Metallurg Magnitogorsk edged Amur Khabarovsk 2-1 in overtime, securing the KHL decision after a tight regulation battle. A 1-0 lead through the first period was not enough to keep Amur down.
Amur answered in the second to make it 1-1, and a scoreless third forced the extra session. Metallurg then won it in overtime, avoiding a shootout and taking the two points.
The final margin was a single goal, with scoring spread across the opening two periods before the OT winner. Neither team could break through in the third, leaving the contest to be settled in sudden death.
