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Rink round up
The New Year period was a good one for the Belfast Giants, with a 4-1 home win against Nottingham at the end of 2004 topped off with a 6-3 win over Newcastle at the start of 2005. A return visit to Nottingham on the 2nd Jan saw the teams split the points with a four-apiece scoreline after overtime following a late marker from Paul Moran cancelling out ex-Phoenixer George Awada's go-ahead goal.
Basingstoke Bison continued to prop up the table with a 2-4 home loss to Sheffield coming close on the heels of a 2-0 away loss to Guildford in cross-league competition, despite being 2-0 up against the Steelers at the end of the first period thanks to Duncan Dalmao and ex-Stormer Shawn Maltby. Elsewhere, Coventry Blaze gained the upper hand with a 4-2 win over Dundee Stars in cross-league competition, with Joel Poirier sealing the game following markers from Neal Martin, Russ Cowley and Chris McNamara. Scott Barnes and Corey Morgan netted for Dundee.
| Rank | Team Name | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | G | GA | Points | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Devils | 31 | 21 (OT:2) |
2 | 8 (OT:1) |
99 | 66 | 45 | 33 |
| 2 | Sheffield Steelers | 33 | 19 (OT:6) |
3 | 11 (OT:2) |
81 | 66 | 43 | 15 |
| 3 | Belfast Giants | 30 | 18 (OT:2) |
5 | 7 (OT:1) |
96 | 57 | 42 | 39 |
| 4 | Coventry Blaze | 30 | 17 (OT:1) |
4 | 9 (OT:4) |
101 | 66 | 42 | 35 |
| 5 | Nottingham Panthers | 29 | 15 (OT:0) |
4 | 10 (OT:4) |
93 | 65 | 38 | 28 |
| 6 | London Racers | 30 | 10 (OT:2) |
6 | 14 (OT:1) |
59 | 74 | 27 | -15 |
| 7 | Basingstoke Bison | 32 | 6 (OT:0) |
5 | 21 (OT:1) |
72 | 118 | 18 | -46 |
By Richard Allan
