Steelers hit top form to crush sorry Devils

JUST three days after being denied the Challenge Cup trophy by Cardiff Devils, Sheffield Steelers exacted some rather swift and harsh revenge last night.
TOP MARKS: Sheffield Steelers' Robert Dowd scored a hat-trick as his team ran amok in an 11-0 win against title rivals Cardiff Devils.TOP MARKS: Sheffield Steelers' Robert Dowd scored a hat-trick as his team ran amok in an 11-0 win against title rivals Cardiff Devils.
TOP MARKS: Sheffield Steelers' Robert Dowd scored a hat-trick as his team ran amok in an 11-0 win against title rivals Cardiff Devils.

With both teams in contention for the regular season championship, anyone hoping for a repeat of Sunday’s encounter at the Motorpoint Arena - which Cardiff won 2-1 - would have been left disappointed.

Thanks to a spectacular 11-0 win, Steelers leapfrogged Braehead Clan to return to the top of the overall standings for the first time since January 2.

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First period goals from Cullen Eddy and Mathieu Roy were added to after the break by strikes from Colton Fretter and Robert Dowd.

In the final period a remarkable seven further goals were plundered.

Dowd completed his hat-trick, while Mike Forney (2), Jason Hewitt, Jeff Legue and Roy further increased the embarrassment for Cardiff, who seemed to lose the plot towards the end of the game, with Doug Clarkson and Andrew Hotham both handed game misconduct penalties.

The rather one-sided scoreline leaves Steelers one point ahead of Braehead, with Cardiff now four points behind but with a game in hand.

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Gerad Adams’s team still have to play Cardiff twice and also face tricky tests against Coventry and Nottingham.

After meeting the Blaze this Saturday, Steelers head to South Wales 24 hours later for what promises to be another feisty encounter.

Elite League title run-in ...

1. Sheffield Steelers

P: 48 Reg Wins:28 Pts:68

Sat Mar 14: Coventry (H)

Sun Mar 15: Cardiff (A)

Fri Mar 20: Nottingham (A)

Sat Mar 21: Cardiff (H)

2. Braehead Clan

P:48 RW:30 Pts:67

Sat Mar 14: Edinburgh (H)

Sun Mar 15: Edinburgh (A)

Sat Mar 21: Hull (H)

Sun Mar 22: Fife (A)

3. Cardiff Devils

P:47 RW:25 Pts:64

Sat Mar 14: Hull (A)

Sun Mar 15: Sheffield (H)

Wed Mar 18: Edinburgh (H)

Sat Mar 21: Sheffield (A)

Sun Mar 22: Nottingham (H)