HC Nomad Astana took it 3-2 in regulation at Torpedo HC, and the margin traces back to a second period they won 2-1. Nothing separated the sides through 20 minutes; the visitors found the cleaner looks once the game opened up.
The first period ended 0-0. Astana scored in the 29th and again in the 34th, Torpedo answered in the 36th, and the hosts went to the third down 1-2. Torpedo pulled level at 2-2 in the 58th, but the final tally reads 2-3 in regulation — the late push wasn't enough.
The number that frames it: Torpedo were held scoreless over the opening period and conceded twice inside five minutes of the middle frame. Astana's 2-1 second period is the whole game in one line.