Joseph Pianta stood on his head and made 39 saves to lead the Buffalo Jr. Sabres to a 4-1 victory over the Georgetown Raiders.

The win gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series.

The Jr. Sabres were led by Pat Egan, who had one goal. Egan scored 8:00 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Buffalo. Dylan Howatt provided the assist.

Buffalo's offense rang up 37 shots on Georgetown's net.

Buffalo also got points from Howatt, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Buffalo also had goals scored by Darren McCormick and Michael Ederer, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Buffalo were Ryan Kuhn, Jason Heerdt, and Nolan Sheeran, who each chipped in one.

The Raiders stifled the Jr. Sabres' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Georgetown forced Buffalo goalie Pianta to work between the pipes, taking 40 shots.

The Raiders were led by Liam Clare, who scored the team's only goal. Clare scored 8:40 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Georgetown.

The Jr. Sabres incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Michael McNiven rejected 33 shots on goal for Georgetown. The Raiders incurred 24 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.