REPORT: Glasgow Clan 9 Nottingham Panthers 3

by Sam Scouller; photos by Al Goold

Aspray Glasgow West sponsored Glasgow Clan claimed a third straight win with an emphatic 9-3 victory over the Nottingham Panthers.

It was the first time in five years Clan had recorded a home win over the Panthers and did so in style as head coach Jason Morgan picked up his biggest victory since taking over the club.

That said, Panthers got off to an explosive start as Hugo Roy put the visitors in front just 22 seconds into the game with a top shelf finish from deep in the slot.

Ryan Harrison made his return to the ice tonight and displayed some silky hands as he meandered through the Nottingham zone but he couldn’t beat away netminder Rok Stojanovic with the shot.

Phillipe Sanche then levelled as he pounced on the powerplay chance and rebounded a Matt Barry shot into the Panthers’ net from the backdoor.

Anthony Luciani struck the bar for Nottingham shortly before Alexander Lunsjo saw his shot deflected into the Clan net via a redirect from Logan Neilson to put the Panthers back in front.

The Clan quickly got into their groove in the second period with Alex Roach kicking things off with a slapshot from the blue line that sailed into the net.

Then captain Dyson Stevenson gave the hosts their first lead of the game when he rebounded Robert Lachowicz’s shot past Stojanovic.

Barry then bagged two quick goals to further the Clan’s lead as he slammed a backdoor shot into the roof of the net on the powerplay before sliding the puck under Stojanovic’s pads to make it 5-2.

Sanche made it six for the home side just 49 seconds into the third period before Stevenson claimed his second with a wrist shot off the face-off to take a five-goal lead.

Bryce Reddick and Jordan Kelsall traded some hits in the corner before they dropped the gloves and were forced to the box for five minutes.

Nottingham managed to grab a third goal shortly after but it was a mere consolation as Jordan Cownie quickly grabbed an eighth Clan goal on the following play.

Nate Kallen then put the icing on the cake with a ninth goal, executing a slick finish in-close to wrap up a glorious evening for the hosts.