Red Deer took it 5-2 in Moose Jaw, in regulation, and the decisive stretch came after the first intermission. The Rebels scored the only two goals of the middle period and never trailed again.
The opening period was even at 2-2, with both sides trading twice. Red Deer then went up 4-2 through 40 minutes and closed it out with the lone goal of the third for 5-2.
The numbers tell it plainly: after the first period, the scoring was 3-0 Red Deer over the final two frames. Moose Jaw's two first-period goals were all the Warriors managed.