Belfast Giants shut out Dundee Stars 4-0 in the Challenge Cup, a regulation win built on a clean sheet and a two-goal third period that removed any late doubt. The Giants scored in all three frames and never trailed.
A single goal in the opening period gave Belfast a 1-0 lead, and another in the middle frame pushed it to 2-0 after 40 minutes. The turning point was simply the Stars' inability to answer: Dundee were held off the board in each period, and Belfast's two third-period goals closed it out at 4-0.
The standout number is the zero. Belfast's goaltending and defensive coverage produced a shutout, and the Giants' scoring distribution — 1-1-2 by period — kept the game under control from start to finish.