Ak Bars Kazan recovered from a 1-3 deficit, tied the game with two quick third-period goals, and won 4-3 over Sibir Novosibirsk in a shootout after the teams went 1-0 in the shootout round. The home side used a 60-second burst to erase what had been a comfortable Sibir lead.
Sibir built its advantage on goals from Taylor Beck at 15:00 and Stepan Nikulin at 19:00 and 36:00, with Artyom Galimov's 3:00 opener the only early mark for Ak Bars. Alexander Ivanov pulled the hosts back at 41:00, and Semyon Terekhov tied it at 42:00, forcing overtime after a quiet middle frame for the home attack.
Stepan Nikulin scored twice for Sibir, but the decisive number was the span of one minute in regulation when Ak Bars turned a two-goal hole into a 3-3 tie. That momentum carried through a scoreless overtime and into the shootout, where Ak Bars delivered the only conversion.