HC Khimik Voskresensk won 4-2 over Zvezda Moscow in regulation, seizing control with a three-goal first period before holding off a Zvezda surge in the middle frame.
Khimik scored three unanswered goals in the opening period to take a 3-0 lead at the first break. Zvezda pushed back with two goals in the second to make it 2-3, but Khimik answered with a single tally in the third to close out the 4-2 decision.
The game turned on Khimik's fast start — their three-goal first period accounted for the bulk of the scoring and proved the difference after Zvezda's two-goal middle frame. The visitors managed the lead efficiently in the final period, allowing just one shot in the third? Actually, no shot totals provided; the third-period goal sealed the two-goal margin.