LIVE - Basingstoke Bison v Slough Jets (From Basingstoke Gazette)

9:15pm

FINAL SCORE - Basingstoke Bison 5 Slough Jets 4 (after penalty shots)

A much-needed win for the Bison, who showed great heart to come back from 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2 down. Let's hope it hasn't taken too much out of them ahead of tomorrow's trip to Manchester.

See The Monday Gazette for a full report, pictures and reaction to tonight's game.

9:09pm

PENALTY SHOTS

Slough's Daniel Davies scores 0-1

Joe Miller levels for the Bison with some good skill 1-1

Darius Pliskauskas fires wide for Slough 1-1

Doug Sheppard scores for the hosts 2-1

Frantisek Bakrlik scores for Slough 2-2

Joe Rand puts the puck through Greg Rockman's legs to win the shoot-out 3-2

9:07pm

END OF OVERTIME - Basingstoke Bison 4 Slough Jets 4

The Bison's Joe Miller and Slough's Darius Pliskauskas both had shots saved late on and we're going to penalties.

9:03pm

The powerplay is over and the Bison survived. 2:11 of overtime remains.

9:01pm

Stevie Lyle saves from first Mindy Kieras, then Darius Pliskauskas and Slava Koulikov.

Another chance for Slough in front of the net - but the goal comes off it's moorings. 47 seconds of the powerplay left.

8:58pm

JETS POWERPLAY

The Bison have too many men on the ice and lose a man for two minutes. That should spell trouble and they call a timeout.

8:56pm

Carl Graham has the first shot of overtime, forcing a save out of Gregg Rockman.

8:55pm

FACE-OFF

Here we go with five minutes of sudden-death, four on four overtime.

8:53pm

END OF REGULATION - Basingstoke Bison 4 Slough Jets 4

The Bison have done really well to pull level. Can they complete the job in overtime?

8:52pm

Entering the final minute and a good move down the Slough left leads to Stevie Lyle saving well from Frantisek Bakrlik.

8:50pm

Stevie Lyle makes a couple of saves to deny Ciaran Long.

8:47pm

Greg Chambers sets up Joe Rand - but Gregg Rockman makes the save.

8:43pm

The Herd are on the front foot now and looking to get the win.

8:35pm

GOAL - Basingstoke Bison 4 Slough Jets 4 - Greg Chambers (49:43)

This game has exploded and the Bison are level. There's a scramble in front of the net and the puck comes out to GREG CHAMBERS in almost exactly the same position he was in a couple of minutes ago. The result is the same as well and we're all square.

8:31pm

GOAL - Basingstoke Bison 3 Slough Jets 4 - Greg Chambers (47:39)

With Frantisek Bakrlik in the sin-bin for slashing, the Bison make it a one-goal game again, GREG CHAMBERS firing home from a central position.

8:29pm

GOAL - Basingstoke Bison 2 Slough Jets 4 - Frantisek Bakrlik (46:46)

An immediate response, FRANTISEK BAKRLIK skating down the right and firing an excellent shot into the top corner beyond Stevie Lyle.

8:25pm

GOAL - Basingstoke Bison 2 Slough Jets 3 - Joe Rand (45:14)

Shorthanded goal for the Bison, JOE RAND robbing a Slough man on the Bison blue line and skating up the ice before showing good skill to beat Gregg Rockman.

8:24pm

JETS POWERPLAY

Greg Owen goes in for hooking.

8:21pm

PENALTY SHOT SAVED

Ciaran Long steals the puck and is through, with his trickery forcing Stevie Lyle into a trip to concede a penalty shot.

The Slough man attempts to take the puck close in, but Lyle follows him and makes the save.

The powerplay ends with a shot for Greg Chambers but again the Jets survive.

8:18pm

PENALTY SHOT TO SLOUGH

8:17pm

FACE-OFF

The third period is under way. The Bison begin it on the powerplay, Matt Towalski in the box for another 1:44.

7:57pm

END OF SECOND PERIOD - Basingstoke Bison 1 Slough Jets 3

A better period for the hosts but they remain two goals down. Slough are just more clinical.

7:57pm

Unfortunately, the Bison were unable to make the most of that. Craig Rand went close, as did Joe Greener right at the end, but no goals.

7:51pm

BISON POWERPLAY

The Bison survive that powerplay, Stevie Lyle making one good save - and now they have one of thier own, Frantisek Bakrlik going in for interfearance.

