Flames make it three wins in a week

Photo: John Uwins

Guildford Flames logged their third win in four nights with a 5-3 home win over Glasgow Clan.

Guildford started strong, scoring just 24 seconds into the game. Jake Jacome gave them the early lead off a rebound after Matt Alvaro's shot was saved well by Landon Bow's left pad.

Clan absorbed a lot of early Flames pressure but gradually worked there way back into things and only ended one down after the first 20 minutes.

The visitors hit the ground running in period two and it was no surprise when they levelled. Cole Ully got the equaliser on the powerplay seven seconds past the 30-minute mark of the game when he swept home a rebound in the slot. 127 seconds later, Liam Finlay snuck a one-timer through Eamon McAdam's five-hole from a sharp angle to put Clan ahead.

Ethan Strang dangled in from the wing and beat Bow with a backhand shot low to tie the game 3:39 into period three. The hosts then took the lead with a Charlie Curti shot from below the goal line that bounced off a Clan defenseman and then beat Bow five-hole at 49:57. Ryan Tait hit the post as the Flames broke on a late 2-on-1, but the puck broke to Charlie Dodero who fired past Bow to give the Flames a two-goal cushion with 2:47 to play.

"We just went back to what makes us successful," said Matt Alvaro of the Flames' turnaround. "We were turning pucks over too easily so we went back to getting pucks in behind them and back to what we do well."

Deven Sideroff pulled Clan back to within one with 1:54 to go to set up a tense finish, but Alvaro found the empty net with 58 seconds remaining to ensure the Flames secured the two points - their third win of the week.

"We're going in a good direction right now," added Alvaro. "We're thrilled with his this week went but we know we have to keep building on it. We can get better, that's the big thing. Everyone has been stepping up while we're missing some bodies and I'm proud of how everyone has stuck together."