Rudny Gornyak rolled to an 8-2 regulation win over HK Yertis Pavlodar in the Kazakhstan Cup. After a scoreless first period, the home side seized control with a four-goal second and never looked back. The final margin was built on a dominant final 40 minutes.
The game was deadlocked at 0-0 after one, then opened up in the middle frame as Rudny Gornyak outscored Yertis 4-2 to take a 4-2 lead into the third. From there, the home team closed it out emphatically, adding four unanswered goals in the third period to finish 8-2. The turning point was that second-period outburst, which flipped a tight game into a runaway.
The standout number was the eight-goal output, with Rudny Gornyak scoring four times in each of the last two periods. Their ability to put up consistent offensive pressure after a quiet opening frame decided the game well before the final buzzer.