Kiekko-Vantaa handled TUTO Hockey 4-1 in regulation, building the game one goal at a time and never trailing. A goal in each of the first two periods and two more in the third made it a straightforward night at home.
The hosts opened at 17 minutes and doubled it at 29 to lead 2-0 through 40. The turning point came early in the third: Kiekko-Vantaa made it 3-0 at 42, and TUTO's answer at 43 for 3-1 was immediately absorbed as the hosts closed out a 2-1 final period.
The number that frames it: TUTO got on the board only once, and only after falling behind by three. Kiekko-Vantaa's four goals were spread across all three periods, which kept the chase honest from the first intermission on.