Oulun Kärpät edged KalPa Kuopio 3-2 in a shootout after a regulation tie that featured neither team leading by more than a goal. The hosts won the deciding round 1-0 following a scoreless overtime.
KalPa struck first in the opening period, but Kärpät answered in the second to knot the game at 1-1. The sides traded goals in the third, pushing the score to 2-2, and overtime produced no further separation before the shootout settled it.
The shootout was the decisive margin, with Kärpät converting their only attempt while KalPa came up empty. It capped a balanced contest where both teams finished with two goals through 60 minutes.