 1A

88Smith

C 2G

74Whistle

42Bast

21McFadden

Line 4

89Long

RW 1A

8Freeman

RW 1A

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Sheffield Steelers 20 dressed


34	Curtis Warburton	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
37	Eamon McAdam	G	—	—	—	0	—	59:04	22	20	90.9%
8	Ryan Tait	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	16:51	—	—	—
13	Mitchell Heard	C	0	0	0	0	-1	15:43	—	—	—
14	Patrick Watling	C	0	1	1	0	-1	15:28	—	—	—
15	Stephen Harper	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	14:59	—	—	—
18	Samuel Tremblay	C	0	0	0	0	+0	11:29	—	—	—
23	Brett Ritchie	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	15:51	—	—	—
44	Ivan Björkly Nordström	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	7:02	—	—	—
62	Evan Jasper	C	0	0	0	0	-2	17:45	—	—	—
63	Mikko Juusola	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	17:54	—	—	—
75	Robert Dowd	LW	0	0	0	2	-2	17:25	—	—	—
92	Mitchell Balmas	F	1	0	1	0	-2	18:53	—	—	—
5	Joona Huttula	D	0	0	0	0	-2	18:52	—	—	—
6	Kevin Tansey	D	0	0	0	0	-1	21:32	—	—	—
10	Jordon Southorn	D	0	0	0	0	-1	20:39	—	—	—
27	Cole Shudra	D	0	0	0	2	+0	7:03	—	—	—
55	Jack Dougherty	D	0	1	1	0	+1	22:18	—	—	—
58	Dominic Cormier	D	0	0	0	0	+0	26:56	—	—	—
67	Reece Kelly	D	0	0	0	0	-2	8:30	—	—	—

Belfast Giants 19 dressed


1	Jackson Whistle	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
73	Jake Kupsky	G	—	—	—	—	60:00	19	18	94.7%
8	Ben Freeman	RW	0	1	1	+1	11:06	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	0	0	0	+1	18:30	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	1	0	1	+1	18:36	—	—	—
29	Jordan Kawaguchi	C	0	0	0	-1	20:05	—	—	—
36	Carsen Twarynski	LW	0	1	1	+2	13:46	—	—	—
63	Jake Gaudet	C	0	0	0	-1	19:53	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	0	1	1	+1	16:37	—	—	—
74	Brandon Whistle	C	0	0	0	+2	13:47	—	—	—
88	Ryan Smith	C	2	0	2	+2	16:23	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	0	1	1	+1	10:43	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	1	0	1	+0	22:00	—	—	—
3	Bo Hanson	D	0	0	0	+0	16:23	—	—	—
7	Reid Irwin	D	0	0	0	+1	14:32	—	—	—
21	Garrett McFadden	D	0	0	0	+1	22:13	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	0	0	0	+1	22:39	—	—	—
42	Gabe Bast	D	0	0	0	+2	20:40	—	—	—
71	Karl Boudrias	D	0	0	0	+1	19:47	—	—	—