Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk took the Salei Cup clash at HK Mogilev with a 3-2 regulation win, powered by a two-goal third period that erased a one-goal deficit. After a scoreless opening frame, the visitors tightened their game when it mattered most.
Mogilev broke through in the second, putting two on the board to grab a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes. Khimik-SKA had answered once in that middle frame, then flipped the game in the third, scoring twice while holding the home side off the board to close out the 2-3 final.
The decisive number was the third-period margin: 0-2 in favor of Khimik-SKA. That late surge, not any individual scorer, was the difference in a game that stayed tight until the final stretch.