Andrei Bus registered one point to lead Devils to a 5-2 victory over Usual Suspects.

The win gave Devils a 1-0 lead in the best of one series.

Devils forced Usual Suspects goalie Stefano Tentes to work between the pipes, taking 34 shots.

Devils also got points from Rajin Khera, who also finished with one goal and one assist. David Cowling also scored for Devils. In addition, Devils received assists from Kevin Fenwick, who had two and Shawn Landry, Sean Simms, Jason Dhatt, and Karin Khera, who contributed one each.

Usual Suspects excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances.

Usual Suspects was helped by joey Kumar, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Kumar scored 3:10 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Usual Suspects. Cam Nakata assisted on the tally. Usual Suspects additionally got points from Nakata, who also had one goal and one assist. More assists for Usual Suspects came via John Nguyenn, who had one.

Inderpal Bhachu recorded 17 saves for Devils. Usual Suspects' Tentes stopped 29 shots out of the 34 that he faced. Usual Suspects incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors and had no power play opportunities.