Both Eastern series enter Game 3 tied at one a piece! Preview Mar 18
Barys and Avtomobilist were able to limit the potential damage by deciding Game 2, but will now have to look to take charge while on the road!
17:00 Salavat (6th in the East) vs. Avtomobilist (1st in the East)
Series stand
1 – 1
Game 1: 1-0 win for Salavat
Game 2: 2-0 win for Avtomobilist
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Andrei Makarov, Vitaly Popov, Kirill Koltsov
Salavat: Anton Burdasov, Pavel Koledov
About the game
- All four games played between these two teams this seasons have ended in a shutout.
- Kovar has played 95:96 straight minutes without allowing a goal against. The best mark for shutout streaks by goalies in this year’s playoffs is held by Ilya Konovalov with 110:48 straight minutes of shutout play.
- Hartikainen can tie Igor Grigorenko's record in KHL goals scored for Salavat, currently set at 113.
19:30 Avangard (4th in the East) vs. Barys (2nd in the East)
Series stand
1 – 1
Game 1: 3-1 win for Avangard
Game 2: 4-2 win for Barys
Injury list
Barys: Roman Starchenko
Avangard: Karri Ramo
About the game
- Beck has points in 5 straight games, going 1-7-8 over that span.
- Shumakov has points in 3 straight games, going 4-1-5 over that span.
