The end of the third period

A penalty. Jonathan-Ismael Beaulne 2 minutes

Jonathan-Ismael Beaulne couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

A breakaway! Goal!

Goal. 2-6. Finn Bjerke

HOUSTON AEROS players spun a carousel in the opponent’s zone, Finn Bjerke shoots

Ashton Boyd gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. Ashton Boyd rushes towards the cage

Gerard Phaneuf loses control over the puck

An intense fight by the board, the puck is sent out of the zone

Frederic Ducasse managed to get back to the opern corner on time - the puck is locked in

HOUSTON AEROS players spun a carousel in the opponent’s zone, Finn Bjerke shoots

Thanks to his personal performance Finn Bjerke made himself comfortable in the Niagara Ice Dogs zone

Goalie parries the shot, the puck is left on the slot sliding and Frederic Ducasse just falls over it - the puck is not going anywhere

It's not a child's play to sneak through the defence to the cage - Hugolin Vysoky did it!

:foward breathes heavily - he crossed the blue line in a rush

A pass in the middle of nowhere and HOUSTON AEROS loses control over the puck

A penalty. Gaston Barrois 2 minutes

Gaston Barrois breaks the rules

Frederic Ducasse catches the puck surprisingly easy

Events unfold rapidly - Michael Walcher is brought for the shot!

HOUSTON AEROS holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

Fantastic play in the frame by Frederic Ducasse! A save!

HOUSTON AEROS sniper charges from the blue line!

Forwards of HOUSTON AEROS entered the zone of Niagara Ice Dogs

Where the heck is the puck!? Oh yeah, here it is, held by HOUSTON AEROS

Frederic Ducasse parries the puck in the corner of the ice

Stanislav Kalinowski falling still shoots the cage

Meeting no active resistance players of HOUSTON AEROS cross the blue line

The team is saved by Frederic Ducasse! A copy-book move with the shield

Stanislav Kalinowski crossed the entire opponent's zone and was behind the cage, pass to the slot. Dangerous!

Morten Jonsen hastily crosses the blue line around the board

Goalie parries the shot, the puck is left on the slot sliding and Frederic Ducasse just falls over it - the puck is not going anywhere

The goalkeeper’s view is closed! Point-blank shot!

HOUSTON AEROS charges

Coming out of the goal, Michele Colombo narrows the angle for a shot and chests down the puck

Allard Proctor delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

A long bomb across the blue line - Niagara Ice Dogs is in the opponent's zone

A pass in the middle of nowhere and HOUSTON AEROS loses control over the puck

The puck flies from under the defenseman, Michele Colombo raises the shield and gets it

The players huddled at the cage like in a narrow room – dangerous!

Mojmir Pavlů gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. Mojmir Pavlů rushes towards the cage

Mika Maki appeared to be more adroit at face-off

A quick flick! Gooooaaal!

Goal. 1-6. Gerard Phaneuf

HOUSTON AEROS defenders allowed Gerard Phaneuf to shoot

Niagara Ice Dogs players entered the zone without a hitch

Georgiy Pugachchevsky was a little better at the spot

A terribly misfortunate pass performed by a player of HOUSTON AEROS. Attack was bogged down

An outstanding save by Frederic Ducasse. Some work to do for press photographers

Matthieu Floyd already prepares to shoot!

:is on the blue line, spotts a partner, knock-on. Puck-chasers of HOUSTON AEROS entered the opponent's zone

HOUSTON AEROS gained the advantage in the last minutes

Michele Colombo parries the puck in the corner of the ice

Gerard Phaneuf crossed the entire opponent's zone and was behind the cage, pass to the slot. Dangerous!

Niagara Ice Dogs is attacking. the opponent is blocked in the zone

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

Suitable actions are demosntrated by Michele Colombo, who picked a good spot - the puck is stuck in his gear

Allard Proctor with the puck popped from the boarder – risky fire blazes at the cage HOUSTON AEROS!

Niagara Ice Dogs holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

A penalty. Dennis Gunnarsen 2 minutes

We hear a whistle and it seems we have a penalty

The puck flies from under the defenseman, Michele Colombo raises the shield and gets it

Georgiy Pugachchevsky shoots against the defenseman

Gerard Phaneuf gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. Gerard Phaneuf rushes towards the cage

Frederic Ducasse! What is the goalkeeper of Niagara Ice Dogs doing! At full stretch he saves an empty corner of the cage!

Partners skillfully brought Elliot Claesson to the final shot…

HOUSTON AEROS charges

With no visible efforts Michele Colombo parries the puck

Andris Godmanis jumps over the sprawled defender after the puck, there's only the goalkeeper in front of him!

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as Niagara Ice Dogs keeps on advancing

Michele Colombo manages to interlock the leg pads, a dull blow, the puck is settled

Each player of the Niagara Ice Dogs got the puck in this bully-off – the moment for the shot!

Thanks to his personal performance Gerard Phaneuf made himself comfortable in the HOUSTON AEROS zone

Michele Colombo chose low position and luckily covered the corner with the leg pad

Gerard Phaneuf with the puck popped from the boarder – risky fire blazes at the cage HOUSTON AEROS!

The defender couldn't reach the puck and stop the pass. What a dangerous misfortune.

Georgiy Pugachchevsky played well at face-off, neatly passing the puck to a teammate

A penalty. Michael Walcher 2 minutes

Michael Walcher breaks the rules

The puck is pressed to a board, the defensemen pushed away all the opponents

Michele Colombo manages to interlock the leg pads, a dull blow, the puck is settled

Niagara Ice Dogs players played greatly in the opponent's zone, there's a shot!

