Pardubice threw the kitchen sink at the Giants in the last few minutes but Tyler Beskorowany said not tonight but he had help.

Blocked shots, sticks in the shooting lanes - superb from the Giants.

They finish 17th of 24 clubs in the CHL missing out on the play-offs by one place and one point.

That will be disappointing but they have won three games and did themselves, the Elite League and Northern Ireland proud in this campaign.

What cost them? Well on the road their powerplay and penalty kill were poor and at this level they can't be.

They lost a game 2-1 in Innsbruck that they could and should have won but they've given the home fans three great performances and no one will forget the 1-0 win over Salzburg with that sudden death winner just 4.4 seconds from the end.

And they finished above last season's European champions Tampere in the standings.

It's back to Elite League business on Saturday on the road in Coventry and the Challenge Cup with Glasgow the visitors on Sunday and that's when we'll be back live at 3.45pm.

Pardubice with a little pushback...exciting finish coming up.

Under CHL rules the full two minutes of the penalty have to be served and the Giants take the lead on the same man advantage.

Ciaran Long's attempted pass goes in off a Czech skate and the Giants lead for the first time.

Just when it looked like it would never happen....

Greg Printz and Ara Nazarian go close before Nazarian sets up Printz to bury the game tying goal.

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Giants just can't find the equaliser.

On the powerplay Ben Lake had three bites of the cherry but couldn't quite get the puck across the line.

Twenty minutes remaining in this season's European adventure for the Giants.

Can the home side produce a big finish?

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Not sure how the Giants are still behind.

Ara Nazarian had the latest big chance but rather like Mark Cooper he managed to miss the net from the edge of the crease.

Giants ahead on points after forty minutes - Pardubice ahead where it matters, on the scoreboard.

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Giants Tyler Beskorowany has had an amazing CHL campaign and he has produced two top-drawer saves to keep his side in the game.

But at the other end Mark Cooper had a glorious chance to tie the game and missed the net from close range.

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The Giants comfortably kill a penalty called on Jacob Friend.

The second period lacking the intensity of the first but the home side have a powerplay coming up.

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We are back underway again...

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The Giants fail to capitalise on a late powerplay but can count themselves unlucky to be behind after the first period.

They may hear the news at the end of the period that they can no longer progress to the knockout stages after Trinec beat Aalborg 4-0.

However pride and the chance to beat a top European team will be motivation enough.

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The Giants deservedly are back in the game straight away.

Ciaran Long's shot from the right circle finds the far corner.

Davy Phillips almost equalises seconds later. Big save from Kloucek.

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Simple goal. Win a face-off and shoot from the blueline with traffic in front of the net.

Jan Kolar the scorer

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Against the run of play the visitors are ahead.

A really nicely worked goal finished by Martin Kaut.

It's the first goal the Giants have conceded in three CHL games at home.

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Even strength all the way so far and the Belfast Giants have started well.

Oliver Cooper and Jeff Baum with two good efforts forcing saves from Milan Kloucek.

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Unfortunately as the game gets underway here in Belfast it's almost over in Trinec where the home side lead Aalborg 3-0 which would mean that even a win tonight wouldn't be enough for the Giants to process to the last 16.

However three wins would be a super return for Adam Keefe's side from Europe's premier competition. How tough is it? Last year's champions Tampere haven't reached the play-offs either.

No Daniel Tedesco in the line-up for the Giants tonight....the game is on...

The Belfast Giants snatch victory over RB Salzburg with 4.4 seconds of overtime remaining to keep their Champions Hockey League dreams alive.

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Belfast Giants

Tyler Beskorowany (G)

Jacob Friend (D) Charlie Curti (D)

Greg Printz (LW) Quinn Preston (C) Ara Nazarian (RW)

Dynamo Pardubice

Milan Kloucek (G)

Tomas Dvorak (D) Jan Kostalek (D)

Robert Kousal (LW) Tomas Zohorna (C) Daniel Hercik (RW)

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It's the sixth and final round of qualification games in the Champions Hockey League with Czech side Dynamo Pardubice visiting the SSE Arena to take on the Belfast Giants.

The Giants have slim hopes of making the top 16 and the knockout stages but have the opportunity to win three of their six games for the first time in their history of playing in the CHL.

Belfast’s excellent netminder is Tyler Beskorowany who is coming off back-to-back shutouts at home and sports an impressive 2.01 GAA and 93.06 SV%.

The Czech side has already qualified for the Playoffs. They have been a dominant force all season as seen by their fifth-ranked powerplay (24.00%) and eighth-ranked penalty kill (86.36%).

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