Fife Flyers celebrate huge road win after sudden death shoot out with Belfast Giants

Kyle Osterberg and Troy Lajeunesse were the marksmen on target to secure the points – Osterberg hit three in the shoot out – on a night which saw debuts for netminder Kevin Lindskoug and new defenceman Kevin Wehrs.

The fans who made the journey across the Irish Sea were treated to a thrilling finale which came after Fife found themselves 3-0 down after 21 minutes.

Ben Lake fired Giants ahead with nine minutes on the clock, and he struck again at the start of the second period for 2-0. Jeff Baum’s counter for 3-0 at 21:40 seemed to have Fife in trouble, but they dug deep once again and cut the gap to make this a one-goal hockey game before the second buzzer.

Lajeunesse opened their account after 24 minutes and rang the red light again ten minutes later, both goals assisted by Brady Poteau.

A slashing call against Lake with less than eight minutes left to play saw coach Tom Coolen call a time out, and the specialist team duly delivered as Lajeunesse tied the game. Overtime couldn’t separate the teams and it was on to a penalty shoot out which saw Osterberg net in the first round and again in sudden death to secure a huge win – their first in Belfast since 2018.

> Flyers take on Panthers at Fife Ice Arena on Sunday (5:15pm)