Sean Norris scored at 61:55 to give Milton Keynes Lightning a 2-1 overtime win against Leeds Knights after Sam Dunn had cancelled out James Griffin’s opener. The post Match Report: Milton Keynes Lightning 2-1 – Leeds Knights (OT) | 19 September 2026 appeared first on Milton Keynes Lightning Ice Hockey.
Milton Keynes Lightning 2-1 – Leeds Knights (OT): Sean Norris scored at 61:55 to settle a close NIHL National game at Planet Ice Milton Keynes on 19 September. James Griffin had put Lightning ahead in the first period, but Sam Dunn’s equaliser for Leeds kept the teams level through regulation.
With Jordan Hedley in goal for Milton Keynes Lightning and Sam Gospel in goal for Leeds Knights, James Griffin opened the scoring at 08:41, with Danny Weight and David Thomson providing the assists. Bailey Perre received a two-minute interference penalty for Leeds just over a minute later, but Lightning did not add to their lead. They reached the first interval 1-0 ahead, having recorded 17 shots on goal to the Knights’ six.
The middle period brought the visitors’ reply. Lightning’s Carter Hamill and Leeds’ Matthew Bissonnette received matching two-minute cross-checking penalties at 25:15, with neither side gaining a power-play advantage from those calls. At 29:41, Dunn equalised at even strength, assisted by Daragh Spawforth and Balint Pakozdi. It was 1-1 after 40 minutes, with each team recording 13 shots in the second period.
Neither side scored in the third. Lightning put 10 shots on goal to Leeds’ three during those 20 minutes, but the score remained 1-1 at the end of regulation. The game went to three-on-three overtime with both teams still looking for the goal that would separate them.
Norris supplied it 1:55 into the additional period, scoring at even strength from Liam Stewart’s assist. The goal gave Lightning the 2-1 overtime win and two NIHL National points after Leeds had held them level from midway through the second period.
Source: Official NIHL National gamesheet.
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