The Flames and Flyers met for the final time on the season with the visitors welcoming back Milan Lucic to their line up but they were still without the injured Johan Porsberger. The Flames started Taz Burman for the first time since he played on Valentine’s Day in Kirkcaldy in net ahead of Justin Fazio and they were without Nick Seitz, Jake Coughler and Tyler Busch who was serving his final game of suspension.

The Flyers had the first couple of shots of the game in the opening minute as Ian Scheid after 17 seconds saw Burman get the blocker to his effort from the blueline and then Andrew McLean received the same treatment. The Flames almost opened the scoring after 90 seconds as Matthieu Gosselin got in behind the defence and his shot was blocked by Owen and the rebound hit the skate of Garet Hunt and headed in behind the Fife goalie but Ryan Nicholson was alert to scoop the puck out of the crease. In the 4^th minute a rising shot by Matt Alvaro was shrugged off by Owen then Jack Jacome burst through in behind the Flyers blueliners but lost the handle on the puck as he went in on Owen. The Flames went on the first powerplay as Josh Winquist was called for a slash behind the play in the 5^th minute. Charlie Curti had a shot that Owen turned away with a pad and then Cole Ully with a quick shot off a face off win was denied by Owen as the visitors completed the kill. Soon after Sam Talbot almost opened the scoring as his shot heading for the top corner beat the blocker of Owen but hit the inside of the post and bounced clear. The Flyers took advantage of that reprieve as they went down the ice and Winquist from the corner found Logan Neilson cruising into the slot and he sniped the puck high glove side on Burman at 06:40. In the 8^th minute the Flames goalie blockered away another long range effort from Scheid and a minute later Josh Waller weaved his way past four Flyers players but Owen was able to get his shoulder on the shot to keep out the rising puck. Ethan Somoza found Keaton Jameson down low in the 12^th minute but Burman was alert to hold his post. The Flyers went the other way and after a dump in by Ben Brown Somoza recovered the puck and his shot beat Burman high on the glove side with the clear sound of metal as the puck bounced down and was then cleared. Play went on for almost 20 seconds before the Flames were called for a penalty on Jamal Watson dragged Hunt to the ice. The play was reviewed to determine if the puck entered the net having been called no goal on the ice and after a lengthy review the goal was awarded. The time was not added back on the clock and the penalty was also allowed to stand with both timed at 12:26 as the Flyers went on the powerplay. Neilson was first to threaten on the man advantage with a shot from the high slot that grazed the pipework and Burman then denied him when he was out at the top of his crease to hang on to a wrister. As the Flames completed the kill. Burman came up with a big pad save in the 16^th minute to deny Jameson and the Flames keeper was again in action in the 18^th minute as he stopped Jeremy Masella with a pad save. In the final seconds of the period Hunt was called for a trip on Ully to put the Flames back on the powerplay as the clock ran down.

The Flyers made  solid start to the second period as they completed the penalty kill without the Flames getting a shot on goal. Almost immediately however Masella had to make a great defensive play to tie up the stick of Gosselin on the edge of the crease as Owen gloved the puck. In the 24^th minute Owen covered up the puck on a Flames breakout but at the end of the play Mason Alderson was called for a cross check to send the home side back to the powerplay. The Flames struck at 24:14 as Gosselin won a battle in the slot to shovel the puck into the net. In the 25^th minute Watson fired a shot off the shoulder of Owen from the circles. Burman lost sight of the puck in the 27th minute as a one timer from Scheid from the blueline was deflected just wide of the Flames goal. Moments later the Flames were back on the powerplay as Simon Despres got his stick into the skates of Gosselin for a tripping call. From the face off Hunt had his stick break and Gosselin tried to beat Owen short side but the Fife goalie sealed his post before he then denied Gosselin again this time with a sprawling save. The Flyers passed up a glorious short handed chance as Justin Ducharme sprang Winquist who was in on Burman all alone from the red line but he fired wildly over the crossbar as the Flyers complete the kill. Just as Despres returned to the ice Josh Nixon went to the Flyers net but couldn’t get enough on the backhand to beat Owen. In the 30^th minute Ully from a tight angle forced a kick save from the visiting goalie and a minute later a Jonathan Racine one timer from distance was picked up late by Owen but he kept it out of his net. The Flyers regained their two goal advantage at 32:11 when Neilson found Winquist who batted the puck down for Jameson to slam it home on the stick side of Burman from the slot. In the 34^th minute Owen blockered a shot by Watson out of play but the Flames cut the deficit as Gosselin gained the Flyers zone and out muscled Ducharme to head to the net and roof the puck over Owen’s blocker at 37:34.

Pic Credits – Guildford Flames

Flyers are next at home on Sunday 8th March when they entertain the Sheffield Steelers – tickets can be bought online here:  Tickets – Fife Flyers or look out on social media channels for box office opening times.