By Kris Smith
The Stars had been boosted by the return of imports Cole MacDonald and Xavier Pouliot to their line-up but they would find themselves behind after only two minutes of play, as Nick Seitz slipped in behind the Dundee defence and fired the puck past Jarrett Fiske.
Although, the home team soon began to gather some momentum with the line of Keanu Yamamoto, Brett Gravelle and Philippe Sanche creating the best chances for the Taysiders.
Eventually, Marc LeFebvre’s men would break through the Blaze defences as Brendan Harms blocked a shot in his own end and the puck sprung out of the zone and sent Spencer Naas in behind on a breakaway, where he would fool goalie, Mat Robson and slide the puck underneath him on eight minutes.
Both sides then had powerplay chances in the opening period but remained tied at 1-1 heading to the second, where Coventry were the only side to gain a man advantage as Dundee’s Kameron Kielly was punished for an illegal equipment foul after his stick snapped as he tried to shoot the puck towards goal and he then threw his stick away in frustration but at a dangerous height, earning him a two-minute penalty.
The Stars would kill off the penalty but the West Midlands team had created a lot of pressure and LeFebvre had called his timeout just before the Blaze powerplay to try and settle his side down, however in the 33rd minute, Alessio Luciani was left unmarked and he picked his spot past Fiske to restore the Blaze’s lead.
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All images: Derek Black.
