On 17 October HC Dinamo Minsk lost on their home ice in overtime to HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 3-4, squandering their lead just a minute before the end of the third period. Vitaly Pinchuk scored two goals for Dinamo while German Tochilkin netted a double for the opponents. This season, the Minsk club have lost both head-to-head matches against Neftekhimik.
