Leeds Knights took four points from their double-header against the Bristol Pitbulls, following a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory on Saturday before returning to The Castle to secure an emphatic 7-1 win on Sunday.
The opening encounter proved to be a real test for the Knights, with both sides trading goals throughout an entertaining contest.
Leeds made a positive start and took the lead through Cullen McLean, who found the net in the opening period to give the visitors an early advantage.
Bristol responded in the second period through John Dunbar, but the Knights quickly restored their lead as Matt Bissonnette got on the scoresheet, assisted by Daragh Spawforth and Cullen McLean.
Kieran Brown then extended the Knights' advantage, finishing a move involving Owen Sobchak and Jordan Griffin to put Leeds two goals ahead.
However, Bristol hit back before the second intermission, with Jasper Foster reducing the deficit to 3-2.
The Pitbulls carried that momentum into the third period, with Jake Bricknell bringing the scores level at 3-3 before Innes Gallacher restored the Knights' lead. Gallacher finished a move created by Owen Sobchak and Bow Neely to make it 4-3.
With the game entering its closing stages, the Knights looked to hold on to their advantage, but Dunbar struck again for Bristol with just over two minutes remaining to send the contest into overtime.
It was Bissonnette who stepped up for Leeds. The forward scored his second of the night at 64:45, with Finn Bradon providing the assist, to seal a hard-fought 5-4 victory and two valuable points on the road.
Sunday’s home clash saw the Knights produce a dominant 7-1 victory over the Pitbulls to complete a four-point weekend.
Oli Endicott opened the scoring early in the first period with a brilliant assist awarded to Danny Harrison, before Bristol briefly responded with a powerplay goal from Jake Bricknell. The Knights then took control with Finn Bradon, Owen Sobchak and Endicott adding further goals to extend the lead in the second period.
Owen Sobchak converted a penalty shot to claim his second of the night, before Innes Gallacher and Kieran Brown rounded off an emphatic performance in the third period.
Endicott and Sobchak both finished with two goals apiece, while Bradon, Gallacher and Brown also found the net as five different Knights players got on the scoresheet.
The weekend was a hugely positive one for the Knights, who retrieved four valuable league points, and added another two points to their Cup tally.
Up next for the Knights is a League/Cup game against the Romford Raiders, before a road trip to take on the Hull Seahawks on Sunday.
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