HK Levice took it 4-3 in regulation, and the middle period was the whole game. A three-goal second turned a one-goal deficit into a lead Detva never recovered.
Detva owned the first, taking a 1-0 edge into the break on the period's only goal. Levice answered with three in the second to lead 3-2 after 40 minutes, then traded goals in the third to close it out 4-3.
The number that matters is the second-period margin: 3-1. Levice scored four on the night without needing overtime, and Detva's three goals — one in each period — were never enough to get in front after the opening twenty.