HC Rytíři Kladno edged Bílí Tygři Liberec 1-0 in regulation, with a single first-period goal proving decisive. The road side controlled the game's tempo after taking the lead and never looked back.
Kladno broke through in the 19th minute of the opening period, the only goal of the contest. The second and third periods were scoreless, as Liberec pressed but could not convert.
The shutout was the defining number: one goal was all Kladno needed. A disciplined defensive structure kept Liberec off the board across all three periods.