Sheffield Steelers bounce back from opening night setback with impressive road win

A second period brace from Scott Allen led the way for Aaron Fox’s team at The Spectrum in Surrey, the 32-year-old scoring twice within five minutes of each other to put the visitors in control.

It restored the Steelers’ superiority after Peter Crinella’s 23rd-minute powerplay strike had cancelled out Brandon McNally’s opener at 11.33.

Any hopes Guildford had of trying to close the gap again were hampered when Martin Latal made it 4-1 with a shorthanded strike just over six minutes into the third.

It was a much-needed boost after the frustrations of the previous evening when a fifth-mimnute effort from Sam Duggan put the Devils ahead before the Steelers had chance to settle in front of a big home crowd at the Utilita Arena.

British forward Duggan was involved again when helping set up Joshua Brittain to make it 2-0 at 22.37, although the Steelers swiftly gave themselves hope when Adam Raška halved the deficit just under four minutes later when tapping home at the back post.

But Duggan capped a night to remember when he fired home past Matt Greenfield with a rasping shot at 32.16.

Having already secured the pre-season Yorkshire Cup with a 5-3 home win over Sheffield Steeldogs at home on Friday, Leeds Knights enjoyed their trip to Hull Seahawks in an 8-1 win.

Imports Grant Cooper (3) and Zach Brooks (2) led the way with Matt Haywood, Kieran Brown and Adam Barnes also getting on the scoresheet.

Last night, the tournament was brought to a close when Sheffield Steeldogs beat Hull 4-2.