Summary

  • Belfast Giants 4-1 Cardiff Devils (R)

  • Giants beat Panthers 6-3 to book play-off final spot

  • Cardiff Devils beat Sheffield Steelers 3-2 after overtime

  1. Elite League play-offs: Belfast Giants beat Cardiff Devils to complete Grand Slampublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 17 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 4-1 Cardiff Devils

    Belfast Giants completed the Elite League Grand Slam by beating Cardiff Devils 4-1 to win the play-off title.

    Mark Richardson gave Devils the lead before Jeff Baum levelled from range late in the second period.

    Read the full match report here

    Belfast Giants Jeff Baum celebrates the 'treble' after being crowned Elite Ice Hockey League Champions, Challenge Cup Champions and the EIHL Playoffs ChampionsImage source, Press Eye
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    Belfast Giants Jeff Baum celebrates the 'treble' after being crowned Elite Ice Hockey League Champions, Challenge Cup Champions and the EIHL Playoffs Champions

  2. Watch: 'Greatest Giants team ever' celebrate trophy hat-trickpublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 17 April 2023

    Belfast Giants head coach Adam Keefe and his players celebrate completing the Elite League Grand Slam after they beat Cardiff Devils to win the play-off title.

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    Watch: 'Greatest Giants team ever' completes Grand Slam

  3. Highlights: Giants beat Devils to complete Grand Slam successpublished at 20:40 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 4-1 Cardiff Devils

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    Belfast Giants beat Cardiff to complete Grand Slam

  4. BELFAST GIANTS - GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONSpublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    The greatest Belfast Giants team EVER

    Belfast Giants - GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONSImage source, Press Eye
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    Belfast Giants - GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS

  5. BELFAST GIANTS ARE GRAND SLAM WINNERSpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 4-1 Cardiff Devils

    The Belfast Giants are the GRAND SLAM WINNERS

    Congratulations to coach Adam Keefe and the organisation. This is so hard to achieve. It's taken to the third attempt but finally the Giants have won the lot...

    This was a deserved win, despite giving up the first goal the Giants were pretty dominant throughout and if it wasn't for Ben Bowns this game would have been over before the third period.

    Finally the Giants can celebrate after the final game of the season.

    The party is just getting underway....

    Watch out for full reaction on the BBC Sport NI website and social media channels

    It's goodbye from Nottingham....

  6. GOAL! COOPER'S EMPTY NETTER MAKES IT FOURpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 4-1 Cardiff Devils

    Devils pull netminder Ben Bowns and the Giants surely win the game with Mark Cooper's empty netter

  7. GOAL! NEULS DOUBLES GIANTS LEADpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 3-1 Cardiff Devils

    What a forechecking shift from Mark Cooper - puck breaks for Donovan Neuls who buries it past Ben Bowns

  8. GOAL! GIANTS HAVE THE LEAD - OWRE SCORESpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 2-1 Cardiff Devils

    Is this the goal that wins the game?

    Steve Owre from David Goodwin's pass - controls the puck on his chest and then taps it past Ben Bowns - 8:04 left

    Steve OwreImage source, Press Eye
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    Steve Owre

  9. UNDER TEN MINUTES TO PLAYpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 1-1 Cardiff Devils

    Cardiff coming on strong as the third period continues. Good forechecking and pinning the Giants in their defensive zone. Few chances, both sides not wanting to make a mistake.

    Here comes the cliche - next goal will be important - 9:40 to go

  10. TWENTY MINUTES LEFT IN THE SEASON - WHO WINS?published at 18:45 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 1-1 Cardiff Devils

    Time for both teams to make sure they leave nothing out on the ice. One will skate away as Play-Off champions...

    Someone is going to be a hero....

    Second period actionImage source, Press Eye
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    Second period action

  11. GIANTS FINISH PERIOD STRONGLYpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 1-1 Cardiff Devils

    The Giants were the better team in the second period and Baum's goal was well deserved and Scott Conway, after coming out of the box was denied again by Ben Bowns.

    1-1 with 20 minutes to go in the season

    Second period actionImage source, Press Eye
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    Second period action

  12. GOAL! BAUM TIES THE GAME BUT GIANTS TO THE PENALTY KILLpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 1-1 Cardiff Devils

    Jeff Baum doesn't score many. He got one in the league decider against Guildford but this rocket from the blueline beats Bowns with Mark Cooper setting the screen BUT Scott Conway takes an unsportsmanlike penalty as the Giants celebrate so huge penalty kill coming up

    Jeff BaumImage source, Press Eye
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    Jeff Baum

  13. GIANTS BACK ON POWERPLAYpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 0-1 Cardiff Devils

    Another chance with the man advantage for the Giants as Cardiff called for a delay of game penalty. 11:33 to go in the second period

  14. BOWNS ROBS MARK COOPER - LONG HITS POSTpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 0-1 Cardiff Devils

    Maybe it's just not meant to be for the Giants - Ben Bowns produces one of the saves of the season to deny Mark Cooper point blank and then Ciaran Long hits the post

    Ciaran LongImage source, Press Eye
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    Ciaran Long

  15. GIANTS WITH SECOND POWERPLAY CHANCEpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 0-1 Cardiff Devils

    Scott Conway is tripped by Jake Coughler and the Giants are on the powerplay again early in the second period

  16. GIANTS WITH WORK TO DO AS SECOND PERIOD IS UNDERWAYpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 0-1 Cardiff Devils

    What will Giants coach Adam Keefe have said during the first intermission?

    His side are going to have to earn every chance they get in this second period because the Devils defensive corps is big and playing physical. Can the Giants use their speed to create better opportunities?

    Belfast Giants head coach Adam KeefeImage source, BBC Sport
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    Belfast Giants head coach Adam Keefe

  17. END OF FIRST PERIOD AND DEVILS LEADpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 0-1 Cardiff Devils

    Big goal for the Devils so late in an even period - Giants have to recover quickly before a feeling of deja vu sets in.

    Devils the more physical team and that's winning them the game at the moment

    First period actionImage source, Press Eye
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    First period action

  18. GOAL! DEVILS SCORE WITH 1.7 SECONDS REMAINING IN PERIODpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 0-1 Cardiff Devils

    Body blow for the Belfast Giants as Mark Richardson scores with just 1.7 seconds left in the period.

    Tyler Beskorowany comes too far out of his net and Richardson is all alone in front

    Devils celebrateImage source, Press Eye
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    Devils celebrate

  19. GIANTS PRODUCE NOTHING ON POWERPLAYpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 0-0 Cardiff Devils

    Poor powerplay from the Giants as they don't get a shot on Ben Bowns.

  20. FIRST POWERPLAY OF THE GAME FOR GIANTSpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 16 April 2023

    Belfast Giants 0-0 Cardiff Devils

    Too many men call on the Cardiff Devils - Giants with first powerplay chance