Rubin Tyumen secured a 2-1 regulation win over HK Ryazan on home ice. The hosts used a strong middle-period push to take control and then held off a late visitor response.
After a scoreless opening frame, Rubin Tyumen found the back of the net in the second to move ahead. HK Ryazan answered in the third to draw level, but Rubin Tyumen supplied the decisive breakthrough before the final horn.
The one-goal margin underscores a tight, well-checked contest. Rubin Tyumen's ability to regain the lead after conceding proved to be the difference in a game where no quirk or special-teams swing dictated the outcome.