Second-placed Devils hosted top of the table Steelers in the first game of a "double header" weekend with both teams facing each other in the Challenge Cup Final on Sunday. After holding off the Steelers in the first couple of minutes, the Devils scored two goals, against the run of play and never looked back as they went on to score five more and leapfrog Sheffield to the top of the EIHL. Final score, Cardiff Devils 7 - 3 Sheffield Steelers.