Flint handled London 7-2 at the Knights' building, and the margin was built at both ends of the night. The Firebirds opened with a two-goal first period and closed with a four-goal third, which is how a manageable game turns into a rout.
It was 0-2 after twenty minutes. The teams traded in the middle frame to make it 1-3 through forty, and London was still within two goals heading to the third before Flint scored four in the final period to settle it in regulation.
The number that matters is four third-period goals for Flint against one for London. Six of the Firebirds' seven came in the periods that bookended the game, and the Knights never led.