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12 March 2020, 22:20 Daily Round-up

West: Dynamo completes second-round line-up. March 12 playoffs
An overtime win at Spartak was enough to see Dynamo over the line in the one remaining first-round series. The Blue-and-Whites advance in six game and now face another Moscow derby against CSKA in round two.
11 March 2020, 21:55 Daily Round-up

West: Jokerit advances with an assured win. March 11 playoffs
Jokerit closed down the Lokomotiv offense to gain a 5-1 victory in Yaroslavl and wrap up its series in game six. The Finns now face a Conference semi-final series against SKA next week.
11 March 2020, 20:25 Daily Round-up

East: revenge win for Salavat Yulaev. March 11 playoffs
Salavat Yulaev won 4-1 at home to Avangard to settle its series in six games. The result reverses last year’s Eastern Conference Final, giving Ufa revenge for that loss and setting up an enticing match-up with Avangard in the next round.
10 March 2020, 22:30 Daily Round-up

West: Dynamo regains the lead in Moscow’s subway series. March 10 playoffs
Game five of the match-up between Dynamo and Spartak brought yet another home victory. As the action moved to the northern branch of Line 2 of the Moscow Metro, the Blue-and-Whites shrugged off two losses at Spartak to go ahead in the series once more. Can Vladimir Krikunov’s team finish the job on Thursday, or will home advantage continue to make all the difference?
10 March 2020, 20:30 Daily Round-up

East: Sibir advances to second round. March 10 playoffs
A 2-1 victory in Yekaterinburg was enough for Sibir to complete a 4-1 series win over Avtomobilist and take its place in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The Novosibirsk club progresses in its first playoff campaign since 2016.
9 March 2020, 22:30 Daily Round-up

Third-period lapse halts Jokerit’s progress. March 9 playoffs
After 40 minutes of Monday’s game in Helsinki, everything was going right for the home team. A 2-1 lead on the night converted into a series win in five games and the prospect of a second-round match-up with SKA was close enough to touch. But the visitor rallied in the final frame, scoring three unanswered goals to win the game and take the action back to Yaroslavl with a the deficit down to 2-3.
9 March 2020, 18:40 Daily Round-up

East: Barys progresses to the second round, Ufa edges in front. March 9
Barys booked its place in the Eastern Conference semi-finals as its battle against Metallurg returned to Kazakhstan. A convincing 5-2 victory sealed the series for Andrei Skabelka’s men with two games to spare. Meanwhile, the Avangard – Salavat Yulaev series continues to intrigue. A 6-3 win for Salavat on Monday sees Nikolai Tsulygin’s team head home to Ufa needing just one win to seal the series.
8 March 2020, 21:20 Daily Round-up

West: Kaprizov fires CSKA into round two. March 8 playoffs
CSKA joined SKA in the Western Conference semi-finals thanks to an overtime goal from Kirill Kaprizov in Nizhny Novgorod. His one-timer sealed a sweep of Torpedo, but the defending champion had to recover from 0-2 to salvage this game and wrap up the series. In the Moscow derby, meanwhile, it’s all to play for after Spartak won again to tie it up at 2-2 against Dynamo.
8 March 2020, 21:15 Daily Round-up

East: Avto stays alive with big win, Ak Bars advances. March 8 playoffs
Ak Bars became the first team to progress to the Eastern Conference semi-finals after edging a 1-0 verdict at Neftekhimik to complete a series sweep of its Tatar neighbor. Sibir, though, missed the chance to complete a sweep of its own when it suffered a 1-5 loss at home to Avtomobilist. The Yekaterinburg team can now continue the battle in game five on Tuesday, but is still down 1-3 after four games.
7 March 2020, 21:10 Daily Round-up

West: Jokerit misses chance to wrap up series, SKA goes through. March 7 playoffs
Lokomotiv escaped a series sweep at the hands of Jokerit when it edged a 4-3 verdict in game four and kept itself alive. The Finns will have another chance to finish it off on Monday when the teams meet again in Helsinki. SKA became the first team to secure its place in the next round – but it needed a goal in the third period of overtime to record its fourth win over Vityaz.
7 March 2020, 20:40 Daily Round-up

East: Barys on the brink, Avangard ties it up. March 7 playoffs
Eddie Pasquale’s second playoff shut-out puts Barys one win away from wrapping up its series against Metallurg. But the clash between Avangard and Salavat Yulaev is too close to call after Bob Hartley’s team tied it up at 2-2 with a crushing 5-1 verdict in Ufa.
6 March 2020, 22:30 Daily Round-up

West: Spartak edges a thriller, CSKA wins in overtime. March 6 playoffs
Both of Friday’s games in the West went to overtime. CSKA eventually prevailed at Torpedo to take a 3-0 lead in the series, despite allowing its first goal of this year’s playoffs. But the most compelling spectacle of the day was in Moscow, where Spartak went 0-3 down inside five minutes but recovered to win 5-4 in overtime.
6 March 2020, 19:30 Daily Round-up

