Martin double delivers Giants win

MANCHESTER will be pleased to see the back of the Belfast Giants this season after losing 2-1 on Tuesday night - their fourth defeat in five games.

Belfast, who also maintained their title push in the process, led in the first period thanks to a 17^th strike of the season by Andrew Martin - his third in three games since returning from injury.

With the second period looking as though it would finish goalless - Manchester's David Beauregard levelled for the Phoenix.

But star turn Martin was in no mood to let Manchester ruin his night and he netted the all-important winning strike early in the third period to seal it for Belfast.

Meanwhile, Coventry refuse to let their league title go without a fight as they won 6-5 in Nottingham, with two goals coming in the last two minutes.

With the game looking dead and buried, Coventry refused lay down and die and Sylvain Deschatelets levelled in the 59^th minute, before Erik Hjlamarsson got the winning strike with just 23 seconds left on the clock.