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By NIGEL DUNCAN OWEN FUSSEY has called on his Edinburgh Capitals team-mates to forget the past and concentrate fully on tomorrow's crucial Elite League clash at rock-bottom Hull Stingrays.

By NIGEL DUNCAN SENSATIONAL Simon Lambert helped lift Edinburgh Capitals off the bottom of the Elite League table with a little help from a team-mate. The 26-year-old sniper scored game-winning penalty shots on successive nights as under-strength Capitals secured maximum points from back-to-back games.

By NIGEL DUNCAN PRESSURE was today mounting on Edinburgh Capitals owner Scott Neil following another depressing defeat.

Eleven goals, three fights and two points saw the Belfast Giants move to the top of Group A in the Challenge Cup standings.

Pierre-Luc Faubert of the Belfast Giants in Challenge Cup action against Mark Smith of the Edinburgh Capitals The Belfast Giants continued their defence of the Challenge Cup with a thumping 9-2 win over the Edinburgh Capitals at the Odyssey on Friday.

NEWCASTLE Vipers kept up their hopes of reaching the Challenge Cup semi-final with a 2-1 victory at Murrayfield last night.

WHAT a difference 24 hours makes. On Saturday, Doug Christiansen was praising his injury-hit side after a confidence-boosting road win at Newcastle Vipers, but last night the squad was downbeat as Edinburgh Capitals slipped to their second straight home defeat in the Challenge Cup.

UPBEAT Edinburgh Capitals skipper Martin Cingel is convinced they will snap their three-game losing streak this weekend.

DOUG Christiansen remained up-beat despite Edinburgh Capitals failing to nail a confidence-boosting road double at Hull Stingrays and slipping to the bottom of the eight-strong Elite League table.

STOP Cody Rudkowsky loved every minute of Edinburgh Capitals' ice hockey joust with Toronto Marlies but declared: "Showbiz is over, now it's back to the bread and butter." The experienced goaltender and his team-mates head for a crucial Elite League clash at Hull Stingrays tomorrow and then move on to the 20-20 tournament at Sheffield on Sunday.

EDINBURGH Capitals player-coach Doug Christiansen believes the weekend's Gardiner Cup tournament can help his ice hockey squad be more competitive in this season's Elite League, despite ending up in fourth place at Murrayfield.

MARTIN CINGEL today saluted his Edinburgh Capitals team-mates and declared: "We're off and running." A 9-2 victory at Hull Stingrays on Saturday was backed up last night by a point at home to Nottingham Panthers a ' one of the favourites for Elite League silverware this season.

DOUG CHRISTIANSEN believes he has built his strongest team since arriving at Murrayfield three years ago.