Tigers are easily tamed by the improving Phantoms

Four National League wins in a row and back-to-back perfect weekends with the best result of them all saved for last Sunday night.

Telford started the weekend top of the National League and had enjoyed a couple of recent comfortable wins at Planet Ice.

But Phantoms’ roster is looking stronger by the week as players recover from injury and are joined by an old favourite in Petr Stepanek.

This 6-2 win away from home was proof of Phantoms’ improved circumstances. They did it the hard way as well coming from behind after losing the first period 2-1.

Captain Will Weldon got the Phantoms up and running in the ninth minute with a blue liner, which found a way past Brad Day in the Telford net.

But the Tigers hit back through Ross Connolly, who ripped an effort into the top corner to tie the game five minutes later.

And the home side went into the first intermission with the lead, as Brodie Jesson latched onto Joe Aston’s centring pass to fire beyond Phantoms netminder Jordan Marr.

But their lead didn’t last long. Ales Padelek levelled the game three minutes into the second period after Glenn Billing’s initial shot was kicked straight to him by Day.

And Duncan Speirs then put the Phantoms back in front with a 31st minute powerplay goal.

The Scottish forward went to the back post and was picked out by Billing for a simple finish.

The provider turned scorer just under two minutes later, with Billing finding space on the back post this time to put the Phantoms 4-2 to the good.

And it was Billing who made it five, tapping home a simple finish after Day’s save rebounded straight to him.

Telford started the third period with energy and began to throw everything they had at the Phantoms goal, but they found man-of-thematch Marr and his defence in fine form as they blocked everything which came at them.

Indeed it was Phantoms who found the only goal of the final session as defencemen Tom Norton struck on the powerplay.

Twelve goals in two matches and a two-period shut out of the talented Tigers made it a great weekend for Phantoms.