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Cardiff Devils ...................3 Sheffield Steelers ............2 MAX Birbraer led Cardiff Devils to another Elite League ice hockey home victory in Cardiff Bay last night.
Kazakhstan-born Birbraer scored twice for the Devils as they followed wins against HullStingrays (5-3)andNewcastle Vipers (8-3) with a powerful performance against the reigning league champions Sheffield Steelers.
Steelers fought back from three goals down to make it 3-2 and then pulled goalie Andrew Verner, but Devils held on in a thriller to seal the victory.
Birbraer's double makes his Devils' top scorer so far this season, edging ahead of Matt Miller on 12 goals and 21 assists from 27 matches.
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Devils win lifted them above Newcastle into fourth place in Elite League - two points behind Belfast Giants, three adrift ofNewcastle and fourbehindleadersCoventry Blaze.
They will be looking to make the chase for honours even closer during a run...