Dundee Stars player/coach Jeff Hutchins had much to ponder last night on the bus trip back from Cardiff.
His side failed to gain a single point over two weekend games and are now three points behind second-bottom Edinburgh Capitals who have a game in hand.
Stars let slip a 4-2 lead in the Big Blue Tent to go down 5-4, after losing 3-2 at home to Edinburgh Capitals on Saturday.
John Mitchell gave the Tayside team the ideal start in the first minute, butCardiff hit back with two goals before the half-hour mark.
Shane Lust then Hutchins scored to give Stars a 3-2 lead, then Ryan Grimshaw made it 4-2 just after the second break.
Andrew Hotham, Jess Mychan and Matt Myers hit back for the Devils, ensuring the points stayed in the Welsh capital.
This all came after Stars slipped to the bottom of the Elite League after having lost to Edinburgh Capitals.
Jade Portwood, who was a doubt all week after suffering a groin strain early inCapitals’ shock win over NottinghamPanthers the previous Sunday, slotted home with less than 11 minutes left.
His strike capped a magnificent fightback from a side that had been 2-0 down inside 12 minutes with scores from Shane Lust and Chris Blight.
Then the roof fell in as Edinburghcapitalised on two power play chances.
Swedish forward Daniel Naslund opened their account two minutes into the middle session, and then levelled whenDundee had a man in the sin bin eightminutes later.
The home fans were left stunned when Portwood found the net for the winner in the 50th minute.