Devils tie it late, win in OT

Photo: James Assinder

Cardiff Devils needed two late goals to get past Manchester Storm, both from players called Cole - Sanford levelled inside the final three minutes, before Ully won it in overtime.

After two 3-1 games, a win for each team, in Cardiff between these sides in the past few weeks, it was another tight content at a sold-out Vindico Arena. Cole Sanford put the Devils ahead on the powerplay with 12:30 played, only for Andreas Heier to tie things up 32 seconds later. 

Tyler Hinam finished excellently to put Storm ahead 12:09 into period two, a lead that the visitors held well into the third period. Justin Crandall levelled on the 49-minute mark, but CJ Garcia put Storm straight back ahead only 13 seconds later. It needed Sanford's second of the game with 2:31 to play in regulation to tie things up.

Manchester had the better of the early chances in overtime but were undown when Will Merchant was forced to take a slashing minor to sto pa Devils 1-on-0. With 14 seconds left in the extra period, Cole Ully got on a loose puck after a Brandon Alderson shot and beat Evan Weninger to get the Devils the bonus point.