Kristall Saratov came from behind to beat CSK VVS Samara 3-2 in regulation, settling it with the only goal of the third period. The hosts were shut out in the opening 20 minutes and still walked off with the two points.
Samara struck first at 12 minutes and led 0-1 after one. The middle frame swung it: Kristall scored twice and Samara once, leaving the game level at 2-2 after 40, with the visitors' second coming at 22 and the home goals at 25 and 36. The winner arrived at 46 minutes, and Samara did not answer.
The scoreboard tells it plainly: five goals total, three by Kristall, and the hosts outscored Samara 3-1 across the final two periods after being blanked in the first. No overtime was needed, and no shootout.