Elite League: Edinburgh Capitals 0, Milton Keynes Lightning 3; Nottingham Panthers 3, Dundee Stars 0; Fife Flyers 5, Braehead Clan 2
A double from Lewis Hook and a single from Kevin King secured a 3-0 win for Milton Keynes Lightning at bottom club Edinburgh Capitals.
The home side outshot Lightning 31-24 but the defeat means Edinburgh have only won four of their 40 Elite League games this season.
Dundee Stars five-game winning streak came to a sudden halt when they went down 3-0 at mid-table Nottingham Panthers.
Luke Pither scored after nine minutes and Jeff Brown made it 2-0 seven minutes later.
And Alexander Mok-shant-sev completed the scoring after 51 minutes in a game in which Dundee netminder Travis Fullerton had 36 shots and his opposite number Patrick Galbraith 19.
Meanwhile, Fife Flyers celebrated a 5-2 victory over Braehead Clan at Kirkcaldy.
The Fifers had to come from behind to claim the welcome win, scoring four unanswered goals between the 29th and 56th minutes.
Carlo Finucci claimed three and Shayne Stockton two in the welcome win.
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