EIHL Analysis - Belfast Giants 5–2 Fife Flyers

Challenge Cup

Belfast Giants5

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Fife Flyers2

Challenge Cup · Saturday, 26 September 2026 · SSE Arena Belfast · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:00 · Ended 21:09

Summary Full

The game

26:43 · Fife Flyers scoreCameron Hough · ES

34:08 · Belfast Giants scoreJ.J. Piccinich · ES

35:37 · Belfast Giants scoreCiaran Long · ES

41:05 · Belfast Giants scoreScott Conway · PP

42:52 · Fife Flyers scoreJoseph Pierce · ES

52:16 · Belfast Giants scoreKaleb Pearson · ES

58:04 · Belfast Giants scoreJake Gaudet · EN

The game — full timeline

03:59 · Fife Flyers penaltyVictor Björkung · Tripping · 2

18:37 · Belfast Giants penaltyMason Klee · Boarding · 2

23:01 · Fife Flyers penaltyIsack Bandu · Delay Thr · 2

26:43 · Fife Flyers scoreCameron Hough · ES · Xander Lamppa, Joseph Pierce

34:08 · Belfast Giants scoreJ.J. Piccinich · ES · Mason Klee, Scott Conway

35:37 · Belfast Giants scoreCiaran Long · ES · Morten Jensen

39:40 · Fife Flyers penaltyGaret Hunt · Cross-checking · 2

39:46 · Fife Flyers penaltyCole Stewart · Delay Thr · 2

41:05 · Belfast Giants scoreScott Conway · PP · Nicolas Guay, J.J. Piccinich

42:52 · Fife Flyers scoreJoseph Pierce · ES · Victor Björkung

52:16 · Belfast Giants scoreKaleb Pearson · ES · Cole Shudra

58:04 · Belfast Giants scoreJake Gaudet · EN · Patrick Guay, Ty Prefontaine

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

1Jackson Whistle

23/25 saves

73Jake Kupsky

Line 1

10Conway

C 1G 1A

94Guay

C 1A

12Piccinich

RW 1G 1A

23Lee

20Berger

Line 2

92Cockerill

63Gaudet

C 1G

8Pearson

RW 1G

33Jensen

D 1A

55Prefontaine

D 1A

Line 3

72Shudra

D 1A

89Long

RW 1G

91Guay

RW 1A

22Klee

D 1A 2 PIM

2Martin

Line 4

86Stewart

Fife Flyers

31/35 saves

Line 1

19Power

D 1A 2 PIM

23Coyle

Line 2

92Dubois

9Lamppa

C 1A

39Hough

F 1G

24Bandu

D 2 PIM

18Pierce

D 1G 1A

Line 3

74Hunt

LW 2 PIM

59Dougherty

28Drábek

45Vainio

27Kelly

Line 4

37Watson

81Stewart

C 2 PIM

96Solder

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Belfast Giants 20 dressed


1	Jackson Whistle	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	25	23	92.0%
73	Jake Kupsky	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
8	Kaleb Pearson	RW	1	0	1	0	+0	21:10	—	—	—
10	Scott Conway	C	1	1	2	0	+0	23:14	—	—	—
12	J.J. Piccinich	RW	1	1	2	0	+1	22:07	—	—	—
14	Peter Bates	C	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
63	Jake Gaudet	C	1	0	1	0	+2	22:24	—	—	—
64	David Goodwin	C	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
86	Mack Stewart	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	4:23	—	—	—
89	Ciaran Long	RW	1	0	1	0	+0	15:22	—	—	—
91	Nicolas Guay	RW	0	1	1	0	+1	19:44	—	—	—
92	Logan Cockerill	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	20:14	—	—	—
94	Patrick Guay	C	0	1	1	0	+1	20:56	—	—	—
2	Jaeden Martin	D	0	0	0	0	+0	16:55	—	—	—
20	Christian Berger	D	0	0	0	0	+1	19:15	—	—	—
22	Mason Klee	D	0	1	1	2	+0	16:29	—	—	—
23	Mike Lee	D	0	0	0	0	+2	21:22	—	—	—
33	Morten Jensen	D	0	1	1	0	+1	20:37	—	—	—
55	Ty Prefontaine	D	0	1	1	0	+0	19:51	—	—	—
72	Cole Shudra	D	0	1	1	0	+1	16:37	—	—	—

Fife Flyers 20 dressed


38	Max Van Mullem	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
88	Jordan McLaughlin	G	—	—	—	0	—	59:25	35	31	88.6%
9	Xander Lamppa	C	0	1	1	0	-2	17:27	—	—	—
19	Zachary Power	C	0	0	0	0	+0	18:01	—	—	—
21	Mika Partanen	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	16:55	—	—	—
28	Michael Drábek	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	14:38	—	—	—
37	Kyle Watson	F	0	0	0	0	+0	14:35	—	—	—
39	Cameron Hough	F	1	0	1	0	-1	17:25	—	—	—
59	Evan Dougherty	RW	0	0	0	0	-2	12:51	—	—	—
74	Garet Hunt	LW	0	0	0	2	-2	15:40	—	—	—
81	Cole Stewart	C	0	0	0	2	+0	10:58	—	—	—
86	Mike Petizian	LW	0	0	0	0	+1	21:40	—	—	—
92	Chase Dubois	F	0	0	0	0	-1	13:37	—	—	—
10	Victor Björkung	D	0	1	1	2	-2	23:42	—	—	—
18	Joseph Pierce	D	1	1	2	0	+2	22:37	—	—	—
23	Max Coyle	D	0	0	0	0	-2	23:18	—	—	—
24	Isack Bandu	D	0	0	0	2	+1	17:24	—	—	—
27	Reece Kelly	D	0	0	0	0	+0	10:33	—	—	—
45	Joona Vainio	D	0	0	0	0	-1	10:23	—	—	—
96	Ben Solder	D	0	0	0	0	-2	9:42	—	—	—