Pictures: Buoyant Tigers strike Lightning

The win handed Telford their first four-point weekend of the campaign, closing the gap to fifth-placed Swindon Wildcats to just a single point.

A first period goal settled Tigers nerves in front of a large crowd at Telford Ice Rink, before an equaliser from the visitors after the break.

But further strikes later in the game sealed victory for the reigning English Premier League champions.

Watkins, who has now guided his side to four wins in the last six games, said: "I thought it was an exceptional performance from the boys, and we played the best we have all season.

"To shut down a side like Milton Keynes is very good, especially as we out-shot them by 42 to 16 shots. Our special teams were also excellent.

"But there was also a great atmosphere in the rink and that made it fun to play. You could see that pass onto the players, and their work ethic was incredible.

Defenceman Sam Zajac was on target for Telford after 17 minutes, before that equaliser from Milton Keynes at the start of the second session.

Nathan Salem handed the lead back to Telford with a well-taken strike on 28 minutes, following a defence-splitting pass from Peter Szabo.

Tigers took advantage of an attacking zone face-off to score a third – and shorthanded – goal thanks to Phil Hill, in the final session.

Watkins added: "Nathan has been very good all weekend and it's good to have him back in the side. He's very quick and a great offensive threat.

"Everyone was chipping in, like they were on Saturday night, giving us a different set of scorers. We need that secondary scoring.

"Silver ran a good face-off for a shorthanded goal from Phil Hill. We peppered Dean Skinns and kept putting pucks in the right places, which was key for us."

Sunday's impressive success followed a comprehensive 6-1 away-day victory against Bracknell Bees the night before.

Nathan Salem (2), Dale White, Macaulay Heywood, Joe Miller and Rick Plant were the men on target.

The Tigers have a night off next Saturday, before returning on Sunday to host Sheffield Steeldogs at Telford Ice Rink (6pm).

Telford Tigers NIHL retained their unbeaten home record with a 7-4 victory over Sutton Sting at Telford Ice Rink on Saturday night.

The win takes Telford up to third place in the Moralee Conference standings after Sheffield Spartans' game was abandoned.

A two-way encounter saw Telford end the first period 4-2 ahead, before extending that lead to 6-3 in the second session.

And they sealed victory with a seventh strike later on. Tigers NIHL coach Jason Parry believes there is more to come from his side, with key players still missing.

He said: "It was a good win in what was a scrappy game, with both teams exchanging goals.

"We made a few mistakes, but going forward we were excellent. We could have scored a lot more goals.

"There's a lot of positives to come from that game, and we've still got good players to come back into the team.

"Guys like Macaulay Heywood and James Smith will, hopefully, be back next week and give us even more experience."

Telford suffered an early blow when they fell behind after just five minutes, before Karol Jets equalised moments later.

Callum Bowley, Brad Betteridge and Adam Taylor secured a 4-2 lead at the first interval, before second period goals from Corey Goodison and Bowley.

Goodison bagged his second goal during the final session, while the visitors snatched a consolation strike with four minutes remaining.

Parry added: "It is very important that we keep our home record intact and always pick up points.

"We've got a good away record as well, and have picked up some really useful wins.

"If we stay tight at home, then pick up points on the road, we'll keep on moving up the table."

The Tigers NIHL are back in action next weekend, when they host Spartans on Saturday night, before a trip to Solihull on Sunday.