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Who will go ahead in Torpedo vs Dynamo Moscow series?
All four of today’s series are stuck on a 1-1 situation – including Torpedo, who managed to turn things around and tie it at one in game two. CSKA will try to catch the lead against Severstal after game two’s double-OT, while Avangard and Avtomobilist will try to get the upper hand after collecting only one win in the first couple of games.
15:30: Sibir vs Avangard
Series stand
The series is tied 1-1 (2:1 OT, 1:4).
About the game
Two second-period tallies by Nail Yakupov and Sergei Tolchinsky gave Avangard a well-deserved road win in game two. Hawks’ goalie Vasily Demchenko stopped 25 shots as he recorded his first postseason victory since 2018.
Injury list
Avangard: Stanislav Galimov.
Milestone alert
Sibir’s forward Alexander Sharov hits a KHL ice for the 400th time tonight.
Avangard’s defenseman Ziyat Paigin may reach 100 points in the KHL (currently at 99).
17:00: Metallurg vs Avtomobilist
Series stand
The series is tied 1-1 (2:4, 3:2 2OT).
About the game
One OT wasn’t enough to determine a winner in game two, and in the second OT Metallurg got away with a lucky ricochet following a blue-line shot by its captain Yegor Yakovlev at the 84th minute. German international Brooks Macek netted two for the Motormen.
Avtomobilist’s defenseman Nick Ebert is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Avtomobilist’s forward and captain Sergei Shirokov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points.
Injury list
Avtomobilist: Daniil Tarasov.
Milestone alert
Metallurg’s forward Andrei Chibisov may score his 100th KHL assist (currently at 99).
Avtomobilist’s defenseman Jesse Blacker may reach 100 KHL points (currently at 99).
Avtomobilist’s forward Grigory Belousov lines up for his 600th KHL game.
19:30: Severstal vs CSKA
Series stand
The series is tied 1-1 (2:5, 3:2 2OT).
About the game
Nikita Guslistov found the back of the net three minutes after the start of the second OT – and after getting rid of CSKA’s Nikita Nesterov on the hosts’ blueline – as the Muscovites threw away a 2:1 lead with less than ten minutes to go in the third period. Severstal’s Alexander Samonov posted 52 saves for the Steelers.
Severstal’s defenseman Robin Press is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
CSKA’s forward Sergei Plotnikov is on a six-game scoring streak, with 10 (7+3) points.
Injury list
CSKA: Danil Yurtaikin.
Milestone alert
CSKA’s forward Mikhail Grigorenko may reach 250 points in the KHL (currently at 248).
19:30: Dynamo Moscow vs Torpedo
Series stand
The series is tied 1-1 (3:1, 2:5).
About the game
In game two, Torpedo got a fast two-goal lead with Vladislav Firstov and Andrei Belevich as Dynamo Moscow failed to rally back in the next two periods. The teams accumulated 48 PIMs on a physical battle in Nizhny Novgorod. Torpedo’s goalie Ivan Kulbakov had 37 saves for the hosts.
Dynamo Moscow’s defenseman Andrei Mironov is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
Dynamo Moscow’s forward Vladislav Kodola had at least an assist in each of his previous three games, totaling four helpers.
Torpedo’s forward Nikolai Kovalenko is also on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (2+1) points.
Injury list
Torpedo: Alexei Kruchinin.
Dynamo Moscow: Sergei Boikov.
Milestone alert
Torpedo’s defenseman Mikhail Orlov lines up for his 300th KHL game.
