Cardiff Devils broke up a 1-1 tie a little over 2 minutes from time then added a couple of empty netters to deliver a 4-1 defeat of the visiting Flames.
Ethan Strang scored on the first shot of the game giving the visitors a lead just 23 seconds after puck drop. A little under 4 minutes from period time, Cedric Lacroix ensured the teams would go to break even at a goal each.
The next 20 minute segment had even less in the way of scoring with Justin Fazio for Flames and Christian Stoever completing a strike free set, Fazio by then on 31 saves while his Devils counterpart had 15.
With overtime just over 2 minutes away, Devils had the dagger when Gleason Fournier bagged the winner. Lacroix’s 2nd was into a gaping cage with 72 seconds remaining and a last minute freebie by Josh MacDonald closed out the final.
Fazio made 40 saves on 42 shots while Stoever made 25 of 26.
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