The Trade-Mart Dundee Stars went toe-to-toe with the reigning Elite League treble champions but could not find a winner as they were locked in a stalemate for 50 minutes before Sheffield Steelers powered on to claim 6-2 victory.

By Kris Smith

In the first period both teams battled hard and went back and forth with attacks as they searched for the opening goal but each side’s goaltenders started the game in fine form.

The first goal would come on seven minutes as Brandon Whistle redirected Kevin Tansey’s rising shot from point blank range past Jarrett Fiske in the Dundee goal but the home team would find a way to draw level just four minutes later.

Stars forward, Jake Elmer was bursting forward on the attack when he tried to slip past a Sheffield defenseman but lost the puck, the Taysiders quickly recycled the play and as Drydn Dow fired a backhanded shot towards goal, Elmer was perfectly positioned on the doorstep to catch the puck, knock it down and drag it around Matt Greenfield to tie the game.

However, the reigning Elite League treble holders quickly regained their lead as Marc-Olivier Vallerand unleashed a rapid wrist shot from the left wing that flew straight over the shoulder of Fiske, inside 16 minutes.

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