Metallurg Zhlobin beat HC Lokomotiv Orsha 10-2 in regulation, seizing the game with a five-goal first period. The away side never trailed and built a lead Lokomotiv had no realistic path to erase.
Metallurg scored five in the opening 20 minutes and added two more in the second while Lokomotiv managed its first goal, making it 1-7 after two periods. A three-goal third for Metallurg and a single Lokomotiv reply produced the 2-10 final.
The eight-goal margin was the defining number, with Metallurg scoring in every period and finishing with ten goals on the road. Lokomotiv's inability to score in the first period put it in a hole that only grew deeper.