EIHL Analysis - Manchester Storm 1–2 Nottingham Panthers

Challenge Cup

Manchester Storm1

Nottingham Panthers2

Challenge Cup · Saturday, 10 October 2026 · Manchester Arena · Face-off 19:30 · Started 19:30 · Ended 22:24 · Shootout

Summary Full

The game

16:53 · Manchester Storm scoreTim McGauley · ES

39:46 · Nottingham Panthers scoreZach O'Brien · ES

65:00 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · PS

The game — full timeline

16:53 · Manchester Storm scoreTim McGauley · ES · Unassisted

26:29 · Manchester Storm penaltyStephen Johnson · Roughing · 2

39:46 · Nottingham Panthers scoreZach O'Brien · ES · Unassisted

57:46 · Manchester Storm penaltyStephen Johnson · Interference · 2

65:00 · Nottingham Panthers scoreTim Doherty · PS · 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.

Manchester Storm

35Evan Weninger

42/43 saves

42Tyler de la Bertouche

Line 1

29Cutler

C 1G

Line 2

12Johnson

F 4 PIM

19Gilmour

90Dow

47Kudla

Line 3

88Hook

13Nardi

71Lee

5Locke

8Jenion

Line 4

79Dudek

74Francis

6Harrison

Nottingham Panthers

27Kai Edmonds

24/25 saves

33Luca Sheldon

Line 1

89O'Brien

C 1G

17Doherty

12Pearson

70Garát

29Hansen-Bukata

Line 2

61Pitkänen

21Alfaro

84Corbeil

4Ballhorn

26Niskala

Line 3

91Grondin

Line 4

14Kelsall

9Larkin

74Betteridge

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Manchester Storm 20 dressed


35	Evan Weninger	G	—	—	—	0	—	65:00	43	42	97.7%
42	Tyler de la Bertouche	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
9	Kyle Maksimovich	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	23:43	—	—	—
12	Stephen Johnson	F	0	0	0	4	+0	19:08	—	—	—
13	Joseph Nardi	C	0	0	0	0	+0	15:37	—	—	—
19	Brady Gilmour	C	0	0	0	0	+0	21:44	—	—	—
23	Tim McGauley	C	1	0	1	0	+0	20:50	—	—	—
29	Brandon Cutler	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	20:02	—	—	—
71	Connor Lee	F	0	0	0	0	+0	10:27	—	—	—
74	Rais Francis	F	0	0	0	0	+0	4:29	—	—	—
79	J.D. Dudek	C	0	0	0	0	+0	13:11	—	—	—
88	Lewis Hook	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	15:36	—	—	—
96	Anton Karlsson	F	0	0	0	0	+0	18:30	—	—	—
4	Dennis Busby	D	0	0	0	0	+0	20:58	—	—	—
5	Kyle Locke	D	0	0	0	0	+0	20:06	—	—	—
6	Chase Harrison	D	0	0	0	0	-1	11:30	—	—	—
7	Brendon Clavelle	D	0	0	0	0	+0	19:16	—	—	—
8	Bradley Jenion	D	0	0	0	0	-1	14:57	—	—	—
47	Patrick Kudla	D	0	0	0	0	+1	15:06	—	—	—
90	Drydn Dow	D	0	0	0	0	+1	22:09	—	—	—

Nottingham Panthers 20 dressed


27	Kai Edmonds	G	—	—	—	—	65:00	25	24	96.0%
33	Luca Sheldon	G	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Spencer Naas	LW	0	0	0	-1	15:35	—	—	—
9	Patrick Larkin	C	0	0	0	+0	8:42	—	—	—
12	Chase Pearson	C	0	0	0	+1	21:00	—	—	—
14	Jordan Kelsall	C	0	0	0	+0	9:24	—	—	—
17	Tim Doherty	C	0	0	0	+1	18:17	—	—	—
21	Matt Alfaro	C	0	0	0	+0	19:22	—	—	—
23	Brandon Frattaroli	C	0	0	0	-1	18:06	—	—	—
61	Miikka Pitkänen	C	0	0	0	+0	18:40	—	—	—
74	Oliver Betteridge	RW	0	0	0	+0	8:34	—	—	—
84	Benjamin Corbeil	RW	0	0	0	+0	20:40	—	—	—
89	Zach O'Brien	C	1	0	1	+1	18:53	—	—	—
91	Max Grondin	C	0	0	0	-1	16:49	—	—	—
2	Darick Louis-Jean	D	0	0	0	+0	20:45	—	—	—
4	Gordie Ballhorn	D	0	0	0	+1	17:14	—	—	—
26	Jaakko Niskala	D	0	0	0	+1	18:43	—	—	—
29	Aiden Hansen-Bukata	D	0	0	0	-1	22:16	—	—	—
70	Zsombor Garát	D	0	0	0	-1	18:30	—	—	—
73	Joseph Hazeldine	D	0	0	0	+0	22:39	—	—	—