Rittner Buam handled Red Bull Hockey Juniors 5-1 in regulation, breaking a scoreless opening period and pulling away late. The middle and third periods did all the damage, with the hosts scoring five of the game's six goals.
Neither side converted in the first, which ended 0-0. Rittner Buam took the game over in the second with two goals for a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes, then added three more in the third while the Juniors managed a single reply for the 5-1 final.
The headline number is the third period: 3-1 on the scoreboard, and five unanswered goals before Red Bull's lone marker. For a side that needed 20 minutes to find the net, the finishing rate after the first intermission was the difference.