Clan end home Panthers curse

Photo: Al Goold

Glasgow Clan put nine past Nottingham to earn their first home win over the Panthers in five years at a sold-out Braehead Arena.

Things got off to a fast start in Braehead Arena. Any bus legs the Panthers may have had were gone within 22 seconds when Hugo Roy shot past Antti Karjalainen in the slot when played through. Philippe Sanche, who logged over nine minutes in the opening period, tied it on the powerplay at 12:57, but less than three minutes later the Panthers were back ahead thanks to Logan Neilson's tip on Alexander Lunsjo's shot at 15:32.

Clan turned the game completely on its head in period two. Alex Roach tied things up 2:59 into the second with a well-taken wrist shot from the slot. A little under ten minutes later, a Robert Lachwoicz shot was saved by Rok Stojanovič but only as far as Dyson Stevenson at the top of the crease to put Clan ahead for the first time in the game. Matt Barry made it 4-2 on the powerplay at 33:20 with a one-timer off Luke Lynch's pass, before then completing a tic-tac-toe play at 36:53 to put the hosts 5-2 ahead.

Philippe Sanche's goal 49 seconds into the final period made the Panthers' chances of a comeback almost impossible, before Dyson Stevenson and Jordan Cownie scored either side of an Anthony Luciani five-hole finish to make it 8-3. Nate Kallen rounded off the scoring with 6:28 to play to give their first home win over the Panthers since 2019.