Knights take a beating

London Knights conceded further ground on Superleague leaders Sheffield Steelers after last night's 4-2 defeat in Cardiff in which five players were thrown out.

Cardiff's Ian McIntyre, Frank Evans and Mike Ware were all ejected, along with London's Claude Jutras and Rich Bronilla, as the teams racked up 282 penalty minutes - just 19 short of the league record.

Referee Andy Carson struggled to keep control, and eventually had to bring an end to the second period 75 seconds early as the teams slugged it out.

In between the mayhem, Cardiff secured their seventh successive league victory over London, whose third straight defeat saw Manchester Storm go above them into second place.

On Saturday, Knights lost to the Superleague's newest club, Belfast Giants. Dave Whistle's side stole a 2-1 victory when Rod Stevens scored with just 18 seconds remaining.

Meanwhile, Knights' home rink London Arena, has applied to hold the Superleague play-off finals in April.