{"id":42917,"date":"2022-12-02T17:18:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T17:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=42917"},"modified":"2022-12-03T09:55:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T09:55:19","slug":"sheffield-steelers-vs-cardiff-devils-preview-the-crunch-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/12\/02\/sheffield-steelers-vs-cardiff-devils-preview-the-crunch-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Steelers vs Cardiff Devils Preview: The Crunch Match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield Steelers face their fierce rivals, the Cardiff Devils, in a longstanding grudge match tomorrow night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sheffield team are looking to continue their good form after an emphatic <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldsteelers.co.uk\/connolly-wins-it-for-the-steelers-3-2-over-the-panthers\/\">shootout win<\/a> over the Nottingham Panthers last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s game, tensions could not be higher. The current head-to-head record is 110-109 in the Steelers favour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Captain Jonathan Phillips said: &#8220;Cardiff for the last few years have been the top team and we want to knock them off their perch.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview with Jonathan Phillips from Sheffield Steelers\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XdhGIDhqOQY?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield are sitting at second in the Elite League standings. 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