Stars v Panthers

Match Report

Nottingham Panthers secured a vital two points on the road with a 5-2 victory at Dundee Stars in the Elite League.

Didrik Henbrant scored twice while netminder Kevin Carr turned away 28 shots of the 30 he faced against his former club.

Harris and Noël on targert in first period
Panthers started really strongly with a hatful of chances including Jarod Hilderman hitting the pipes and Cooper Zech going close twice.

Brendan Harris put Panthers ahead as he banked his shot off Emil Kruse from close-range (11:53) and David Noël's sweet one-timer made it 2-0 on the powerplay (13:19).

At the other end, Panthers superbly saw off a five-on-three powerplay for the Stars with Carr making a string of great saves.

Stars score twice to level at second intermission
Carr made two top-class close-range stops in succession but was beaten on a Stars powerplay through Griffin Luce's shot from left-point (25:56).

The goal sparked Panthers back into life - creating numerous chances - with Bryan Lemos, Tim Doherty and Henbrant all going close.

Dundee equalised on the powerplay in the closing stages of the session as former Panther Otto Nieminen reacted first to a rebound (38:12).

Henbrant scores twice as Panthers secure two points
Panthers went back ahead through Henbrant who battled on the doorstep and forced a rebound past Kruse (42:15).

Mitch Fossier battled his way through the offensive zone to give Panthers a two-goal advantage again (51:39).

Henbrant sealed the game with an empty-net goal for his second of the night (58:05).