Robert Mclachlan stood on his head and made 36 saves to lead Dirty Birds to a 5-1 victory over Arsenal HC.

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

Dirty Birds was led by Austin Depourcq, who registered one goal and one assist. Depourcq scored 19:04 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Dirty Birds. Taylor Burns assisted on the tally.

Dirty Birds stifled Arsenal HC's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Dirty Birds' offense rang up 37 shots on Arsenal HC's net.

Dirty Birds additionally got points from Burns, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Liam Phillips also scored for Dirty Birds. In addition, Dirty Birds received assists from Kevin Lam, who had three.

Dirty Birds was unable to stop Arsenal HC from sending pucks towards the net, and Arsenal HC eventually piled up 37 shots on goal. Arsenal HC did not rack up many penalties in the contest, tallying only one minor for two minutes in penalty time.

Arsenal HC was led by Tuan Luong, who scored the team's only goal. Luong scored 4:22 into the second period to make the score 4-1 Dirty Birds. Bradley Muzzin provided the assist.

Dirty Birds incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Jason Zhen recorded 32 saves for Arsenal HC. Arsenal HC registered zero goals on four power play opportunities.