Sheffield Steelers maintain the gap
Mathew Sisca, Luke Salazar and Omar Pacha had the Storm 3-0 up before the Clan got on the board through Neil Trimm with five minutes remaining.
But Ricards Birzinsh then put the game to bed with an empty-net goal just over two minutes later.
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Hide AdClan are now three points behind Steelers with a single game in hand.
Brenden Walker scored twice to give Coventry Blaze a 6-5 victory over Fife Flyers and goals from Doug Clarkson, Riley Wetmore, Bobby Chaumont and Lou Dickenson saw Dundee Stars beat Edinburgh Capitals 4-1.
RESULTS
Saturday 13th February
Elite League
Coventry Blaze 6 Fife Flyers 5
Dundee Stars 4 Edinburgh Capitals 1
Manchester Storm 4 Braehead Clan 1
2016 Olympic Qualification Preliminary Round Group G – Cortina, Italy
Great Britain 6 Serbia 2
Challenge Matches
Belfast Giants 6 S G Cortina (Italy) 3
Brest Albatros (France) 2 Cardiff Devils 3
FIXTURES
Sunday 14th February
Elite League
Braehead Clan v Manchester Storm – 6.00pm
Edinburgh Capitals v Dundee Stars – 5.30pm
Fife Flyers v Coventry Blaze – 6.30pm
2016 Olympic Qualification Preliminary Round Group G – Cortina, Italy
Italy v Great Britain – 7.45pm