Panthers tamed again

The Panthers take on the Bees on Thursday

By BBC Sport Online's Stuart Hughes

Bracknell Bees 3 - 2 Nottingham Panthers

The Nottingham Panthers failed to lift themselves off the bottom of the Sekonda Superleague on Thursday night as they fell to their 16th loss in 20 games.

The Panthers had a scare early in the game when the puck hit former NHL defenceman Jimmy Paek.

Moments later the Bees took the lead when Dan Ceman scored on the power play.

Nottingham forward Graham Garden earned himself a match penalty in the 16th minute for slashing Bracknell defenceman Mark Matier's legs.

Bracknell failed to capitalise on the power play but doubled their lead at 27:21 when Joe Ciccarello scored short-handed.

Chris Brant added a third for the Bees just over three minutes later, after which Eoin McInerney replaced Jordan Willis between the pipes for Nottingham.

David Struch struck back for the Panthers before the end of the second period to draw level with PC Drouin as Nottingham's leading goalscorer - and with 24 seconds left in the game, Robert Nordmark put Nottingham's second past Brian Greer.

Ice Hockey - Sekonda Superleague
Team	P	W	OW	OL	L	GF	GA	Pts
Sheffield Steelers	34	23	4	2	5	113	67	79
Ayr Scottish Eagles	34	16	4	0	14	121	108	56
London Knights	34	14	5	4	11	103	91	56
Cardiff Devils	35	16	2	3	14	118	103	55
Belfast Giants	33	13	3	6	11	112	111	51
Manchester Storm	34	12	5	1	16	114	136	47
Bracknell Bees	32	11	4	4	14	119	119	45
Newcastle Jesters	34	9	2	7	16	97	118	38
Nottingham Panthers	37	6	5	7	19	91	135	35