Sahalinskie Akuly took it 3-1 in regulation at SKA-1946, and the whole game turned on a three-goal third period. Trailing after 40 minutes, the visitors scored all three of their goals in the final frame.
The first period went scoreless, and SKA-1946 broke through in the second to lead 1-0 after two. Sahalinskie Akuly answered in the 41st minute, added another in the 45th, then closed it out in the 58th.
The number that carries the night is 0-3 in the third period: SKA-1946 could not generate a response once the game tilted, and the visitors converted three times inside 18 minutes to flip a one-goal deficit into a two-goal win.