SAM FTOREK cracked in two trademark slapshots as Bees fought out a thrilling draw at the John Nike Leisuresport Complex on Saturday night.

Daniel Goneau took just over two minutes to make his mark following his long drawn-out transfer from Ingolstadt in Germany.

The ex-NHL ace broke through the Nottingham defence and waited for netminder Danny Lorenz to commit himself before chipping the puck over him and into the net.

But ex-Bee PC Drouin robbed Brad Peddle before skating in to level less than two minutes into the second period.

And Patrik Wallenberg made it 2-1 to Nottingham after Greg Hadden's shot had rebounded in front of the goal off the plexi-glass.

Ftorek capitalised on a powerplay by blasting in an equaliser from the centre of the blueline, giving the netminder no chance at 31.11.

And just 69 seconds later, again on the powerplay, Ftorek repeated the feat from inside the Panthers zone.

But Calle Carlsson equalised before the end of the second period with a shot that Bees netminder Brian Greer got to but was unable to keep out as the puck hit him on the back of the legs and trickled over the line.