Belfast Giants 10-4 Fife Flyers (Results)
Goals from Michael Cichy and Phelix Martineau put Flyers 2-0 up
Gabe Bast and Scott Conway respond for Giants
JJ Piccinich hat-trick puts hosts in control
Bobo Carpenter and Jordan Kawaguchi each score twice as Giants hit 10 for first time this season
Giants need three more wins to claim Elite League title
Belfast Giants 0-1 Fife Flyers
Giants with multiple chances to clear the puck from the zone and they fail to do so.
Eventually it leaves an open net for Michael Cichy to score
Image source, Press EyeFife open scoring in Belfast
Belfast Giants 0-0 Fife Flyers
All Giants so far but Ben Lake takes a tripping call so the Flyers have the man advantage
Belfast Giants 0-0 Fife Flyers
Fife have had a tough season both on and off the ice but face the Giants tonight, on Saturday and then Sheffield on Sunday so could they act as spoilers?
They start Janis Voris between the pipes while the Giants counter with Jackson Whistle who makes his first start since the Challenge Cup final win over Cardiff a fortnight ago.
The puck is dropped and we are underway….
Belfast Giants v Fife Flyers (19:00 GMT)
There are only 11 days left in the Elite League regular season.
The Belfast Giants need to win four of their remaining five games to become champions.
Their next four games are at home starting tonight against the Fife Flyers.
That’s the simple equation.
Sheffield are a point behind, Nottingham two adrift but both have played a game more.
Nottingham face a play-off chasing Manchester club tonight.
It’s a thrilling end to the season…
Image source, BBC SportBelfast Giants v Fife Flyers