Friday: Festive period begins with four games
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In what is about to be a very busy time for teams in the Elite League, Week 14's weekend action starts with four fixtures on Friday night.
29 fixtures are set to be played over the next 11 days.
Friday night's action starts in Belfast, where the Giants have had just 48 hours to process their Challenge Cup defeat to Coventry Blaze. Fife Flyers are the visitors to the SSE Arena after ending an eight-game loss streak last weekend. Fife haven't won in Belfast since September 2018, and although the Giants went out of the cup midweek they have won three of their last four home fixtures.
Click here to watch Giants vs. Flyers.
After eliminating Cardiff from the Challenge Cup last week, Glasgow Clan are back in Cardiff just over a week later for a league fixture against the revenge-seeking Devils. That victory was Clan's only win over the Devils this season, including two exhibition matches as well, but put them into the Semi-Finals. Cardiff were beaten in Fife last weekend, while Clan picked up two points against Coventry to move level in third.
Click here to watch Devils vs. Clan.
There's no doubting who is the league's form team at the moment. Coventry Blaze are now nine games unbeaten, and have won their last seven straight league fixtures. That form has seen them into third place in the league standings, as well as a first cup Semi-Final appearance since 2015. They face a Flames team that has won three out of their last four, and won both games at the Skydome earlier this season in cup fixtures.
Click here to watch Blaze vs. Flames.
Seventh hosts eighth at the Storm Shelter with Manchester Storm at home to Nottingham Panthers. The Storm lead their visitors by one point but have played four games more, and are urgently looking for wins having lost their last three straight, and logging just only one win in ten games. Nottingham are struggling to find consistency having picked up only five points from seven games since returning to competitive action.
