The Swindon Wildcats defeated the Solway Sharks 6-5 at the Link Centre, coming back from 4-2 down. 


Third period goals from the two Canadians secured the two points for the Wildcats in their only game of the weekend. 


Wildcats Vs Sharks Game Report:


The Wildcats had the first few chances of the game but Callum Hepburn stood strong for the Sharks. It would be Scottish side who took the lead with Connor Henderson receiving the puck in the slot and firing past Renny Marr at 4:48. The Sharks then drove the net and were rewarded with the puck bouncing to Liam Stenton who fired his 13th goal of the season past Marr at 8:55. The Cats didn’t panic and worked their way back into the game with Antonov managing to scrap the puck past Hepburn to reduce the deficit to one at 17:03.


The Cats got a powerplay opportunity in the second period and Glenn Billing found the loose puck and flicked it in from a tight angle to tie it up at two. But the Sharks fought their way back into the game and their third line did a great job of creating pressure, Kyle Carruth latching onto the loose puck and wrapping it round to take the lead back at 28:37. Then just 10 seconds later, John Dunbar latched onto the puck from faceoff and fired it top corner to send the Scottish side into elation. Aaron Nell took the time out and lead the team back into the game with a lovely snipe into the top corner to make it a 4-3 game at 29:48. Then with 24 seconds left of the period, a bit of class from Malasinski taking it round two players and firing it top shelf past Hepburn to tie the game at four. 


After a much more controlled 10 minutes in the third period, it was the Wildcats who got the break through with Bricknell racing down the wing and firing it through Hepburn at 51:51. The it would be the other Canadian Ryan Wells who went coast-to-coast and first a hard shot low through Hepburn to give the Wildcats a two-goal lead. The Sharks battled back into the game with a late goal from Kell Beattie at 59:41 but the Cats saw the game off to win a thriller. 


Final score: Wildcats 6-5 Sharks 


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