David Rutherford fires in the first of Belfast's four goals in Sheffield on Saturday night
Belfast Giants made it 18 wins from their last 19 Elite League games thanks to a 4-2 victory over Sheffield Steelers in England.
David Rutherford netted a first-period opener for Belfast before Robert Dowds levelled in the second period.
A flurry of goals in the final period started with the leaders moving 3-1 in front through strikes from Francis Beauvillier and Blair Riley.
Eric Neiley pulled one back before Darcy Murphy sealed the two points.
Belfast took a deserved lead when Jim Vandermeer skated the puck into the Steelers zone and reversed a pass to Riley, whose shot rebounded in front of Rutherford for the forward to slam home at 12:20.
The hosts hit back in the middle period when former Giant Dowd struck at 24:55 on the powerplay, assisted by Josh Pitt and Josh McFadden.
Sheffield's Eric Neiley collides with Giants netminder Tyler Beskorowany
After one goal in each of the opening two periods, this end-to-end game went up a gear in the final period.
Belfast regained the lead at 41:46 - following good work by Hunter Bishop and Jonathan Ferland, Beauvillier followed up on his initial shot to shoot high into the Steelers net.
Giants captain Riley gave his side a two-goal advantage at 49:44 as he scored after combining with Rutherford.
Neiley set up a frantic finish when he netted for the Steelers at 51:23, scoring on a penalty shot awarded by the referee.
However, Murphy secured the win for the Giants with an unassisted empty net finish at 59:49.
The teams meet again on Sunday in another league encounter at the Fly DSA Arena.