Elite League: Belfast Giants 1-2 Coventry Blaze

Colin Shields celebrates scoring for Belfast Giants against Coventry Blaze in the Elite League on Friday night.

Belfast Giants fell to a 2-1 home defeat against Coventry Blaze in the Elite League on Friday night.

Robin Bergman put the visitors ahead after 4:05 before Jim Jorgensen doubled their lead in the second period.

Colin Shields pulled one back for the Giants at 44:46, who had comfortably beaten the same opponents 4-1 away last Saturday night.

The teams face-off again at the SSE Arena on Saturday with the Giants bidding to regain fourth place.