7:49pm

JETS POWERPLAY

Jaroslav Cesky goes in for two minutes on an interfearance call.

7:46pm

GOAL - Basingstoke Bison 1 Slough Jets 3 - Greg Owen (34:35)

I'm not sure they're back in it but at least the home fans have something to cheer as the Bison score on the powerplay.

Greg Chambers feeds GREG OWEN on the left and he has time to make ground before firing into the top corner.

7:44pm

BISON POWERPLAY

Frantisek Bakrlik takes a two minute rest for slashing at 34:31.

7:41pm

The Bison had a great chance shorthanded just before the goal, Doug Sheppard running through but failing to beat Gregg Rockman.

7:38pm

GOAL - Basingstoke Bison 0 Slough Jets 3 - Pavel Gomeniuk

29 minutes on the clock and the Jets take advantage of their powerplay, Gomeniuk's shot taking a wicked deflection off a Bison player to give Stevie Lyle no chance.

7:35pm

JETS POWERPLAY

Carl Graham is in the sin-bin. Two minutes for slashing.

7:31pm

The Bison force a scramble but the net is off its moorings. Better though.

7:31pm

The Bison's Joe Greener steals the puck and breaks but can only shoot wide.

7:27pm

The Bison survive the powerplay. Stevie Lyle made one save to deny James Hutchinson, while there was a nervous moment when the puck was loose in the goal crease.

7:23pm

JETS POWERPLAY

Jaroslav Cesky goes to the sin-bin for a two minute boarding penalty just 30 seconds into the period.

7:22pm

FACE-OFF

The second period is under way. The Bison need an early goal to get back into this.

7:06pm

END OF FIRST PERIOD - Basingstoke Bison 0 Slough Jets 2

Not a great first period, with surprisingly little action until late on, when Slough took control.

It doesn't look good for the hosts.

7:03pm

GOAL - Basingstoke Bison 0 Slough Jets 2 - Mindy Kieras (17:06)

Oh dear. Now the shortbenched Bison face a massive task.

The puck flies across the face of goal and with Stevie Lyle wrong-footed, MINDY KIERAS finds the net against his old team. Assists for Slava Koulikov and Ciaran Long.

7:00pm

GOAL - Basingstoke Bison 0 Slough Jets 1 - James Hutchinson (16:37)

The Jets make the extra man count, a period of pressure ending with JAMES HUTCHINSON firing home from Pavel Gomeniuk's assist.

7:00pm

JETS POWERPLAY

Greg Owen is sent to the sin-bin and the Bison will be a man light for two minutes.

6:59pm

A Bison player shoots from just inside the blue line and it smashes Aaron Connolly in the 'upper leg'. That's going to chafe. He's straight off to the changing room, possibly to check everything's still intact.

6:55pm

Bison netminder Stevie Lyle is in action, denying Darius Plisauskas.

6:53pm

They weren't able to make that powerplay count though. Gregg Rockman made a couple of saves but it remains 0-0.

6:50pm

BISON POWERPLAY

That's the first penalty of the match halfway through the first period. Craig Rand did well to rob a Slough man on the blue line and Mindy Kieras goes to the sin-bin for slashing at him.

6:49pm

Zach Sullivan's shot from the blue line forces Slough netminder Gregg Rockman into a save.

6:47pm

The Bison's injury crisis means that Greg Chambers is having to play as a defenceman.

6:43pm

That's a good chance for Slough's Daniel Davies. Stevie Lyle makes a save and the rebound drops for Davies, but Lyle makes another save to deny him.

6:40pm

It's been a quiet opening four minutes, with few chances for either side.

6:37pm

Slough have the opening shot, Mindy Kieras smashing a shot into the plexiglass behind Stevie Lyle's goal.

6:36pm

FACE-OFF

The puck drops for the first time and we're under way. The Bison really could do with a win tonight.

6:34pm

We just had the national anthem (not sure it's entirely necessary) and the puck's about to drop.

6:33pm

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6:31pm

Here come the Bison!

6:31pm

The officials are on the ice and Slough are about to join them. There's a decent away following here tonight.

6:27pm

Tonight's game marks the start of a vital weekend for the Bison, who are looking to secure second place in the final standings to give them a better chance in the end of season play-offs.

6:24pm

Good evening and welcome to live updates from the Basingstoke Arena, where the Basingstoke Bison are hosting the Slough Jets in the English Premier League.