Here is a match report from the Paisley Daily Express for Paisley Pirates v Edinburgh Capitals

SIX OF THE BEST FROM PIRATES PAISLEY PIRATES................6 EDINBURGH CAPITALS........2 FIRED-UP Pirates handed Edinburgh their heaviest defeat of the season so far in this Scottish National League match. Pirates came out firing on all cylinders and were unlucky not to score in the first 30 seconds when Stuart McCaig set up Colin McMillan in the slot but netminder Ally Flockhart was equal to the task. It was almost one way traffic for the first half of the period but Pirates couldn't find their way past Flockhart who had an impressive point-blank stop to deny Murray Johnston on nine minutes. The first penalty of the evening followed seconds later, giving Capitals a powerplay that they converted in the 11th minute when Dale Howey sent a cross-ice pass that hit a defenseman's skate and slid past netminder Damien Orr. Pirates were to be shorthanded a further three times in the period with Capitals only picking up a single penalty. But that left the sides skating four on four in the 17th minute when Pirates tied the game. Stuart Swiatek beat Flockhart to a loose puck in the crease and with the keeper out of position, Johnston had an empty net beckoning. The second period was wide open and although the game had a good flow to it, neither side was threatening a goal until the 26th minute when Stuart Miller sneaked the puck past Flockhart from a tight angle. The last game between the two sides was dominated by questionable refereeing decisions. And there were more major talking points from ref Keith Simpson in this match, particularly in the remainder of the period. Pirates beat a steady path to the penalty box and in the remaining 14 minutes of the period, they were at full strength for less than three minutes and skated two men short for the entire last five minutes The first two penalties were innocuous but when skipper Myles Watson had a 10 minute misconduct tacked on to the third in the 32nd minute, those who had been at the last Murrayfield match had a sense of what was coming. A two minute boarding penalty in the 35th minute was next but only 14 seconds later another boarding offence got Brian Taylor his first use of the showers as this time Simpson assessed it as a five+game misconduct. Then followed a call that had everyone scratching their heads, Roger Monson becoming possibly the first player ever to be called for "illegal use of the knee". For the record it was worth a two-minute stay in the box. Despite enjoying the extra manpower, Edinburgh rarely threatened the Paisley goal but when they did they found a steely resolve to the Pirates' defending. Capitals levelled up five minutes into the final session when Ross Hay netted from close range at the second attempt. It was even for less than two minutes when Richard Thorp found himself alone in the slot to put Pirates back in front. This time there was no comeback for the Capitals, a Rab Henderson point drive making it a two-goal lead in the 51st minute after McCaig had the visitors dizzy from a solo mazy skate round their zone. Capitals were now a beaten team but it took Pirates until the 58th minute before they scored again, McMillan firing spectacularly into the roof of the net from the left circle. Less than a minute from the end and Paisley completed the scoring, Monson redirecting a Chris Mills point drive. Ironically, the referee's decisions in this game may have done Paisley a huge favour, as it fired them up to defend, especially on the powerplays, as if their lives depended on keeping the puck out. And up front, there was a clinical air to the finishing of chances that has been missing too often this season. As the teams clash again next Sunday at Murrayfield (face off 8.30pm), Edinburgh have a quick chance of revenge.