Stars log three-point weekend with shootout win

Photo: Derek Black

Dundee Stars made it a three-point weekend with a shootout win over local rivals Fife Flyers on Sunday night, their second game of the weekend that past 60 minutes.

Unlike in Belfast on Saturday, this was a much lower-scoring affair. The Stars led twice on the night, going ahead initially 6:36 into the opening period – Shane Owen stopped Drydn Dow’s initial shot, but Domenico Alberga put the rebound home from an angle.

Fife levelled at 16:49 when Patrick Kyle's excellent pass fed Austin Farley for an easy tap-in with Jarrett Fiske stranded.

Kameron Kielly put the Stars back ahead at 32:29 with the finish in front from a Ben O'Connor feed coming from behind Owen's net. Again the Flyers levelled, and again it was Farley - this time off a spinning pass from Phelix Martineau with just under 15 minutes to play in the third period.

The Flyers came close to winning the game late with a goal line clearance stopping them going ahead, and then Michael Cichy thinking he’d won it only for the goal to be wiped off for a high stick – upheld by video review. Shane Owen pulled off a fine last-ditch save to ensure the Flyers earned a point.

Neither side managed a goal in an end-to-end overtime period, and so things were decided in a shootout. No shooters found the back of either net through the first three rounds until Jake Elmer beat Owen. Johnny Curran hit straight back for the Flyers, only for Keanu Yamamoto to hit the target in round five. Maxim Musorov fanning on the puck saw the Stars take the extra point.