Game 7 action – it doesn’t get better than this! Preview for April 9th

In another tight contest, SKA took its third game at home to push the series to an all-or-nothing, do-or-die Game 7. For CSKA, it would be the worst time to lose at home, considering they too have won all of their home games. The proof will be in the pudding as the KHL’s two best teams face off for one last time this season – with a Gagarin Cup appearance on the line!

19:30 CSKA (1st in the West) vs. SKA (2nd in the West)

Series stand

3 – 3

Game 1: 2-1 win for CSKA

Game 2: 3-1 win for CSKA

Game 3: 2-1 OT win for SKA

Game 4: 3-1 win for SKA

Game 5: 3-0 win for CSKA

Game 6: 3-2 win for SKA

Injured

SKA: Vasiliy Tokranov

About the game

- CSKA has lost both of its previous two 7th game appearances in KHL history.

- Sorokin is hoping to rack up his 150th career KHL victory.

- Blazhievsky is hoping to collect his 50th career KHL point.

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

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

- Ketov is looking to suit up for his 600th career KHL game.

- Belov is looking to suit up for his 550th career KHL game.

- Zub is looking to suit up for his 250th career KHL game.

- Datsyuk is looking to suit up for his 200th career KHL game.

- Gusev is hoping to collect his 400th career KHL point. He currently has 399.

- Gusev is also looking to become SKA’s best ever playoff scorer in the KHL. He currently has 67 points, just 1 behind Vadim Shipachyov.

- SKA has won one and lost one of its previous two 7th game appearances in KHL history.