Alessio Luciani scores the empty netter to round of the scoring but netminder Mat Robson is the hero for the Blaze with an incredible save on PO Morin with 17 seconds left.

The net was gaping and Robson managed to pull out a stunning stop.

Head scratcher for the Giants this one. Two points were there for the taking but somehow they couldln’t put the Blaze away in the first period and it came back to bite them.

Coventry are now four wins from four while the Giants fall to 2-2 and nine points behind Cardiff albeit with four games in hand but you’d rather have the points.

Giants head to Nottingham tomorrow. Coventry face Cardiff at home.

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Strong shift from the Blaze and when the initial shot goes wide, the puck pops out on the other side of the Giants net and Nick Seitz pokes it home.

What drama….

The Giants ended up with a 5-on-3 for a minute and couldn’t score and just when it looked like the powerplay was going to run out Scott Conway takes the feed from Elijah Barriga and buries the one-timer.

3:19 to play and we are tied up at 4-4.

Mat Robson has not handled the puck well behind his own net and this time it costs his side a penalty.

Can the Giants powerplay tie the game?

What a turnaround - from 1-3 down to 4-3 up and the Blaze powerplay takes advantage again.

Brandon Alderson with the go ahead goal.

Ben Lake goes for tripping and the Blaze have a chance to take the lead for the first time.

The Giants couldn’t score and then PO Morin was sent to the box so we played some four-on-four hockey before the Blaze had a shortened man advantage of their own.

Game is opening up….

The Giants with the man advantage after an interference call on Jakob Stridsberg

Who will come out on top in this Elite League battle?

We have 20 minutes, or maybe some extra time, to find out.

This would be a huge road win for Coventry if they can pull it off.

After the first period on dominance the Giants will be wondering how they have to still win this game.

Puck dropped….

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A tale of two periods…

Giants dominated the first and the Blazers the second and suddenly it’s another close game at the SSE Arena.

The last two games here have gone to OT and one to a shootout and we may be heading the same way tonight.

Let’s start all over again…

Beautiful catch and release from the high slot by Zach Heintz ties the game on the powerplay.

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Kyle Osterberg gets two minutes for slashing and the Blaze have the opportunity to tie the game on the powerplay.

One game note - Giants Bobo Carpenter returned for the second period after that knock in the early stages of the game.

Coventry have been so much better in the second period despite conceding that goal from Scott Conway and they make it a one-goal game once again.

Alessio Luciani is all alone in the slot and he finishes well.

The Blaze have the Giants on their heels with 7:22 to go in the second period.

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Stunner from Scott Conway gives the Giants a 3-1 lead.

Picks the puck up, little toe drag and then from the left circle goes top shelf on Mat Robson.

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After receiving treatment for an injury the Blaze netminder Mat Robson has been lights out, keeping his side in the game and allowing them to close the gap to a goal.

Can he keep it up?

The Giants out-shot the Blaze 21-8 in the first period but only lead by a goal.

Can they keep up the pressure?

Second period is underway….

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The Giants came out flying and played their best first period of the season.

They had 21 registered shots and plenty of others that missed the net.

Yet that late Coventry goal takes the gloss of the performance a little bit.

You can’t take any lead for granted in this sport, long way to go.

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The Blaze are back in the game, the goal coming after a barrage of chances for the Giants at the other end as they failed to take advantage of a powerplay.

Then the Blaze go up ice, Tom McCollum appears to have made a save only for his team mate Ciaran Long to crash into him and dislodge the puck and it ends up in the net.

Chase Gresock gets credit for the goal.

With 11:40 remaining in the first period another Giants rush up ice results in a Mat Robson save but Ben Lake is on hand to knock the puck into the net on his backhand.

Robson is hurt and receiving lengthy treatment.

He may have been caught on the side of the head as he made the save but he is continuing in the game. He’s already faced ten shots and we aren’t halfway through the first period.

The officials reviewed the goal and any contact with the Blaze netminder but the goal stands and we are back underway.

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Jordan Kawaguchi skated down centre ice leaving Blaze players in his wake but the outside of the post denied him a super solo effort.

However Bobo Carpenter has left the ice after falling heavily into the boards.

The Giants got the news this week that Joe Cassetti would be a long term absentee so they’ll hope Carpenter has just had the wind knocked out of him.

Been all Giants from the opening puck drop and they take the lead when Mike Lee’s blue line shot can’t be handled by Blaze netminder Mat Robson and Pierre-Olivier Morin knocks in the rebound.

Mack Stewart goes close to a second for the Giants.

Goal scored at 1:38

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