By Kris Smith
The Stars would fall behind just 28 seconds into the match as the visitors came forward through Mark Simpson and whilst his shot would be saved by goalkeeper Richard Sabol, the rebound would bounce off the skate of Stars defender, Drydn Dow and into the back of his own net.
Although, Spencer Naas would then pull the home team back onto even terms as he fired past Matthew Greenfield from the left flank on five minutes but Steelers did not plan on being level for long.
Just 42 seconds later, Marc-Olivier Vallerand would intercept a puck deep in the Dundee zone and he quickly spun before putting a shot on net, that beat Sabol high at his near post.
In the 12th minute, Mikko Juusola would then make a quick move from a face-off in Stars end as Patrick Watling won possession and Juusola skated onto the puck before finding the top corner of Sabol’s goal.
Then on 13 minutes, Colton Saucerman would smack Dominic Cormier’s pass into the top corner of the Stars goal to move Aaron Fox’s side 4-1 in front but Dundee would hit back to reduce the lead to two-goals before the end of the first period as Brendan Harms tucked home a loose puck.
In the second session, the Yorkshire club would be first on the scoresheet again as Brian Diffley would take a drop pass from Juusola and fire over Sabol’s shoulder on 25 minutes.
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All images: Derek Black.
