The Cardiff Devils overcame 3 separate deficits to edge out Flames on Spectrum ice by a 4-3 count.

Just 52 seconds in Jack Jacome opened the Flames account.  Josh MacDonald at 9:01 squared it, but Matt Alvaro about 5 minutes later had Flames holding a margin they would carry into the 2^nd.

Early in the middle set, Sam Duggan got it to a pair each. Josh Waller nudged Flames in front for a 3^rd time, but Ryan Barrow knotted it at 3 before the end of the frame.  

A Flames penalty that carried over into the 3^rd period proved costly for the home team when Riley Brandt converted the powerplay to give the visitors their first advantage of the contest.  With about 8 minutes remaining it looked like Lewis Hook pulled Flames even, but with goal waived off without video review, the game resumed with Flames still a goal off the pace.  With less than a minute to go, and with Taz Burman on the bench, Devils took a penalty to allow Flames to play 6 men to 4, but they could not find one to force extra time.

Burman made 42 saves on 46 shots while Christian Stoever made 33 on 36.