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March 22, 2013

Cardiff Devils will face off against Nottingham Panthers twice this weekend, having missed out on the play-offs for the first time in a decade.

THE beleaugured Cardiff Devils face off against Nottingham Panthers twice this weekend, having missed out on the play-offs for the first time in a decade.

The 4-3 loss away against Sheffield Steelers last week meant they could no longer finish in the Elite League top four. The Devils enter the final two games of the season with just one win in their last seven league games.

Tonight’s away game in the East Midlands sees the devils square up against the newly-crowned Elite league champions, the Nottingham Panthers.

March 5, 2013

Cardiff Devils risk play-offs after double defeat

The Cardiff ice hockey team must beat the Blaze to secure their place in the top four

TWO DAMAGING defeats against the Belfast Giant and the Coventry Blaze have jeopardised the Cardiff Devils' play-off hopes.

For most of the season the Welsh side have looked on course to finish in the Elite League top four, but they now face a battle with the Blaze to secure fourth spot. The Devils were hammered 5-0 away at Belfast on Saturday, before losing Sunday’s crunch match against the Coventry Blaze 3-2.

Belfast Giants

March 1, 2013

Devils aim to slay the Giants and smother the Blaze

Devils face three matches in three days

CARDIFF DEVILS will take on both Belfast Giants and Coventry Blaze this weekend in what will be deciding games if the Devils have any hope to make it to the Elite League play offs.

March 16, 2012

Cardiff Devils win comfortably in Edinburgh Capitals clash

A round-up of the action from last night's Cardiff Devils match.

Cardiff Devils swept aside the Edinburgh Capitals 10-4 at the Cardiff Ice Arena last night to secure fourth spot in the Elite League.

Gerard Adams, Scott Dobben and Jamie Vanderveeken got things underway for Cardiff with scores in the first period, but it was in the second 20 when Cardiff really cut loose with seven goals in a devastating spell.

March 11, 2012

Cardiff Devils dampen the Blaze

An overtime goal by captain Stuart MacRae earned Cardiff Devils a hard-fought victory over Coventry Blaze

Cardiff Devils sealed a fine overtime win over Coventry Blaze last night with a captain’s goal from leading scorer Stuart MacRae.

The Canadian rifled Phil Hill’s layoff into the top corner for 3-2 to send Devils fans wild after an engrossing contest in which they were behind for a long spell.

Kenton Smith had put the Devils 1-0 up at 6.15 in the first period with an assist from Scott Matzka, but Blaze hit back through Kralj Matic before going 2-1 ahead at 7.34 in the second period.

March 29, 2011

Cardiff Devils strong ahead of semi-finals

The Cardiff Devils will face the Belfast Giants in the semi-finals of the Elite League play-offs after a convincing win against the Hull Stingrays on Sunday.

The Devils still had much to do going into their home leg of the play-off against the Hull Stingrays after a narrow 2-1 victory on Humberside on Saturday.

But on Sunday the home side did not fail to convert the win, cruising to an impressive 6-1 lead before easing up in the third quarter to hold out at 6-3.

March 15, 2011

Cardiff Devils fight for a place at top of Elite League

THE Cardiff Devils moved into contention with Sheffield Steelers at the top of the Elite league this weekend, after a thrilling penalty shoot out saw Stuart MacRae clinch a win against Nottingham Panthers.

The Devils followed up their 7-2 win against Hull Stingrays on Saturday with a spectacular performance in front of their home crowd on Sunday night.

The game got off to a fast and ferocious start, with an early strike from David Clarke taking the Panthers into the lead.

But Kazakhstan import Max Birbraer equalised with a goal in the 15th minute.

February 18, 2011

Devils out of cup despite victory

The Cardiff Devils will not appear in the Challenge Cup Final despite a narrow 2 -1 victory over the Belfast Giants, losing the series 2 -5 on aggregate.

The Devils looked to have restored confidence after a 12 – 1 away route of the Edinburgh Capitals at the weekend, and the fans turned out in their hundreds on to the Cardiff Arena on Wednesday to cheer on their team.

It took the home side just shy of 13 minutes to snatch a goal, with Scott Matzka breaking down the left wing after being put in space by a slick link up between Newport youngster Alex Symonds and Jon Pelle.