EIHL Analysis - Sheffield Steelers 3–2 Nottingham Panthers

Challenge Cup

Sheffield Steelers3

Nottingham Panthers2

Challenge Cup · Saturday, 19 September 2026 · Utilita Arena Sheffield · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:06 · Ended 21:49 · Overtime

Summary Full

The game

20:16 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES

26:47 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · ES

29:36 · Nottingham Panthers scoreJoseph Hazeldine · ES

51:11 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · PP

64:23 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRyan Tait · ES (3v3)

The game — full timeline

20:16 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · ES · Olivier Archambault, Brandon Whistle

26:47 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · ES · Matt Alfaro, Jaakko Niskala

29:36 · Nottingham Panthers scoreJoseph Hazeldine · ES · Spencer Naas, Max Grondin

32:29 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyIvan Björkly Nordström · Hooking · 2

47:54 · Nottingham Panthers penaltyJaakko Niskala · High-sticking · 2

51:11 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Balmas · PP · Olivier Archambault, Dominic Cormier

61:30 · Nottingham Panthers penaltyMatt Alfaro · Slashing · Penalty Shot

64:23 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRyan Tait · ES (3v3) · Adam Rockwood, Logan Roe

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

1Matthew Greenfield

29/31 saves

44Lucas Brine

Line 1

93Archambault

LW 2A

74Whistle

C 1A

92Balmas

F 2G

65Diffley

58Cormier

D 1A

Line 2

25Gettinger

91Rockwood

C 1A

71Teissala

57Roe

D 1A

59Erkamps

Line 3

75Dowd

62Jasper

72Björkly Nordström

RW 2 PIM

77Aarnio

3Steele

Line 4

63Juusola

81Collins

8Tait

RW 1G

Nottingham Panthers

20Mat Robson

32/35 saves

33Luca Sheldon

Line 1

8Naas

LW 1A

89O'Brien

12Pearson

29Hansen-Bukata

2Louis-Jean

Line 2

17Doherty

C 1G

21Alfaro

C 1A

84Corbeil

70Garát

4Ballhorn

Line 3

61Pitkänen

91Grondin

C 1A

23Frattaroli

26Niskala

D 1A 4 PIM

73Hazeldine

D 1G

Line 4

14Kelsall

9Larkin

74Betteridge

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Sheffield Steelers 20 dressed


1	Matthew Greenfield	G	—	—	—	0	—	64:23	31	29	93.5%
44	Lucas Brine	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
8	Ryan Tait	RW	1	0	1	0	+0	14:39	—	—	—
25	Tim Gettinger	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	12:07	—	—	—
62	Evan Jasper	C	0	0	0	0	+0	13:59	—	—	—
63	Mikko Juusola	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	17:30	—	—	—
71	Leevi Teissala	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	16:11	—	—	—
72	Ivan Björkly Nordström	RW	0	0	0	2	+0	8:18	—	—	—
74	Brandon Whistle	C	0	1	1	0	+0	18:46	—	—	—
75	Robert Dowd	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	16:39	—	—	—
81	Sean Collins	C	0	0	0	0	+0	11:47	—	—	—
91	Adam Rockwood	C	0	1	1	0	+0	17:07	—	—	—
92	Mitchell Balmas	F	2	0	2	0	+0	20:07	—	—	—
93	Olivier Archambault	LW	0	2	2	0	+0	21:10	—	—	—
3	Liam Steele	D	0	0	0	0	+0	8:56	—	—	—
57	Logan Roe	D	0	1	1	0	+2	24:10	—	—	—
58	Dominic Cormier	D	0	1	1	0	-1	24:23	—	—	—
59	Macoy Erkamps	D	0	0	0	0	+1	22:36	—	—	—
65	Brien Diffley	D	0	0	0	0	-2	24:01	—	—	—
77	Aatu Aarnio	D	0	0	0	0	-1	16:18	—	—	—

Nottingham Panthers 20 dressed


20	Mat Robson	G	—	—	—	0	—	64:23	35	32	91.4%
33	Luca Sheldon	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
8	Spencer Naas	LW	0	1	1	0	+1	17:39	—	—	—
9	Patrick Larkin	C	0	0	0	0	+0	6:46	—	—	—
12	Chase Pearson	C	0	0	0	0	+0	18:16	—	—	—
14	Jordan Kelsall	C	0	0	0	0	+0	7:35	—	—	—
17	Tim Doherty	C	1	0	1	0	-1	18:52	—	—	—
21	Matt Alfaro	C	0	1	1	0	-1	20:53	—	—	—
23	Brandon Frattaroli	C	0	0	0	0	+0	16:58	—	—	—
61	Miikka Pitkänen	C	0	0	0	0	+1	17:54	—	—	—
74	Oliver Betteridge	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	8:34	—	—	—
84	Benjamin Corbeil	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	20:22	—	—	—
89	Zach O'Brien	C	0	0	0	0	+0	15:36	—	—	—
91	Max Grondin	C	0	1	1	0	+1	16:54	—	—	—
2	Darick Louis-Jean	D	0	0	0	0	-1	24:56	—	—	—
4	Gordie Ballhorn	D	0	0	0	0	+0	18:41	—	—	—
26	Jaakko Niskala	D	0	1	1	4	+1	18:46	—	—	—
29	Aiden Hansen-Bukata	D	0	0	0	0	-1	21:03	—	—	—
70	Zsombor Garát	D	0	0	0	0	+0	21:09	—	—	—
73	Joseph Hazeldine	D	1	0	1	0	+2	17:39	—	—	—