EHC Olten won 4-3 in regulation, erasing an early two-goal deficit with a decisive three-goal second period. A slow start left Olten chasing the game, but the home side took control before the midway point and never relinquished it.
HC Sierre jumped ahead 3-1 in the opening period, only for Olten to storm back with three unanswered goals in the second to flip the score to 4-3. The third period was scoreless, with Olten locking things down to secure the result.
The defining number was the 3-0 middle frame — it turned a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead and proved enough for the win. Olten’s ability to tighten up after the intermission carried the day.