Coventry Blaze won 6-4 in regulation, controlling the game early and then weathering a late Guildford push. The decisive work came in the first two periods, when Coventry built a commanding advantage.
The Blaze outscored Guildford 2-0 in the first period and added another 2-0 in the second to take a 4-0 lead into the third. Guildford answered with four goals in the final frame, but Coventry matched that burst with two of their own to finish off the 6-4 result.
The standout number was the four-goal cushion assembled through 40 minutes, which proved enough even as Guildford's third-period pressure tightened the final margin. Coventry's early-period control decided the game.