It's another win for the Belfast Giants who now have a 13 game winning streak in all competitions and have yet to be beaten domestically this season.

It's also six-for-six in the Challenge Cup Group stages meaning the Giants are on course to be top seeds heading into the knockout stages which carries with it home ice advantage all the way to the final.

This was a tight game for two periods with Glasgow playing well and with the Giants in some penalty trouble and it wa sonly a 2-1 game with plenty of time remaining but the Giants, so far the season, have the self belief and confidence not to panic and they find a way to win and that's once again what they did.

How serious is the injury to Jackson Whistle? That might be a problem for the Giants moving forward as they like to rest Tyler Beskorowany when they can but it's another solid win for Adam Keefe's side...

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Johnny Curran gets his second goal in two nights as he lobs in the empty netter.

Might be too little, too late but Philippe Sanche beats Tyler Beskorowany to pull the Clan within two goals but with only 3 minutes to go.

Brilliant tic-tac-toe passing from Miles Gendron to Ciaran Long to Ben Lake who finishes a fantastic powerplay goal.

Beautiful deflection from Ciaran Long as he converts Travis Brown's pass with a deft touch into the far corner.

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With one second left on the two penalties the Clan score a 5-on-3 powerplay goal through Jake Bolton.

Giants also had Ben Lake called for face-off violation so will remain killing another penalty

So a big couple of minutes for both sides as the third period gets underway.

Can the Giants kill the two penalties or will Glasgow get back into the game?

Here we go...

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Travis Brown and Kohei Sato both called for penalties on the same play giving the Clan a full 2 minute 5-on-3 powerplay with 53 seconds left in the period.

On the final play the Clan think they've scored a buzzer beater but after a review that took almost 7 minutes and saw the Giants already head to the locker room, the goal is waved off.

Still 1:07 of a 2-man advantage for the Clan when the third period starts...

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He may be pitching in relief today but Tyler Beskorowany has shut the door on the Clan since replacing Jackson Whistle.

Ryan Harrison with a clean breakaway is stopped not once, but twice by the Giants netminder.

At the other end a skate save from Kielly stops Ciaran Long adding to the Giants lead.

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It's not a goal Jake Kielly will want to see back.

A nice breakout from their own zone by the Giants and Mark Cooper's drop pass is picked up by Greg Printz who shoots and the puck squeezes between the pads of Kielly.

It's a soft goal for the Giants but they'll take it.

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Exactly a minute gone in period 2 and the Giants take the lead.

Ben Lake's blueline shot from centre ice is redirected past Kielly by Mark Cooper.

The goal is reviewed to see if Cooper's stick was too high but it's a good goal.

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Tight game in the first period.

Giants having to reorganise with the change of netminders and missing Charlie Curti for 12 minutes.

Second period underway....

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Giants have struggled a little to regroup after changing netminders and after dominating the shots early in the game it's the Clan who finish the period outshooting the home side 13-9.

Beskorowany, however, looks sharp off the bench with a stunning glove save to thwart Gary Haden.

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Strange sequence of events. Jackson Whistle dives, goalkeeper style to try and catch the puck. In doing so he is clearly hurt.

Whistle tries to play on, makes a couple of saves and then gets run over by the Clan's Michael Pelech.

Giants Charlie Curti steps up and drops the gloves with Pelech.

Whistle has to leave the game and Tyler Beskorowany comes in.

Pelech gets 2+5 while Curti gets 2+10 for instigation. Giants fans not happy.

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A defence splitting pass from Travis Brown saw Ara Nazarian in on goal all alone but he failed to hit the net.

Jake Kielly was forced into saves from Jeff Baum and then Charlie Curti's blast from the blueline

The Belfast Giants are on a current winning streak of 12 games in all competitions - 5 Challenge Cup, 4 Elite League, 3 Champions Hockey League

That's on the line this afternoon as the game is underway

Happy birthday to the Giants Matt McLeod - can he score on his big day?

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Belfast Giants

G Jackson Whistle (pictured below)

D Jeff Baum D Miles Gendron

RW Mark Cooper C Ben Lake LW Greg Printz

Glasgow Clan

G Jake Kielly

D Zach Vinnell D Nate Kallen

RW Darien Craighead C Michael Pelech LW Gary Haden

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Good afternoon and welcome to the SSE Arena in Belfast for this afternoon's Challenge Cup Group A clash between the Belfast Giants and Glasgow Clan.

The Giants could end the group stage with a 100% record, and therefore likely top seeds going into the next round, if they can beat Glasgow.

The Giants have yet to drop a point in domestic competition this season.

Clan, meanwhile, would move into second place in Group A if they can be the first team to defeat the Giants this season. If not, they'll have one game left against Dundee Stars to improve their points percentage ahead of the knockout stages.

Both sides are coming of Elite League wins on Saturday night as the Clan beat Dundee 4-1 and the Giants had a road win in Coventry, 5-3.

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