By Kris Smith
The Stars were only one player short of a full line-up as new signing, Chris Lijdsman had to sit out as he awaits his international clearance and two-way players, Jonathan McBean and Ben Brown were both called up into the Dundee squad as well.
The visiting Devils had made the better start to the match as they were first to generate some offensive pressure but the Stars stayed strong and soon made their way down the ice, where an interference penalty against Cardiff’s Marcus Crawford gave the home side the first powerplay of the night.
Jeff Mason’s powerplay unit took just 50 seconds to convert on the man advantage as Romans Semjonovs waited behind the Devils net before passing the puck out to the left side for Ben Sokay to try a narrow-angle shot and his quick finish beat Ben Bowns at his near post, after 10 minutes.
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All images: Derek Black.
