The Sydney Bears claimed a 4-2 regulation win over the Central Coast Rhinos, erasing a one-goal deficit with a dominant final frame. After trailing through two periods, the hosts broke the game open with a three-goal third period to seize control.
The Rhinos struck first and carried a 1-0 lead into the second, where both sides traded goals to keep the visitors ahead 2-1. The Bears flipped the script in the third, scoring three unanswered to complete the comeback and close out the win in regulation.
The decisive margin came from that third-period surge — three goals against none — turning a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 final. Sydney finished on the right side of a game that was decided by a single period of sustained pressure.