title: 2019 Challenge Cup final (UK ice hockey)
text: # 2019 Challenge Cup final (UK ice hockey)
  
  The 2019 Challenge Cup Final was the culmination of the 2018–19 Challenge Cup. The final was contested between Belfast Giants and Guildford Flames. The Giants were the cup holders and the Flames were in their first ever final at Elite League level.
  
  After a scoreless first period it was the Giants who took the lead when Patrick Dwyer scored a powerplay goal assisted by Josh Roach & Kyle Baun at 20:33. The Flames equalised through Jamie Crooks with a bullet on the powerplay at 36:38. The third period was scoreless which sent the game into overtime with the score level at 1–1. Belfast won the game and retained the Challenge Cup when Jordan Smotherman scored with 69:30 on the clock.
  
  ## Path to the Finals
  
  ### Belfast Giants
  
  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Saturday 8 September 2018 | Dundee Stars | Away | Won 4–2 | Challenge Cup Group B |
  | Sunday 9 September 2018 | Fife Flyers | Away | Won 3–1 | Challenge Cup Group B |
  | Friday 14 September 2018 | Dundee Stars | Home | Won 4–1 | Challenge Cup Group B |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | Glasgow Clan | Home | Won 6–4 | Challenge Cup Group B |
  | Sunday 23 September 2018 | Fife Flyers | Home | Lost 4–2 | Challenge Cup Group B |
  | Saturday 13 October 2018 | Glasgow Clan | Away | Won 4–3 | Challenge Cup Group B |
  | Wednesday 28 November 2018 | Dundee Stars | Away | Won 8–0 | Challenge Cup Quarter-Final, First Leg |
  | Tuesday 11 December 2018 | Dundee Stars | Home | Won 4–2 | Challenge Cup Quarter-Final, Second Leg |
  | Tuesday 29 January 2019 | Glasgow Clan | Away | Lost 2–1 | Challenge Cup Semi-Final, First Leg |
  | Thursday 14 February 2019 | Glasgow Clan | Home | Won 6–3 | Challenge Cup Semi-Final, Second Leg |
  
  ### Guildford Flames
  
  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Saturday 8 September 2018 | Coventry Blaze | Home | Won 2–1 | Challenge Cup Group C |
  | Sunday 9 September 2018 | Coventry Blaze | Away | Lost 3–2 | Challenge Cup Group C |
  | Saturday 22 September 2018 | Milton Keynes Lightning | Away | Won 8–2 | Challenge Cup Group C |
  | Saturday 29 September 2018 | Cardiff Devils | Home | Lost 5–2 | Challenge Cup Group C |
  | Saturday 27 October 2018 | Cardiff Devils | Away | Won 5–3 | Challenge Cup Group C |
  | Sunday 4 November 2018 | Milton Keynes Lightning | Home | Won 5–2 | Challenge Cup Group C |
  | Wednesday 12 December 2018 | Sheffield Steelers | Away | Tied 4–4 | Challenge Cup Quarter-Final, First Leg |
  | Wednesday 19 December 2018 | Sheffield Steelers | Home | Won 5–4 | Challenge Cup Quarter-Final, Second Leg |
  | Wednesday 23 January 2019 | Nottingham Panthers | Home | Won 5–2 | Challenge Cup Semi-Final, First Leg |
  | Thursday 14 February 2019 | Nottingham Panthers | Away | Won 3–1 | Challenge Cup Semi-Final, Second Leg |
  