Manglerud/Star took a 3-2 decision over Ski Ishockey Elite in regulation, and the middle period was the difference. A 2-0 second frame turned a level game into a lead the hosts never surrendered.
The teams traded goals in the first, Manglerud/Star striking in the fifth minute and Ski answering at 17 for a 1-1 split. Manglerud/Star then scored twice in the second, at 26 and 33, to carry a 3-1 margin into the third; Ski's goal at 46 trimmed it to one but no equalizer followed.
The telling number is the second period: 2-0 for the hosts, the only period either side won outright, and with no goals of their own after the break Manglerud/Star still had enough cushion to absorb the 0-1 third.