HC Kometa Brno knocked off HC Slovan Bratislava 3-2 in overtime, needing extra time after the teams traded goals in regulation. Kometa's 62nd-minute goal settled a game that was tied at 2-2 through 60 minutes.
Neither side found the net in the first period. Kometa struck first at 22:00, only for Slovan to answer at 44:00. Kometa regained the lead at 56:00, but Slovan tied it again at 57:00, forcing overtime.
Kometa never trailed, but also couldn't pull away. Slovan's quick equalizer – a 57:00 response to Kometa's 56:00 lead – kept the pressure on, and the road side eventually broke through at 62:00.