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Rockwood strikes first but Devils hit back in opening 20 First Period: Devils 2-1 Steelers Opening night of the new season and the Steelers are back in action, taking on the Cardiff Devils in the first of their exhibition fixtures. Matt Greenfield started between the pipes, with the Steelers icing a full-strength line-up in Cardiff. It was a stunning start for Aaron Fox’s side. Inside the opening minute, Ryan Tait raced down the right wing and fired on goal. Devils netminder Stoever made the initial save, but new signing Adam Rockwood was perfectly placed to convert the rebound and give the Steelers an early 1-0 lead. Cardiff responded on the power play with Brandon Whistle sitting a minor penalty for interference. MacDonald found Yaremko, who beat Greenfield to level the game at 1-1. MacDonald then went from provider to scorer just a minute later. A bouncing puck couldn’t be cleared by the Steelers and eventually fell perfectly for MacDonald in front of Greenfield, who made no mistake to put the Devils 2-1 ahead. The Steelers found themselves back on the penalty kill when Ivan Björkly-Nordström was called for hooking, before Macoy Erkamps also sat for roughing, but the Steelers PK unit stood firm. Later in the period came Sheffield’s first power play of the new season when Stoever was penalised for delay of game. Just as the Steelers had done earlier, however, the Devils successfully killed the one-man advantage. End of the First Period: Cardiff Devils 2-1 Sheffield Steelers Steelers Goal: Adam Rockwood