Jean-Francois-Albert Methot took the bit between his teeth

Frederic Ducasse - quick movement with the leg pads and the puck finds no way to the cage!

HOUSTON AEROS players played greatly in the opponent's zone, there's a shot!

Hugolin Vysoky is in the opponent's zone

A carom! Goooooaaal!

Goal. 1-5. Odon Rabinovici

Odon Rabinovici shots!

Fight in the centre, a pass and Odon Rabinovici is already in the opponent's zone

Clear play by Michele Colombo

Andris Godmanis shots!

Georgiy Pugachchevsky gets the puck, a short run, a dodge. Georgiy Pugachchevsky rushes towards the cage

A penalty. Michael Walcher 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Ashton Boyd gains the puck for his team

The Niagara Ice Dogs attack failed

Players of Niagara Ice Dogs won the puck

Players of Niagara Ice Dogs start their attack

The whole ice is taken by the fights and whereever the puck appears - it is blocked by defensemen. A pass back. A loss

Frederic Ducasse rushes in front to meet the forward who falls over him though the puck is pressed to the ice by a goalkeeper

Combination, pass goes by - Victor Huin is alone!

HOUSTON AEROS charges

The puck flies from under the defenseman, Michele Colombo raises the shield and gets it

Dagfinn Sunde crossed the entire opponent's zone and was behind the cage, pass to the slot. Dangerous!

Niagara Ice Dogs forwards reached the opponent's zone off the cuff

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

Clemens Schwertberger played well at face-off, neatly passing the puck to a teammate

Squeezed between his own sluggish defesemen, Michele Colombo manages to writhe himself free and press the puck in this mess!

Andris Godmanis shots!

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as Niagara Ice Dogs keeps on advancing

Defensemen of Niagara Ice Dogs put an end to the invasion

Skilfully turning around, Allard Proctor decides to perform a backhand shot and makes it a goal!

Goal. 1-4. Allard Proctor

Shot from the blue line!

An outstanding diagonal pass to Odon Rabinovici and he is already in HOUSTON AEROS zone

All under control. Michele Colombo plays confident

Allard Proctor starts attacking, he gave it, got it – he can shoot!

Niagara Ice Dogs charges

Coming out of the goal, Michele Colombo narrows the angle for a shot and chests down the puck

Andris Godmanis delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

Forwards of Niagara Ice Dogs entered the zone of HOUSTON AEROS

A penalty. Red Ewanyk 2 minutes

Red Ewanyk couldn't hold his combatative spirit back. That's just one of those things

A crashing hip-check demonstrated by Jonathan-Ismael Beaulne

A carom! Goooooaaal!

Goal. 1-3. Bruno Liebault

Row of passes, attackers kept the puck, it's time to shoot - Bruno Liebault is in favourable position!

Bruno Liebault took the bit between his teeth

Morten Jonsen was a little better at the spot

A powerfull pass failed. Crackling sound marked a broken baton

An absolutely powerful shot by Gerard Phaneuf and the puck shakes the net of the cage!

Goal. 0-3. Gerard Phaneuf

Gerard Phaneuf with the puck popped from the boarder – risky fire blazes at the cage HOUSTON AEROS!

An outstanding diagonal pass to Andris Godmanis and he is already in HOUSTON AEROS zone

Michele Colombo - perfect play with the trapper

Andris Godmanis took the defender away and he is ready to hit the target!

Gerard Phaneuf moved aside, spinned in place and entered the zone

Georgiy Pugachchevsky gains the puck for his team

Clemens Schwertberger appeared to be more adroit at face-off

Not a difficult shot at all, parried with a pad by Michele Colombo - it should have been more accurate

Vill Helovirta scraped the puck out of the tangle of fighting – he goes to the cage!

A long bomb across the blue line - Niagara Ice Dogs is in the opponent's zone

With a backhand shot Andris Godmanis puts the puck in a corner, leaving the goalkeeper a failure!

Goal. 0-2. Andris Godmanis

Confidently entrenched in the zone – a shot from Andris Godmanis!

:foward breathes heavily - he crossed the blue line in a rush

An eager beaver Saeftel Maximilian achieved his goal and ended the attack

A penalty. Calogero Caldini 2 minutes

By the way, we got a penalty here

Michele Colombo is in the puck's way! An extrodinary save!

Gerard Phaneuf jumps over the sprawled defender after the puck, there's only the goalkeeper in front of him!

A long bomb across the blue line - Niagara Ice Dogs is in the opponent's zone

Michele Colombo! What is the goalkeeper of HOUSTON AEROS doing! At full stretch he saves an empty corner of the cage!

Gerard Phaneuf delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

On an even keel fowards of Niagara Ice Dogs rolled into the zone

A penalty. Bruno Liebault 2 minutes

Rough play by Bruno Liebault. Minor penalty, no doubt

Frederic Ducasse rushes to the open corner and parries the shot with his shield

Elliot Claesson goes to the cage – swing, shot!

Entered the zone around the boards, a cross!

Frederic Ducasse rushes to the open corner and parries the shot with his shield

Bully-off to the right; Jerome Estey with the puck – a chance!

With his pass Elliot Claesson simply cuts apart Niagara Ice Dogs defence

Face-off occured. HOUSTON AEROS holds the puck

Though after the second try, :shoter managed to get tge puck in the cage!

Goal. 0-1. Gerard Phaneuf

Gerard Phaneuf flicks from the blue line…

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Georgiy Pugachchevsky corralled it and crosses the blue line

Start of the first period