Gameday 4 in KHL Playoffs

When Sibir netted the OT winner over Avangard, probably a number of fans started thinking about  a repetition of the previous day, which saw four away wins in four games. But it wasn’t quite like that, with Avtomobilist and CSKA taking home their first victory. In the closing match of the night, Dynamo Moscow achieved a win in Nizhny Novgorod. Will the music change tonight?

14:00: Avangard vs Sibir

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

About the game
Top-scorer Alexander Sharov tied the game for Sibir with one minute and a half to the final hooter, then Nikita Setdikov sealed the deal for the guests in OT as Avangard played its first playoff home game after five years.

Injury list
Avangard: Stanislav Galimov.
Milestone alert

Avangard’s defenseman Ziyat Paigin may reach 100 points in the KHL (currently at 98). 

14:30: Avtomobilist vs Metallurg

Series stand
Avangard leads the series 1-0 (4:2).

About the game
Metallurg got the early lead with Artyom Minulin, but a two-point performance by Sergei Shirokov and Curtis Valk helped the Motormen grabbing the first win in the series.

Avtomobilist’s forward Anatoly Golyshev is on a five-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points over that span.

Avtomobilist’s goalie Igor Bobkov is on a 60:00 shutout streak.

Injury list
Avtomobilist: Daniil Tarasov.
Milestone alert

Avtomobilist’s defenseman Jesse Blacker may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).

Avtomobilist’s forward Stephane Da Costa has another chance to break the 200-assist mark (currently at 199).

Metallurg’s forward Semyon Koshelev lines up for his 400^th KHL game, defenseman Grigory Dronov for his 300^th, and defenseman Artyom Minulin reaches 200.

Metallurg’s forward Andrei Chibisov may score his 100^th KHL assist (currently at 99).

17:00: CSKA vs Severstal

Series stand
CSKA leads the series 1-0 (5:2).

About the game
The Gagarin Cup reigning champion faced no problems as they downed Severstal 5:2 in game one, with Vitaly Abramov potting a double and Nikita Nesterov giving out two helpers. Robin Press opened the score for Severstal early in the first period, but that wasn’t enough for the Andrei Razin’s men, who will seek out revenge tonight.

CSKA’s forward Sergei Plotnikov is on a five-game scoring streak, with 9 (7+2) points over that span.

CSKA’s defenseman Nikita Nesterov is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points.

Severstal’s forward Igor Geraskin is on a three-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points.

Severstal’s forward Adam Liska is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.

Injury list
CSKA: Danil Yurtaikin.
Milestone alert

CSKA’s forward Mikhail Grigorenko may score his 50^th point in the KHL playoffs (currently at 49).

17:00: Torpedo vs Dynamo Moscow

Series stand
Dynamo Moscow leads the series 1-0 (3:1).

About the game
The Igor Larionov’s young guys didn’t find their best game in their debut in the KHL playoffs and Dynamo Moscow went away with a precious 3:1 away win, with Jordan Weal netting a highlight-reel goal to tie things up in the late first period, and assisting on Maxim Dzhioshvili’s game-winning tally in the middle frame. Goalie Ilya Konovalov stopped 32 shots for the Blue-and-Whites, while Ivan Kulbakov had better nights between the Torpedo’s piping, with only 18 saves for the night. Maybe Larionov will consider dressing Adam Huska for tonight’s game?

Dynamo Moscow’s forward Jordan Weal is on a three-game scoring streak, with 6 (3+3) points over that span.

Dynamo Moscow’s forward Jakub Lilja is on a four-game scoring streak, with 5 (1+4) points.

Injury list
Torpedo: Alexei Kruchinin.

Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov.