Khimik Voskresensk won a 3-2 regulation decision at Zvezda Moscow in VHL action, flipping a one-goal deficit in the final period. The road side struck first and then had the final word after Zvezda pushed ahead in the middle frame.
Khimik’s 7:00 goal was answered by Zvezda at 16:00, leaving the first period 1-1. Zvezda then took a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes on a 31:00 strike, but Khimik’s 57:00 goal changed the game, and the visitor closed out the win in regulation.
The defining number was the late swing: Zvezda carried a 2-1 lead into the third but could not protect it, while Khimik finished with three goals to the home side’s two.