Challenge Cup
Coventry Blaze2
OT
Nottingham Panthers3

Challenge Cup · Wednesday, 18 March 2026 · Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Face-off 19:30 · Started 19:31 · Ended 22:27 · Overtime

The game

00
Period 1: no scoring plays
22:56 · Coventry Blaze scoreMichael Pelech · ES
10
34:31 · Nottingham Panthers scoreMitchell Fossier · ES
11
46:35 · Nottingham Panthers scoreJakob Stridsberg · ES
12
51:56 · Coventry Blaze scoreElijiah Barriga · PP
22
71:29 · Nottingham Panthers scoreDidrik Henbrant · ES
23

The game — full timeline

00
Period 1: no scoring plays
22:56 · Coventry Blaze scoreMichael Pelech · ES · Alessio Luciani, Jere Vertanen
10
34:31 · Nottingham Panthers scoreMitchell Fossier · ES · Joshua Tetlow, Didrik Henbrant
11
40:00 · Coventry Blaze penaltyMichael Pelech · Roughing · 2
40:00 · Nottingham Panthers penaltyBryan Lemos · Roughing · 2
46:35 · Nottingham Panthers scoreJakob Stridsberg · ES · Chase Pearson
12
50:58 · Nottingham Panthers penaltyBrendan Harris · High-sticking · 2
51:56 · Coventry Blaze scoreElijiah Barriga · PP · Grayson Constable, Adam Robbins
22
59:34 · Coventry Blaze penaltyGrant Mismash · Slashing · 2
71:29 · Nottingham Panthers scoreDidrik Henbrant · ES · Bryan Lemos, Mitchell Fossier
23

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.

Coventry Blaze

39/42 saves
Line 1
LW 2 PIM
F 1A
F 1A
D
D  
D 1A
Line 2
C 1G
C  
RW  
D
D  
D  
Line 3
LW  
C 1G 2 PIM
C  
D
F  
D  
Line 4
F 1A
RW  
D
D  

Nottingham Panthers

29/31 saves
Line 1
C  
C 2 PIM
C  
D
D  
D  
Line 2
LW 1G 1A
C 1A
D
D  
Line 3
LW  
RW 1A 2 PIM
RW 1G 1A
D
D 1A
D  
Line 4
C  
RW  
RW  
D

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Coventry Blaze 20 dressed

20Mat RobsonG———0—65:00423992.9%
39Joel BearmanG———0—————
10Adam RobbinsF0110+023:49———
13Grayson ConstableF0110+024:41———
15Jack HopkinsC0000-212:10———
16Kim TallbergF0000-120:27———
18Mack StewartRW0000+02:21———
19Elijiah BarrigaC1010-123:37———
27Michael PelechC1012-120:43———
28Artem BuzoveryaLW0000+019:02———
40William BoysenRW0000-121:29———
61Alessio LucianiF0110+013:43———
63Matthew GleasonC0000+023:45———
86Grant MismashLW0002-121:58———
7Connor RussellD0000+021:11———
21Archie HazeldineD0000+00:00———
23Colton SaucermanD0000-123:47———
58David ClementsD0000-122:54———
62Jere VertanenD0110+123:05———
77Jordan PowerD0000-227:42———

Nottingham Panthers 20 dressed

33Luca SheldonG———0—————
37Kevin CarrG———0—65:00312993.5%
8Matt MarcinewC0000+021:40———
12Chase PearsonC0110+121:02———
14Jordan KelsallC0000-16:16———
16Bryan LemosRW0112+220:32———
17Tim DohertyC0000+022:27———
18Mitchell FossierLW1120+223:14———
19Ross ArmourC0000+019:46———
27Finlay UlrickRW0000-14:48———
64Nolan VolcanLW0000+118:00———
74Oliver BetteridgeRW0000+07:01———
83Brendan HarrisC0002+023:42———
98Didrik HenbrantRW1120+220:34———
7Cooper ZechD0000+026:13———
24Matt SpencerD0000+127:47———
25Joshua TetlowD0110+112:07———
28David NoëlD0000+215:40———
70Zsombor GarátD0000+027:30———
92Jakob StridsbergD1010+027:13———