By Kris Smith
The Stars were looking for a four-point weekend to start 2025 after picking up a victory in Cardiff against the Devils on Friday but they would find themselves 1-0 down after six minutes, despite putting Manchester under pressure in the first few minutes.
The Storm would take the lead through Owen Griffiths as he deflected Loren Ulett’s pass into the top corner of Jarrett Fiske’s goal while standing to the left of the Dundee net.
However, Griffiths then took a slashing penalty on 11 minutes and that allowed the home team to respond as Ben O’Connor’s shot from the blue line was tipped in by Brendan Harms on the doorstep of Evan Weninger’s goal, in the 13th minute.
The Stars then swiftly took the lead as they raced forward and captain, Drydn Dow moved down the left wing before cutting a pass back to Kameron Kielly, who was sitting on the edge of the Storm crease and tapped home the go-ahead-goal, on 14 minutes.
Marc LeFebvre’s men could have extended their lead with multiple good chances but remained only 2-1 ahead and in the second period, Mike Morin’s side found an equaliser through Alexis D’Aoust as he skated through the Dundee zone and deked the puck past Fiske in the 26th minute.
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All images: Derek Black.
