On Saturday night……
Fife Flyers 2 Dundee Stars 5 – Elite League
The Stars made it 6 consecutive wins against the Flyers which is their best ever sequence of wins against Fife in the EIHL era.
Stars 3 consecutive wins at Fife Ice Arena also equals their best ever sequence on Flyers ice in all EIHL competitions.
Kieran Craig has goals in back to back games against the Stars and Brendan Harms now has goals for the Stars in his last four games against the Flyers.
Philippe Sanche stretched his team leading goals total for the Stars against the Flyers to 17 goals.
The Flyers were 54% successful at the face off dot, their best in the last 18 games and second best on the season.
Every Flyers skater had at least 1 shot on goal in the game – the first time this has happened this season.
It was the 4th game for Flyers without conceding a power play goal – the best streak of the season as the Flyers are 8 for 8 over that time.
We have reached the halfway stage of the league campaign and this is how the Flyers record looks across all EIHL seasons:
On Sunday night……
Sheffield Steelers 8 Fife Flyers 0 – Elite League
The Steelers recorded their biggest margin of victory over the Flyers in 74 games in all EIHL competitions.
The Flyers winless run in Sheffield was extended to 18 games which is now the longest Flyers road winless streak against any opponent in the EIHL era.
5 goals against in the first period equals a season high for goals given up by Flyers in a period this season.
Flyers were shutout for the 6th time this season and for the 12th time by Steelers in all EIHL competitions – Only Belfast with 13 have more shutouts against the Flyers.
The Flyers run of penalty killing success ended at 4 games with the Steelers scoring their first power play goal this season against the Flyers who are 10 for 11 on the kill against Sheffield.
IN PICTURES
Pic Credits – Jillian McFarlane and Derek Young
FLYERS BY NUMBERS
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