SKA looking to force game six

The St. Petersburg side had a good showing in game five, winning 5:2 and getting a chance to reopen the series and seek a rally over the Motormen

19:30: SKA vs Avtomobilist

Series stand
1-3 (2:3, 1:3, 1:2 ОТ, 5:2)

About the game
After three straight losses, SKA’s forwards helped the team keeping the season alive with a key victory in Yekaterinburg. Usual suspect Vasily Glotov got the early goal for SKA, with Avtomobilist failing at catching up being down for the first time in the series. With Alex Galchenyuk scoring the second for the guests, Evgeny Alikin was benched for the second time in this year’s Gagarin Cup playoffs. Goals from Stephane Da Costa and Alexei Makeyev weren’t enough for Avto, who still has a chance to close out the series today in St. Petersburg. SKA’s goalie Nikita Serebryakov had an impressive 47 saves for the guests.

Injury list
SKA: Vladimir Alistrov, Andrei Pedan, Borna Rendulic, Ivan Zinchenko.
Avtomobilist: Vladimir Kuznetsov.

Milestone alert
SKA’s forward Alexander Kadeikin may reach 100 KHL goals (currently at 99).
Avtomobilist’s forward Stephane Da Costa may score his 50^th point in the Gagarin Cup playoffs (currently at 49).
Avtomobilist’s forward Alexei Byvaltsev lines up for his 50^th Gagarin Cup playoffs game.