Cameron Critchlow claimed a double as Manchester Storm shutout Fife Flyers to snap a six-game losing run with a 4-0 victory in the Elite League.
It took Storm 14 minutes to break the deadlock, Critchlow netting, and 14 minutes after that they went further ahead, Will Merchant scoring.
Critchlow netted his second and Storm’s third nine minutes later giving the visitors a mountain to climb.
And Storm blew Fife away with a fourth from Tyler Hinam with less than seven minutes left in a game in which Storm outshot Fife 62 to 29.
Flagging Fife have now gone five games without a win in all competitions and they slip to the bottom of the ten-strong league.
Other results from Saturday are Dundee Stars 2, Cardiff Devils 4; Coventry Blaze 3, Belfast Giants 2.
On Sunday, Fife host league pace-setters Sheffield Steelers (17.15) and Glasgow Clan, who are third, are at home to second-placed Cardiff Devils (17.00)
PICTURE: Fife v Manchester earlier this season by Jillian McFarlane
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