Giants hit Flyers for 7 without reply

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Belfast Giants ran out comfortable winners in Challenge Cup action against Fife Flyers on Wednesday night in Kirkcaldy.

The Giants hit three in the opening period and never looked back to continue their unbeaten start to this season's Cup competition, leaving them clear at the top of group B. Jackson Whistle logged a 21-shot shutout.

Mike Lee cut in from the point and did it all himself to open the scoring at 5:34 to put the Giants ahead. Jackson Whistle made an excellent save to pull the puck back off the goal line to keep his side a goal up, and 47 seconds later his side went two up when Pierre-Olivier Morin finished off nice passing involving Jordan Kawaguchi and Kyle Osterberg. Grant Mismash made it 3-0 with 2:44 left in the period, opting to shoot instead of the pass most in the building were expecting.

JJ Piccinich and Ciaran Long struck just over five minutes apart to put the visitors five ahead through 40 minutes.

Kawaguchi slapped home on the powerplay 77 seconds into period three off Mismash's feed to make it 6-0, before Morin tipped Mismash's shot past Shane Owen at 51:06. In a game of little positives for the hosts, 18-year-old defenseman Brodie Kay picked up over 13 minutes of ice time, given the trust of Coach Coolen on penalty kills in the final period as well.