HK Vitebsk edged Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk 3-2 in a shootout in the Salei Cup, after the teams played through a scoreless overtime. The home side came out on top in the skills competition to claim the extra point.
Vitebsk controlled the opening period and carried a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. Khimik-SKA pulled even in the middle frame, but Vitebsk regained the lead to make it 2-1 after two. Novopolotsk then struck in the third to force overtime at 2-2, and neither team could break through in the extra session.
The decisive edge came in the shootout, where Vitebsk converted once and Khimik-SKA could not answer. With no goals in overtime, the game tightened considerably, but Vitebsk's lone shootout strike was the difference.

