Lillehammer/Ntg took it 5-3 in regulation, and the middle period did the work. Down 1-2 after twenty minutes, the hosts posted a 3-0 second to flip the game and never trailed again.
Manglerud Star had the better of the opening frame, winning it 2-1 and leading after one. The second period was the turning point: three unanswered goals pushed Lillehammer/Ntg to 4-2, and the teams traded one apiece in the third for the 5-3 final.
The decisive number is that 3-0 middle period — the only frame either side won by more than one. Manglerud Star matched the hosts 1-1 in the third, but the two-goal cushion built in the second held up.