Top teams seeking revenge after game one!

Probably no one could expect such a start for the Gagarin Cup playoff, with Admiral defeating Salavat Yulaev, Ak Bars surrendering to Neftekhimik, Dinamo Minsk getting the best of SKA, and Vityaz achieving an OT victory over Lokomotiv. But it did happen, and the big-name teams will have to catch up tonight.

17:00: Salavat Yulaev vs Admiral

Series stand
Admiral leads the series 1-0 (2:1 OT).

About the game
Prokhor Korbit scored his first career goal in OT to give Admiral an unexpected lead in game one, with Nikita Serebryakov posting an impressive 55 saves for the Sailors.

Salavat Yulaev’s forward Alexander Chmelevski is on a five-game scoring streak, with 7 (2+5) points over that span.

Salavat Yulaev’s forward Alexei Pustozyorov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (3+1) points.

Injury list
Admiral: Dmitry Sayustov, Gleb Zyryanov.
Milestone alert

Admiral’s defenseman Dinar Khamidullin lines up for his 100^th KHL game tonight.

19:30: SKA vs Dinamo Minsk

Series stand
Dinamo Minsk leads the series 1-0 (6:4).

About the game
Dinamo Minsk surprised SKA in game one with a double by Vladimir Alistrov and two points from Roman Gorbunov. Alistrov ended the match with a plus-four differential.

SKA’s forward Dmitrij Jaskin is on a four-game scoring streak, with 9 (6+3) points over that span.

SKA’s forward Nikita Gusev is also on a four-game scoring streak, with 8 (4+4) points.

SKA’s forward Mikhail Vorobyov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (2+3) points.

SKA’s forward Alexander Volkov had a goal in each of his previous three games.

SKA’s forward Evgeny Ketov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.

Dinamo Minsk’s forward Cedric Paquette is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.

Injury list
SKA: Danila Moiseyev, Nikolai Prokhorkin, Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi.

Dinamo Minsk: Nikita Zorkin.
Milestone alert 

19:30: Lokomotiv vs Vityaz

Series stand
Vityaz leads the series 0-1 (0:1 OT).

About the game
A goal by Vladimir Galuzin and a 34-save shutout by Maxim Dorozhko gave Vityaz an unexpected victory in game one. Dorozhko is on a 72:12 shutout streak.

Injury list
Lokomotiv: Yegor Korshkov.
Milestone alert

Lokomotiv’s forward Yegor Averin may score his 300^th KHL point (currently at 299).

Lokomotiv’s defenseman Rushan Rafikov may deliver his 100^th assist in the KHL (currently at 99).

Lokomotiv’s forward Maxim Shalunov may reach 50 goals in the KHL playoffs (currently at 48).

19:30: Ak Bars vs Neftekhimik

Series stand
Neftekhimik leads the series 1-0 (3:2 OT).

About the game
In game one, Neftekhimik’s frontman Pavel Poryadin participated in all three goals for his team, including assisting Andrei Chivilyov’s OT game-winner. A two-point performance by Dmitry Kagarlitsky wasn’t enough for Ak Bars.

Ak Bars’ forward Alexander Radulov is on a seven-game scoring streak, with 10 (4+6) points over that span.

Ak Bars’ forward Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Neftekhimik’s forward Andrei Chivilyov are on an identical three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.

Neftekhimik’s forward Pavel Poryadin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points.

Neftekhimik’s defenseman Kirill Vorobyov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points.

Injury list
Neftekhimik: Ilya Fedotov, Emil Garipov.