Leeds Knights have moved three points clear at the top of the Planet Ice NIHL National Division, despite encountering two tricky fixtures over the weekend.
The Knights began the weekend with a 4-3 shootout loss at Solway Sharks on Friday but returned to winning ways two days later with a hard-fought 7-5 win against the division’s basement side, Bristol Pitbulls.
Friday’s slip-up meant MK Lightning would have the chance to finish the weekend within one point of the leaders.
However, they could not back up Saturday’s 6-3 victory at home to Telford Tigers and make it a four-point weekend as Hull Seahawks ran out 6-4 winners at Hull Ice Arena – ensuring it would be they who went 2/2 over the weekend, after a 6-5 win at Raiders IHC the previous day.
Home comforts proved to be the order of the weekend for Swindon Wildcats, who defeated Bees IHC and Peterborough Phantoms over the weekend and scored nine goals in both games.
The Phantoms had hoped to leapfrog the Wildcats in the standings but now lie five points adrift of their rivals, despite a resounding 7-1 win at Sheffield Steeldogs on Saturday night.
Elsewhere, a 5-3 triumph over Raiders IHC on Sunday evening saw Bees IHC move further clear of the bottom two in the division. They are now just one point behind the Romford-based outfit in the league standings, having played one game fewer.
Full results for the weekend can be found below. Thanks to our friends at NIHL Stats, you can also check out the latest results from the WNIHL and junior leagues.
Fri 12th Jan Solway Sharks 4-3 (SO) Leeds Knights L
Sat 13th Jan Bristol Pitbulls 6-7 (OT) Solway Sharks L
Sat 13th Jan Milton Keynes Lightning 6-3 Telford Tigers L
Sat 13th Jan Raiders IHC 5-6 Hull Seahawks L
Sat 13th Jan Sheffield Steeldogs 1-7 Peterborough Phantoms L
Sat 13th Jan Swindon Wildcats 9-4 Bees IHC L
Sun 14th Jan Bees IHC 5-3 Raiders IHC L
Sun 14th Jan Hull Seahawks 6-4 Milton Keynes Lightning L
Sun 14th Jan Leeds Knights 7-5 Bristol Pitbulls L
Sun 14th Jan Swindon Wildcats 9-5 Peterborough Phantoms L
Sun 14th Jan Telford Tigers 7-0 Sheffield Steeldogs L
Sat 13th Jan Hull Jets 4-2 Sheffield Scimitars L
Sat 13th Jan Widnes Wild 5-3 Solihull Barons L
Sun 14th Jan Billingham Stars 6-1 Whitley Warriors L/C
Sun 14th Jan Deeside Dragons 2-5 Widnes Wild L/C
Sun 14th Jan Nottingham Lions 2-3 Blackburn Hawks L/C
Sat 13th Jan Slough Jets 4-2 Oxford City Stars L
Sun 14th Jan Invicta Dynamos 3-8 Streatham Redhawks L
Sun 14th Jan Milton Keynes Thunder 0-4 Slough Jets L
Sun 14th Jan Oxford City Stars 2-5 Chelmsford Chieftains L
Sun 14th Jan Romford Buccaneers 5-4 (SO) Solent Devils L/C
Sat 13th Jan Billingham Buccaneers 7-1 Kingston Sharks L
Sat 13th Jan Telford Tigers NIHL 2 7-0 Bradford Bulldogs L
Sun 14th Jan Sheffield Titans 11-3 Nottingham Lions NIHL 2 L
Sat 13th Jan Chelmsford Warriors 1-6 Cardiff Fire L
Sat 13th Jan Haringey Huskies 2-1 Basingstoke Buffalo L
Sat 13th Jan Invicta Mustangs 7-3 Peterborough Phantoms NIHL 2 L/C
Sat 13th Jan Solent Junior Devils 7-1 Lee Valley Lions L
Sat 13th Jan Oxford Rising Stars 9-5 Streatham Black Hawks L
Sun 14th Jan Streatham Black Hawks 1-8 Haringey Huskies L/C
Photo credit: Hull Seahawks / Adam Everitt Photography
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