Sibir Novosibirsk took it 4-2 in Ufa in regulation, answering every Salavat Yulaev push with a goal of its own. Three times the hosts drew level or closed the gap; three times Sibir reclaimed the lead.
Alexander Pershakov opened it at 8 minutes for a 0-1 first-period edge. Alexander Zharovsky, set up by Matthew Maggio, tied it at 32 before Alexander Yaremchuk, assisted by Stepan Nikulin, made it 1-2 at 39. Yaroslav Tsulygin, from Dean Stewart, squared it at 42, but Semyon Koshelyov's goal at 48 off Yegor Korshkov's feed put Sibir back ahead for good.
The decisive number is the third period: 1-2 on the scoresheet and a 2-4 final after 40 minutes had left it 1-2. Koshelyov's 48th-minute strike was the game-winner, and Sibir finished with four different goal scorers.