Thu 2 Apr 2026 - 07:00AM
BATTLE IS ON FOR SECOND PLACE
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The battle for second place in the Elite League is going down to the final weekend of the season following Wednesday night's results.
Panthers beat Manchester Storm 2-1 at the Motorpoint Arena thanks to a game-winner by Chase Pearson with 46 seconds remaining to move up to third in the standings.
The two points moved Panthers above Sheffield Steelers who were heavily beaten 5-0 by Cardiff Devils in Wales.
With two games remaining in the regular-season the table currently looks like this...
| Elite League standings | Games | Points |
| Belfast Giants | 52 | 82 |
| Cardiff Devils | 52 | 71 |
| Nottingham Panthers | 52 | 70 |
| Sheffield Steelers | 52 | 69 |
Panthers travel to Manchester on Saturday and host Cardiff on Sunday - and two regulation-time victories would guarantee second place.
Sunday is our Fan Appreciation Game at the Motorpoint Arena and is sponsored by Lake Energy - is already sold-out thanks to the outstanding support of the #PanthersNation.
The final weekend's games for Panthers, Cardiff and Sheffield are as follows...
Saturday 4th April
Cardiff Devils v Coventry Blaze 19:00
Manchester Storm v Nottingham Panthers 19:00
Sheffield Steelers v Glasgow Clan 19:00
Sunday 5th April
Nottingham Panthers v Cardiff Devils 16:00
Glasgow Clan v Sheffield Steelers 16:00
It's set to be a thrilling end to the regular-season as sides across the table battle for positoning ahead of the playoffs.
Playoff quarter-final home leg on Sunday 12th April.
Our home leg of the playoff quarter-finals will take place on Sunday 12th April (16:00 face-off) and there's already under 1,000 tickets remaining.
The quarter-finals are contested over two legs with an aggregate score and our opponents will be known after the end of the regular-season on Sunday.
The winners will progress to the Elite League Playoff Finals Weekend on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th April at the Motorpoint Arena.
The Panthers are the defending playoff champions after last season's thrilling 4-3 victory over Cardiff Devils which saw Mitch Fossier score the winner in the second period of overtime.
Make sure you secure your seats and be part of our playoff journey as we aim to win the famous trophy for a second year in succession.