Aberdeen Lynx secured their best ever league finish with a 5-4 win in Dundee. <\/p>\n
The result came despite a late revival from the Comets pulling three goals back in the final period. <\/p>\n
The Lynx went into the game knowing a win was vital to secure second place in the Scottish National League. <\/p>\n
A strong start saw the Aberdeen outfit continue where they left off against Edinburgh the previous weekend. <\/p>\n
However, it was the Comets who had the best chance of the opening 10 minutes, breaking free to force a one-on-one with Craig Chalmers but the Lynx net minder was more than equal to the effort. <\/p>\n
The Lynxs confident passing and pushing forward paid dividends in the 16th minute with Aaron THOMSON finding himself in space to tap home a pass from Mark Laing. And THOMSON was on hand three minutes later to double the lead for the Lynx. <\/p>\n
A shot from Ross McIntosh took a couple of deflections before Thomson was able to direct it past Comets net minder Michie. <\/p>\n
It took just 90 seconds of ice time in the second period for the Lynx to extend their lead to 3-0 with Jordan LEYDEN forcing the puck into the back of the net following a goalmouth scramble. <\/p>\n
But a frustrated Comets side regrouped and pushed forward on the attack with only a series of incredible saves and last-minute line clearances stopping the home side getting on the scoreboard. <\/p>\n
The start of the third period saw a fired-up Comets side grabbing three goals in quick succession to pull level in just seven minutes <\/p>\n
But a tactical reset by the Lynx saw them regain control of the game. <\/p>\n
The Lynx regained the lead with Iain MALCOLM completing a stunning team goal, combining with Laing and Leyden to make the most of a two-minute Dundee penalty. <\/p>\n
And MALCOLM was on target again just two minutes later to extend the lead to 5-3. <\/p>\n
The Comets still had some fire left, grabbing a fourth goal to cut the deficit with just under two minutes remaining but their fightback was just too little, too late. <\/p>\n
Lynx coach Barry Carnegie was quick to praise both his net minder and the 200-plus travelling support. <\/p>\n
He said: First period was really good, to be fair I thought we carried over a lot of good things from Edinburgh last week. <\/p>\n
Second period we got dragged down, we rode our luck a bit with penalties and some great saves from Craig in goal. <\/p>\n
The start of the third period we had a spell of five or seven minutes where we basically stopped skating, and trying at the level weve been at, we got what we deserved from that. <\/p>\n
It was a case of resetting and going back to what was working. <\/p>\n
We had to be a bit smarter with our line changes, making sure the right people were on the ice at the right time against their top players. <\/p>\n
We went back to doing that and it paid dividends, winning the game and claiming second place. <\/p>\n
I thanked the fans personally after the game. <\/p>\n
Theyve been great all season they are there to spur us on and thats what they do <\/p>\n
Craigs been the rock we depend on. We put a lot of faith in him and he proves it week in, week out. <\/p>\n
Some of those saves in the second period proved why hes the best goalie in the league. <\/p>\n
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