Elite League: Glasgow Clan 4, Nottingham Panthers 3; Dundee Stars 1, Guildford Flames 3, Challenge Cup: Belfast Giants 3, Fife Flyers 4 (after overtime).
Fife Flyers re-wrote the form book to edge Elite League heavyweights, Belfast Giants, and shock more than 6,000 fans in the SSE Arena in Northern Ireland.
Lucas Chiodo scored 51sec into the extra session after the Kirkcaldy club battled back from 2-1 down after the opening 20 minutes.
Fife won the second 2-1 and blanked the third to take it to overtime in a game in which they were outshot 45 to 17 but Latvian-born netminder, Janis Voris, had an outstanding game and even received praise from Giants’ head coach, Adam Keefe.
The welcome win snapped a disappointing 12-game losing streak and provided a fantastic start to debutant Massimo Carozza who jetted into Scotland in midweek to bolster the injury-ridden team.
Giants, sponsored by Stena Line, however, picked up the point they needed to secure first overall seeding in the Challenge Cup, the first major competition of the season.
In Glasgow, more than 3,500 fans saw Matt Alfaro slot the game-winner less than 13 minutes from time as Nottingham Panthers edged Glasgow Clan 4-3.
And nearly 1,880 fans saw Dundee Stars edged 3-1 at home to Guildford Flames who burned the Tayside team with a 3-0 first-period scoreline.
MAIN PICTURE: Janis Voris
PRIZE GUY: Lucas Chiodo who scored the game-winner receives his reward post-match at Belfast. Picture courtesy of the Elite League
FOCUS: Two players determined to get the puck in the SSE Arena in Belfast. Courtesy of the Elite League
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