Izhstal Izhevsk beat Zvezda Moscow 3-0 in regulation, and the shutout was the story as much as the offense. A single first-period goal held up through 40 minutes before the hosts pulled away late.
Izhevsk took a 1-0 lead in the opening period and carried it into the second, which finished scoreless and left the game one bounce from even. The third broke it open: Izhstal scored twice for the 3-0 final, turning a one-goal grind into a comfortable close.
The number that matters is zero — Zvezda never solved Izhstal's goaltending across three periods. Two-thirds of the winners' output came in the final frame, which is where this one was decided.