Sun 12 Apr 2026 - 06:00AM
SECOND-LEG PREVIEW: PANTHERS HOST STORM
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Nottingham Panthers host Manchester Storm at a sold-out Motorpoint Arena (16:00 face-off) in the second leg of the playoff quarter-finals with a one-goal deficit from the first leg.
Storm won Saturday night's game 2-1 in Altrincham after a racing into a two-goal lead, before Matt Marcinew's late goal reduced the arrears to one with three periods gone in the tie.
It's going to be a huge night at the Motorpoint Arena as we look to overturn the deficit and reach the Elite League Playoff Finals Weekend.
Tonight's game - which is sponsored by FAE Service Solutions Ltd - may be sold-out but you can still follow all the action on our live webcast which can be purchased by clicking here.
All three other quarter-final ties are finely poised...
Belfast Giants (1) v (8) Glasgow Clan
First leg: Saturday 11th April - Giants 1-0 Clan
Second leg: Sunday 12th April at 19:00 in Glasgow
Cardiff Devils (2) v (7) Coventry Blaze
First leg: Saturday 11th April - Blaze 1-2 Devils
Second leg: Sunday 12th April at 17:00 in Cardiff
Nottingham Panthers (3) v (6) Manchester Storm
First leg: Saturday 11th April - Storm 2-1 Panthers
Second leg: Sunday 12th April at 16:00 in Nottingham
Sheffield Steelers (4) v (5) Guildford Flames
First leg: Saturday 11th April - Flames 1-1 Steelers
Second leg: Sunday 12th April at 16:00 in Sheffield
View from the Bench
Head Coach, Danny Stewart, said: "Manchester came out with more jump with us in the first period on Saturday night.
"After that we reset a little bit and I liked our second and third period. It was a real playoff game and the refs let us play for the most part.
"It was a big goal by Matt Marcinew to pull us back to within one near the end.
"Ideally we would like to have been tied or had a lead, but going down two early and coming back to within one and going home now for three periods, we will take it."
Team News in association with Candid Digital
Forward Matt Alfaro (lower body) will miss the game because of injury. Brendan Harris and Jarod Hilderman, who was pulled after warm-up last night, both missed Saturday's game through injury.
First-Game Desk in assocition with Lake Energy and the Nottingham Hospitals Charity
If it’s your very first Nottingham Panthers game today, stop by the First-Game Desk to pick-up all the essentials you need. Based opposite the lifts in the Motorpoint Arena foyer, there's everything from matchnight info to key rules as well as a special poster you can wave proudly. You never know, you might even make it onto the jumbotron! You’ll also receive a First-Game Certificate to celebrate joining our incredible #PanthersNation.
Interseal Panthers Vault now at £1,900
The Interseal Panthers Vault stands at £1,900 for the final home game of the season. Tickets cost just £1 and if yours is drawn out of the hat, you go on the ice with DJ Ken Feast to try to win the money inside the vault in the second intermission. Choose one of the players from the Panthers roster shown on the jumbotron to reveal a four-digit code and see if it unlocks the vault. Dare you give up the chance to go for the money to open the Mystery Box?
Chuck-a-Puck
Chuck-a-Puck - sponsored by Motorpoint - is great fun for all the family. It takes place in the second intermission and the winner is the person who lands their puck closest to Paws at centre-ice. The winner gets a photo with their favourite player at the end of the game and a signed puck. There's a bonus prize too! A remote control car drives around the centre-circle. If your puck lands inside the cockpit of the car, you have a chance to win the bonus prize of two tickets to an event at the Motorpoint Arena. Pucks cost £1 each and are on sale from sellers around the rink.
Shirt Off His Back: Four chances to win
There's four chances to win in today's athentic game-worn regular-season Shirt Off His Back. While the team will wear their playoff jerseys, we set aside the game-worn jerseys of #7 Cooper Zech, #16 Bryan Lemos, #64 Nolan Volcan, and #98 Didrik Henbrant from our game on Wednesday 1st April. Tickets are £1 each and are available from sellers in the foyer and around the concourse.
50/50 is your chance to win a big cash prize
Tickets for the 50/50 raffle are sold for £1 each. The lucky winner will go home with a fantastic prize. Make sure you buy your tickets to be in with a chance of winning. Lookout for the sellers around the rink.
GVL Jersey Giveaway
How about taking home a Nottingham Panthers replica jersey? Sam Hurst will be in the bowl in the first-period powerbreak, so make sure you make plenty of noise to have a chance of winning.
Dance Cam in association with Doughnotts
​Here's your chance win free doughnuts by displaying your best funky dance moves in the jumbotron. Look out for the Dance Cam - in association with Nottingham-based Doughnotts - in the third-period powerbreak and show us your great moves!
Webcast: Watch the live stream tonight
If you're not with us at the Motorpoint Arena today, we've got you covered with the game being shown live on Panthers TV. Jono Bullard and Dan Green will bring you all the action. Click here to buy the webcast.