HC Benátky nad Jizerou beat HC Kobra Praha 4-3 in regulation, erasing an early one-goal deficit with a decisive middle frame. The visitors never trailed after the second period and closed out the win.
Kobra took the first period 2-1, but Benátky answered with a 2-0 second period to move ahead 2-3. The teams split the third 1-1, and the score settled at 3-4 in favor of the away side.
The second-period swing was the difference. Benátky turned a one-goal hole into a lead and did not need overtime or a shootout to finish the job.