NOTTINGHAM Panthers fans will have been left shaking their heads after their arch rivals stormed into town to win the Elite League Play-Offs title on their own ice.
With defending champions Panthers only able to watch, after being knocked out in the quarter-finals by Braehead Clan, Sheffield Steelers went on to claim a dramatic 3-2 overtime success over Belfast Giants at the National Ice Centre after a weekend of thrilling action.
Belfast had edged past Fife 1-0 on Saturday, while Steelers beat the Clan 3-2 to set up the final showdown a day later.
And after the Clan beat the Flyers 7-6 after overtime to win the third-placed match, the final also needed extra minutes to decide the winner.
The Giants and the Steelers ended regulation tied at 2-2 in what had been a tremendous final where all the goals had come in the second period.
But only 1.34 into overtime it was defenceman Drew Fata who ignited the huge Steelers following in Nottingham when firing a bullet past Stephen Murphy to give his side victory.
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