The game was a special Pride Night, celebrating inclusivity and connection and reinforcing the message that hockey is for everyone.
Fife struck first on the opening power play of the night. Mike Pelech was called for hooking inside the first two minutes, and David Booth made Coventry pay 35 seconds later by firing high past Mat Robson to give the Flyers the early lead at 12:34.
The Blaze responded midway through the period through David Clements, whose blue-line try beat Shane Owen at 12:34 to level the game – the first of three points of the night for the Brit.
Coventry then took the lead at 4.29pm when Jordan Power drove into the attacking zone and beat Owen from a tight angle.
Fife pulled away with 2.41 left in the period, with Keaton Jameson finishing from close range after a feed from Logan Neilson. However, Coventry ensured they went into the first intermission with the lead when William Boysen converted on the power play with just 14 seconds left to make it 3-2.
Coventry took full control in the second period. Jere Vertanen unleashed his signature one-timer during a four-on-four play early in the frame to extend the lead to 4-2, marking his impressive 12th goal of the season from the blue line. Matthew Gleason then added a fifth at 28.45, knocking home a loose puck in front, before becoming the provider just over two minutes later when William Boysen turned in his pass for his second of the evening and Coventry’s sixth.
Tensions flared in front of Robson’s crease late in the period, resulting in penalties for both sides, but the Blaze struck again before half-time. With 1.17 to go, Grant Mismash – Coventry’s leading points scorer – managed to steer home a feed from Adam Robbins, who grabbed his second assist of the night, to make it 7-2.
There was no further scoring in the third period, with Fife back-up goalkeeper Andrew Little given the full 20 minutes in goal after being called up for the weekend trip, as the Blaze comfortably capped off another dominant home performance.
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