Metallurg Magnitogorsk beat Dinamo Minsk 6-3 in regulation, pulling away with a four-goal third period. After a scoreless first and a 2-2 tie through forty minutes, Magnitogorsk broke the game open when it mattered most.
Dinamo took control in the second period, scoring at 24 and 29 minutes to build a 2-0 lead. Metallurg answered late in the frame, converting at 37 and 39 to head to the second intermission level. In the third, Magnitogorsk struck at 41 to go ahead, Dinamo tied it at 45, and then Metallurg landed three quick goals at 55, 57, and 58 to make it 6-3.
The decisive number was the third-period eruption: four goals in a single frame after managing just two through the opening forty minutes. Metallurg’s late three-goal flurry in a span of four minutes sealed the result, turning a competitive exhibition into a comfortable regulation win.