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With the Game 3 blowout, Salavat will now try to tie things up and avoid heading back to Balashikha for what would be a match ball game.

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

Series stand

2 – 1 for Avangard

Game 1: 4-3 OT win for Avangard

Game 2: 4-1 win for Avangard

Game 3: 5-1 win for Salavat

Injury list

Avangard: Karri Ramo, Ilya Mikheyev

Salavat: Anton Burdasov

About the game

- Zharkov is hoping to suit up for his 400th career KHL game.

- Sergeyev is hoping to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.

- Gimatov is hoping to suit up for his 100th career KHL game.

- Hartikainen has points in 5 straight games, going 2-7-9 over that span. His next point will be his 50th career KHL playoff point.

- Omark has points in 6 straight games, going 1-7-8 over that span.

- Manukyan is looking to suit up for his 100th career KHL playoff game.

- Petrov is looking to collect his 250th career KHL point. He currently has 248.

- Shirokov’s next goal will be his 150th career goal in the KHL.

- Desharnais has points in 3 straight games, going 0-5-5 over that span.