HK Ryazan skated to a 4-3 road win over Zauralie Kurgan in VHL play, taking the regulation decision with a two-goal opening period. The visitors set the pace early and held off Kurgan’s push in the middle frame.
Ryazan scored twice in the first 20 minutes and carried a 0-2 lead into the break. Kurgan answered with two goals in the second, squaring the game at 2-2. The decisive late sequence came in the third, as Ryazan converted at 51:00 and did not concede again.
The standout number was the early cushion: two goals in the first period gave Ryazan the working margin after Kurgan pulled level. The visitors found the late third-period response to keep the match from slipping away.