Salavat heads home desperately needing to turn the tide! Preview Apr 2

After a tight overtime match in Game 1, Avangard defeated Salavat more clearly in Game 2. Series will now hit the next phase in Ufa.

17:00 Salavat (6th in the East) vs. Avangard (4th in the East)

Series stand

2 – 0 for Avangard

Game 1: 4-3 OT win for Avangard

Game 2: 4-1 win for Avangard

Injury list

Avangard: Karri Ramo, Ilya Mikheyev

Salavat: Anton Burdasov

About the game

- Hartikainen is hoping to set Salavat’s club record for career KHL playoff games. Both he and Kirill Koltsov currently have 69 under their belt.

- Omark is also looking to rack up his 250th career KHL assist. He currently has 249.

- Hartikainen has points in 4 straight games, going 1-6-7 over that span.

- Tkachev has points in 3 straight games, going 2-1-3 over that span.

- Omark has points in 5 straight games, going 1-5-6 over that span.

- Shirokov is looking to score his 150th career KHL goal. He currently has 149.

- Yemelin is looking to suit up for his 50th career KHL playoff game.

- Beck has points in 10 straight games, going 4-14-18 over that span.