CSKA marches on. Western quarter-finals, Day 4

(8) HC Sochi 2 (1) CSKA Moscow 6 CSKA wins the series 4-0 CSKA became the first team to confirm its play-off progress, wrapping up a series sweep with a comprehensive win in Sochi. The game remained competitive until the third period, despite CSKA taking an early 2-0 lead through Alexander Radulov and Damir Zhafyarov. Andre Petersson got one back for Sochi before Jan Mursak made it 3-1 and chased starting goalie Andrei Gavrilov to the bench. Ilya Krikunov made it 2-3 in the 33th minute and Sochi came out for the final session knowing that it could still keep the series alive with a strong showing in the last 20 minutes. Igor Grigorenko, however, had other ideas. He scored twice in two minutes to put his team 5-2 up and put the game – and series – out of Sochi’s reach. Evgeny Artyukhin completed the scoring as CSKA earned a week’s rest before returning to action in the Conference semi-final.   (7) Torpedo 1 (2) SKA 3 SKA leads the ...