| Phoenix were constantly dangerous, as David Beauregard showed with a powerplay shot after an Adam Calder shot had just missed at the other end. |
| Shea Guthrie broke out from some Belfast pressure to hurtle down the right wing and score a fine equaliser but then a disastrous powerplay for Coventry turned the game. |
| Colton Fretter got the opener on an early Sheffield powerplay as the puck bounced off Brian Stewart's pads right on to his stick. |
| Effinger had caused the powerplay by tripping up a Giant and he was beaten for the second time by Jon Gleed with five minutes left to play. |
| An unfrozen wash on the rink surface did not help the quality of the match, but Slough were on top at this stage and scored a powerplay goal after seven minutes. |
| Also, any powerplay unit can fall out of the habit of doing some basics, such as putting the puck on goal and crashing the net. |
