HC Tambov took the regulation decision, 4-2 over CSK VVS Samara, by outscoring the visitors in each of the final two periods. The home side used a 2-1 second period to seize control and then closed it out with a third-period strike.
After CSK VVS opened at 5:00, Tambov answered at 17:00 to send the first period to a 1-1 tie. Tambov regained the lead at 23:00, Samara tied it again at 25:00, but the hosts made the decisive push at 37:00. An insurance goal at 45:00 set the 4-2 final.
The difference was the middle and final frames: Tambov scored three times after the first intermission while allowing just one. With a 2-1 run in the second period providing the separation, HC Tambov banked two regulation points at home.