HC Kulager Petropavlsk edged HK Beibarys Atyrau 2-1 in a shootout after the teams could not be separated through regulation and overtime. The home side claimed the win only once the game moved past 60 minutes and the extra frame.
The opening period produced no scoring, and the second period brought the only goals of regulation, with each team finding the net to go to the final break tied at 1-1. The third period stayed scoreless, and overtime did not settle it, forcing the shootout.
The decisive number was the 1-1 line after three periods and overtime; Kulager's edge in the shootout supplied the only separation. Beibarys matched their opponent through most of the game but could not earn the extra point.