HC Lokomotiv Orsha won the Salei Cup clash in regulation, 4-1, over Slavutich Smolensk. The home side seized control with a three-goal second period, turning a narrow lead into a decisive advantage.
Lokomotiv Orsha opened with a 1-0 edge after the first and then broke the game open in the middle frame, scoring three times to make it 4-0 through 40 minutes. Slavutich Smolensk answered with a single goal in the third, but the hosts closed out the 4-1 result without further trouble.
The decisive number was the second-period surge: Lokomotiv Orsha outscored its opponent 3-0 in that frame and carried a four-goal cushion into the final period. The win was built on that middle-period push, with the home team never trailing on the scoreboard.