Kiekko-Vantaa took a 4-1 decision at Pyry, and the third period did the work. Tied 1-1 after 40 minutes, the visitors scored three unanswered in the final frame to close it out in regulation.
The opening period was scoreless, both teams settling for perimeter looks. Kiekko-Vantaa broke through at 23 minutes for 0-1, Pyry answered at 33 to make it 1-1, and the game turned early in the third: a goal at 43 for 1-2 and another at 48 for 1-3 pushed the margin beyond Pyry's reach.
The number that frames it is the period split: 0-3 in the third after 40 minutes of even hockey. Pyry's only goal came at 33 minutes; they did not score again after the visitors retook the lead.