SaiPa Lappeenranta won 2-7 on the road in regulation, seizing control with a five-goal surge that bridged the first two periods. The Finnish side led 2-0 after the opening frame and extended that margin to 0-5 before Herning found any traction.
Janne Naukkarinen opened the scoring at 11:00 and Mikko Perttu doubled the lead at 14:00. SaiPa put the game away with three goals in just over three minutes during the second period — Vertti Svensk at 29:00, Miro Tauslahti at 31:00, and Nicholas Zabaneh at 32:00 — making it 0-5. Herning answered with two late-period goals from Hjalte Kruse Thomsen and Oliver Kiljunen to cut the deficit to 2-5, but Naukkarinen's second at 48:00 and Eero Klintrup's tally at 56:00 sealed the rout.
Naukkarinen led the way with two goals and an assist, while Perttu and Zabaneh each contributed a goal and a helper. SaiPa's balanced attack featured six different goal-scorers, a reflection of the sustained offensive pressure that Herning's penalty kill and goaltending could not mitigate.
