In a game where neither team could get a cushion, Van City Raiders escaped with a 5-4 victory over Notorious Hawks.

Neither team gained more than a one-goal lead, and Cam Nakata's goal in the second period proved to be the difference maker.

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

Van City Raiders got the win thanks to a great game by Nakata, who had one goal and three assists. Nakata scored 19:50 into the second period to make the score 5-4 Van City Raiders. joey Kumar provided the assist.

Van City Raiders also got points from Kumar, who also racked up two goals and two assists and Rob Moore, who also registered one goal and one assist. Van City Raiders also got a goal from Tyler Wong as well. Other players who recorded assists for Van City Raiders were Fariborz Saffari, who had one.

Notorious Hawks forced Van City Raiders goalie Stefano Tentes to work between the pipes, taking 38 shots.

Notorious Hawks was helped by Darrick Wan, who tallied four goals. In addition, Notorious Hawks received assists from Kelvin Kuan, who had two, Brian Luong, who had four, and Perry Wong and Brendan Lee, who contributed one each.

Van City Raiders' Tentes stopped 34 shots out of the 38 that he faced. Van City Raiders incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Daneel Jiawan rejected 21 shots on goal for Notorious Hawks. Notorious Hawks incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.