Clan are made of steel as Sheffield are beaten
Clan bounced back from last weekend’s defeat at Nottingham Panthers with a comfortable 5-2 win over Sheffield Steelers.
Clan got off to the best possible start when Tyson Wilson played a short pass into the centre.
A touch from Gerard Hanson then allowed Rasmus Bjerrum to finish low to give Clan the lead.
Steelers didn’t really get into the game in the first period, creating just a few half chances that never really bothered Joel Rumpel.
Evan McGrath found some space on the inside right and his shot was on target, but Rumpel somehow got something on it to block its path to goal.
Clan were much more composed in the second period and again, Rumpel had little to deal with from the Steelers offence.
Josh Gratton was unlucky with an effort from close range as the home side tried to make the most of their efforts.
Jackson Whistle did well to hold a powerful Travis Ehrhardt chance as Pete Russell’s men again tested Sheffield’s defence.
The second goal finally came when Stefan Della Rovere ran into three Clan players, triggering a breakaway when a pass found Scott Pitt on the opposing blue line.
From there, he found himself through on Whistle and dispatched his shot low to the Steelers netminders short side and Clan had doubled their lead.
The home side had to kill two five-on-three penalties early in the third and did well.
A shot from Michal Gutwald from the left found its way into the net early in the third for Clan’s third in what was an ideal start to the final period.
A superb up and under pass from Ehrhardt released Brendan Connolly though on Whistle and he duly slotted it home to notch Clan’s fourth of the match.
There was a some concern for the home team when Steelers struck twice to reduce the deficit as Justin Buzzeo and Tanner Eberle each found the net.
But Matt Beca’s angled shot into the roof of the net confirmed the points and the win for Russell and his team.