A couple of Cardiff Devils 1^st period goals put them in a lead they would not hand back across the evening during a 3-1 defeat of the Flames on Spectrum ice.

A little over 5 minutes in, Ryan Barrow set Devils to a lead. The visitors had a couple of opportunities on the powerplay to extend, but Flames put away the time without any damage until a 17^th minute even strength Nolan Yaremko strike sent Devils to break enjoying a 2 goal lead. 

Flames were able to test their powerplay in the 2^nd, including a stretch of 5 on 3, but were unable to cut into the difference before Yaremko’s 2^nd put the visitors up 3 to begin the 3^rd. Most of the final set was wiped away before Flames finally got on the board and pulled the final tally a bit closer with a Mathieu Gosselin marker just under 2 minutes from time.

Taz Burman faced 35 shots, making 32 saves against Christian Stoever who was 30 for 31.