Van City Raiders beat Notorious Hawks, 3-2, in a contest where the winning goal was scored in the first period but the game remained close throughout.

A goal 4:50 into the first period by Rob Moore proved to be the game winner, and powered Van City Raiders to the victory. Cam Nakata picked up the assist.

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

Moore had a great game for Van City Raiders, netting two goals.

Van City Raiders did not rack up many penalties in the contest, registering just one minor for two minutes in penalty time. The defensemen of Van City Raiders were also effective in Notorious Hawks' zone, and came away with two goals.

Van City Raiders additionally got points from Nakata, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Other players who recorded assists for Van City Raiders were joey Kumar, Grant Carr, and Sina Ronaghi, who each chipped in one.

Notorious Hawks was helped by Stanley Truong, who had one goal. Truong scored 15:19 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Van City Raiders. Darrick Wan assisted on the tally. Notorious Hawks also got points from Wan, who also racked up one goal and one assist. More assists for Notorious Hawks came via Brendan Lee, who had one and Arthur Chan, who had two.

Stefano Tentes recorded 25 saves for Van City Raiders. Van City Raiders registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. Notorious Hawks' Daneel Jiawan stopped 23 shots out of the 26 that he faced. Notorious Hawks incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.