Cardiff Devils broke up a 1-1 tie a little over 2 minutes from time then added a couple of empty netters to deliver a 4-1 defeat of the visiting Flames.

Ethan Strang scored on the first shot of the game giving the visitors a lead just 23 seconds after puck drop.  A little under 4 minutes from period time, Cedric Lacroix ensured the teams would go to break even at a goal each. 

The next 20 minute segment had even less in the way of scoring with Justin Fazio for Flames and Christian Stoever completing a strike free set, Fazio by then on 31 saves while his Devils counterpart had 15. 

With overtime just over 2 minutes away, Devils had the dagger when Gleason Fournier bagged the winner.  Lacroix’s 2^nd was into a gaping cage with 72 seconds remaining and a last minute freebie by Josh MacDonald closed out the final.   

Fazio made 40 saves on 42 shots while Stoever made 25 of 26.