ICE HOCKEY LIVE: Peterborough Phantoms v Swindon Wildcats (From Swindon Advertiser)

8:00pm

Man of the match for Swindon was netminder Skinns. Well-deserved.

7:58pm

It's all over at Planet Ice Peterborough. Really tough loss for Swindon to take. All about next weekend now.

7:52pm

Nell blasts over with three minutes left.

7:47pm

Kapicka just got absolutely nailed by Carlon. Ouch.

7:46pm

Moore is back on the ice.

7:45pm

Skinns does just enough to keep out Ziedins. Frantic stuff.

7:44pm

Moore binned for hooking.

7:44pm

I'm not entirely sure how Swindon haven't scored in this game. They have been close numerous times.

7:42pm

Penalty killed by Phantoms.

7:41pm

Phantoms just one man down now.

7:40pm

Six against four but Cats can't convert.

7:39pm

Two minutes for James Ferrara for delay of game.

7:38pm

Time out.

7:37pm

Maris Ziedins is superbly denied by Skinns one on one.

7:36pm

Two-minute bench penalty for Phantoms.

7:34pm

Jan Melichar and Shane Moore somehow manage to keep out Ondrej Lauko. A goal there and it probably would have been curtains.

7:33pm

Kapicka comes off the ice shaking his head after pinging a shot against the pipes from all of two yards. Wildcats need a break, and quickly.

7:27pm

Kapicka smashes off-target and Nell goes close. Positive start.

7:26pm

Period three underway.

7:25pm

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7:23pm

Very little in this. The teams will be out for period three in two minutes.

7:08pm

ADVER SPORTS WRITER NED PAYNE

Swindon are battling away for not much here. The hosts had control before Wildcats hit back in the latter part of the second period. At the heart of this was Swedish import Jonas Hoog, who has been absolutely everywhere. He nearly set up Richardson before the buzzer and was a creative influence throughout.

7:04pm

End of period two.

6:57pm

Skinns has had a good game for my money. Much busier in the second period.

6:55pm

Bullas nearly dived into the net himself then.

6:52pm

Carnage in front of the Swindon goal, but somehow the puck stays out.

6:51pm

Hayes and Nicky Watt both denied from close range. Wildcats badly need a goal here. If they get it, it's game on.

6:49pm

Handbags between Sam Bullas and Sladok. 

6:48pm

Phantoms are much more of an attacking threat in this period. Most of the play is down the Wildcats end at this point.

6:47pm

Kapicka sends a slapshot goalwards on the angle, but King saves easily.

6:34pm

Period two is go!

6:22pm

6:18pm

ADVER SPORTS WRITER NED PAYNE

The scoreline is a shame for Swindon, who competed well throughout the first 20 minutes. Nell, Kapicka and Richardson all had decent chances, but King has been in top form in the Phantoms net. A long way to go yet, though.

6:16pm

First period is over.

6:11pm

Dean Skinns has had to make a few saves, but Swindon are right in this game.

6:08pm

King and Nell down in a heap in the goalmouth. Not entirely clear what happened there. No penalties given.

6:06pm

Penalty killed by Swindon.

6:05pm

Two minutes for Jamie Hayes for hooking.

6:02pm

Netminder Damien King has made a few handy stops for Phantoms so far. Positive start for the visitors, though.

5:58pm

Penalty killed. Michal Kapicka was a whisker away from opening the scoring.

5:57pm

Two minutes for Sladok for delay of game.

5:56pm

Brilliant opening here. Fast, furious and end to end.

5:54pm

Jozef Sladok just dragged Lee Richardson across the ice like a rag doll. It nearly kicked off inside the first five minutes then!

5:49pm

And we're off.

5:42pm

Face-off just a few minutes away now.

5:36pm

WILDCATS NETMINDER DEAN SKINNS ON PETERBOROUGH

“A lot of people are writing them off, but they are going to be another tough team.

“People are saying they won’t be better than last year but Peterborough is always a tough place to go.

“Even Guildford go there and struggle sometimes and they are a good team in this league.

“Peterborough can turn anyone over, especially in their own rink.”

5:26pm

WILDCATS HEAD COACH RYAN ALDRIDGE ON SLOUGH DEFEAT AND HIS HOPES FOR PETERBOROUGH CLASH TONIGHT

“The first period wasn’t great but I thought the guys were going to step-up, but they didn’t and it wasn’t to be.

“Although we were better in the second we played like a perimeter hockey team all night, and you are not going to score against their goalie if you shoot from out wide.

“I thought the third line did well again, and I suppose it was tough on them because they had less ice time while we were trying to crawl back into the game after the top-end guys had let them down in the first place.

“It is simple, they need to bring more and do what is asked of them, or the worst happens.

“But I believe it is in that room, and I am confident we can turn things round, but if we are going to do it everyone needs to show up and the guys can’t take a night off.

“We want to get back on the ice because we want to put things right, but Peterborough is a tough building to play in,” he said.

“With how we have played in the last few games we need to be prepared to get our noses dirty if we want to win.”

5:21pm

I know this sounds stupid, but it's absolutely freezing here at Planet Ice. I suppose the clue is in the name really. Anyway, all the players are out and warming up as we speak.

5:06pm

The Cats team minibuses arrived a little late here at Planet Ice, so face-off has been delayed by 15 minutes. We will get underway at 5.45pm.

4:59pm

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4:51pm

Hello and welcome to Planet Ice Peterborough, where face-off between Swindon and their hosts is just under 40 minutes away. No longer do you have to scout around various websites for Wildcats' live scores on a Sunday night, as it's all here on this gloriously convenient live blog. Sit back, relax and enjoy.