Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat took it 4-2 in regulation, and the middle period was the whole story. After a 1-1 first, the hosts scored twice in the second and never trailed again.
The opener came at 3 minutes, with Pyry answering at 8 to make it 1-1 after twenty. Goals at 25 and 33 pushed Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat to 3-1 through two, and a fourth at 50 settled it before Pyry's late reply at 52.
The number that matters: 2-0 in the second period. Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat scored four of the six goals in the game and led at every intermission break after the first.