Behind a great game by Fariborz Saffari, who had two goals and three assists, Van City Raiders defeated Mallardville Beavers, 12-4.

Saffari scored at 1:56 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Van City Raiders and again while on the power play 5:27 into the second to make the score 7-1 Van City Raiders.

The win gave Van City Raiders a 1-0 lead in the best of one series.

Van City Raiders forced Mallardville Beavers goalie Shaun Neufeld to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots. Van City Raiders did not rack up many penalties in the contest, tallying a minimal one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Van City Raiders' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in three goals.

Van City Raiders additionally got points from joey Kumar, who also had two goals and four assists, Cam Nakata, who also finished with four goals and two assists to lead the team in points, Angus Burke, who also grabbed two goals and one assist, Tyler Wong, who also racked up one goal and four assists, and Sina Ronaghi, who also tallied one goal and two assists. Other players who recorded assists for Van City Raiders were Stefano Tentes, who had one and Grant Carr, who had three.

Stefano Tentes made 19 saves for Van City Raiders on 23 shots. Van City Raiders registered one goal on two power play opportunities. Neufeld recorded 21 saves for Mallardville Beavers. Mallardville Beavers incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.