The London Nationals beat the Leamington Flyers 4-1 Thursday night in the opening game of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference final.
Dylan Weston scored the lone goal for the Flyers, who were out shot by the Nationals 43-28.
Zach Borgiel made 39 saves for Leamington, while Zachary Springer made 27 saves for London.
Game 2 in the best-of-7 series is Saturday night in London.
Game 3 is back at the Kinsmen Recreation Centre in Leamington on Sunday night.