Cardiff Devils returned to the top of the Motorpoint Elite League after beating Guildford Flames 6-1 on Saturday. Cardiff took control early, scoring four times in the opening period. Nolan Yaremko opened the scoring at 1:51, putting away Josh MacDonald’s rebound, before Brandon Estes made it 2-0 at 3:28. MacDonald set up returning forward Panu Mieho for the third, and Ryan Barrow added a fourth at 13:46, scoring on his own rebound after a pass from Thomas Caron.
Yaremko scored his second of the night in the middle period, finishing after Kristoff Kontos worked the puck into the middle from Justin Fazio’s pass. Kohen Olischefski extended Cardiff’s lead to 6-0 at 35:06. Guildford got on the scoreboard when Justin Ducharme broke away shorthanded with 3:09 left in the period.
Neither team scored in the final period. Cardiff travel to Manchester on Sunday, with a win set to secure top spot in Challenge Cup Group A. Guildford return home for league action against Glasgow Clan.