Lahti Pelicans took a 2-1 decision over HIFK Helsinki in regulation, and every goal in the game came in the third period. Two scoreless frames turned into a nine-minute burst that settled it.
The opening 40 minutes ended 0-0, with neither side breaking through. Karvinen opened it at 49 off a Hawel feed, Stapley made it 2-0 at 54 with Fortier assisting, and HIFK's answer at 58 came too late to fully change the math.
The number that frames the night is three: three goals, all in the final period, two of them Lahti's inside five minutes. Karvinen and Stapley supplied the margin; the visitors got on the board at 58 but never found the equalizer.