Pictures: Telford Tigers go down at home
Telford Tigers went down 5-2 at home to Peterborough Phantoms last night during a dramatic encounter at the town's Ice Rink.
Defeat means Telford are now sixth in the English Premier League standings with Sheffield – who have a game in hand – just three points behind.
Tigers are now three points adrift of a top-four spot following back to back losses at the weekend, having lost 3-1 at Swindon on Saturday.
Reigning champions Telford appeared to have proceedings under control early on last night, when Blaho Novak scored after just three minutes of a bruising opening period.
Peterborough hit back just after the first interval, although Max Birbraer handed his side the lead once again at the halfway point of the game.
The visitors, however, found a purple patch at the end of the middle session, scoring two goals in just two minutes to snatch the initiative.
A fourth Peterborough strike on 47 minutes saw Tigers chief Tom Watkins pull netminder Thomas Murdy, in a bid to close the gap.
But, with Telford taking a number of penalties in those final 20 minutes, the Phantoms secured victory with a late empty net goal.
On Saturday night, meanwhile, Telford struggled to break down a stubborn Swindon defence during their defeat to the Wildcats in Wiltshire.
Watkins' men delivered an impressive 53 shots on Swindon netminder Stevie Lyle, as they recovered from a poor start to dominate proceedings.
But with the hosts having opened an early two-goal lead, Telford were unable to deliver the killer blow – despite outshooting the Wildcats by almost three-to-one.
Their only goal in that game came from captain Jason Silverthorn on 39 minutes.
Telford Tigers are back in action with two games next weekend, when they travel to face Guildford Flames on Saturday, before Sunday's visit of Hull Pirates (6pm). For tickets, go to www.tigershockeyuk.com.