East: Sibir’s Sateri sets club record, Galimov returns to haunt Neftekhimik
Finnish goalie Harri Sateri extended his shut-out streak to 143 minutes before Avtomobilist scored its first goal of this year’s playoffs. But the visitor was unable to turn the tide in its series against Sibir: a hat-trick for Juuso Puustinen and an overtime winner from Nikita Shashkov leaves the Motormen 0-3 down. There was also overtime in Nizhnekamsk where Neftekhimik old-boy Emil Galimov gave Ak Bars the win.
5 March 2020, 22:10 Daily Round-up

West: Jokerit blanks Loko, moves to 3-0 in series. March 5 playoffs
It was another good day for Jokerit, with a 3-0 win on the road in Yaroslavl opening a 3-0 lead in the series. The Finns have allowed just one goal in 180 minutes in this series so far to move to within a single victory of progress. SKA is in a similarly happy position after a convincing victory on the road at Vityaz gave Alexei Kudashov’s team a 3-0 advantage in that series.
5 March 2020, 20:05 Daily Round-up

East: big fightback in Ufa, overtime win for Barys. March 5 playoffs
Day five of the playoffs brought two fascinating encounters in the Eastern Conference. Salavat Yulaev rallied from 0-2 to defeat Avangard 6-3 and move ahead for the first time in that series. In Magnitogorsk, too, there was a fightback as Barys tied its game with Metallurg and grabbed an overtime victory.
4 March 2020, 22:35 Daily Round-up

West: Derby thriller goes to Dynamo, CSKA wins again. March 4 playoffs
CSKA got a second shut-out win over Torpedo to take control of its quarter-final series. Then, the Moscow derby, Dynamo came from behind to earn a second victory over Spartak and head across town with a 2-0 lead.
4 March 2020, 22:10 Daily Round-up

East: Second shut-out for Sibir, Ak Bars dominates Neftekhimik. March 4
Both series in the East go on the road tonight with a 2-0 margin. But while Ak Bars is living up to its seeding as it takes control of the Tatarstan derby against Neftekhimik, Sibir is riding some fine goaltending from Harri Sateri to head home with a commanding advantage. The Finn recorded his second shut-out of the playoffs to secure an overtime win for the Siberians at Avtomobilist.
3 March 2020, 23:25 Daily Round-up

West: Jokerit hands Loko another thrashing. March 3 playoffs
Jokerit has started its playoff campaign with a real statement of intent: two wins, 11 goals scored and just one allowed. Tuesday brought a 5-1 win over Lokomotiv to put the Finns in control of the series before heading to Yaroslavl for game three on Thursday. SKA also has a 2-0 lead, but had a more difficult evening against Vityaz before edging a 4-3 scoreline.
3 March 2020, 23:10 Daily Round-up

East: All square after game two. March 3 playoffs
Both series are level at one game apiece after two intriguing games on Tuesday. First, Metallurg responded to its 0-4 loss in game one with a 3-0 victory over Barys, tying the scores before the teams head to Magnitogorsk. Then Avangard and Salavat Yulaev took us to the first overtime of post season before Dmitry Kugryshev grabbed a winner for the visitor to level it up ahead of Thursday’s action in Ufa.
2 March 2020, 23:45 Daily Round-up

West: 90 penalty minutes for Spartak, shut-out record for Sorokin. March 2
The playoffs arrived in Moscow as CSKA hosted Torpedo and Dynamo got started against city rival Spartak. And, in both cases, the home team came out on top. Continental Cup winner CSKA eased to a 3-0 verdict while Dynamo powered to a 5-1 derby win.
2 March 2020, 22:40 Daily Round-up

East: Sateri stones Avto, Frattin and Glukhov defeat Neftekhimik. March 2
Day two of the playoffs saw Eastern Conference top dog Ak Bars get underway against Tatarstan neighbor Neftekhimik. The game went to form, with the Kazan team winning 4-1, but the visitor made it tighter than the final score might suggest. Earlier, Sibir became the first – and so far only – team to get a road win in this year’s playoffs when Harri Sateri’s 37 saves blanked Avtomobilist.
1 March 2020, 20:10 Daily Round-up

West: Six-shooters fire on playoff day one. March 1 playoffs
Sunday’s hosts celebrated the joy of six with big victories in the opening day of Western Conference playoff action. Kirill Marchenko scored twice and Andrei Kuzmenko hit a hat-trick as SKA defeated Vityaz 6-1, while Jokerit went one better to thrash Lokomotiv 6-0.
1 March 2020, 19:35 Daily Round-up

East: Barys, Avangard get off to flying starts. March 1 playoffs
The 2020 Gagarin Cup campaign got underway on Sunday with convincing victories for Barys and Avangard. The two seeded teams in action had little difficulty on home ice, defeating Metallurg and Salavat Yulaev respectively.
27 February 2020, 23:35 Daily Round-up

CSKA tops the regular season table. February 27 round-up
The leadership changed hands on the final day, as Ak Bars dropped a home verdict against Avtomobilist to give CSKA the chance to take top spot. Igor Nikitin’s team did not fluff its line, powering to a 6-0 win over HC Sochi, crowned by a power play goal from the season’s leading goalscorer Kirill Kaprizov. Elsewhere, Dynamo Moscow is destined for a playoff derby against Spartak after losing 3-4 at Dinamo Minsk. Vityaz climbs to seventh in the final table with a shoot-out victory over Lokomotiv and Traktor escaped the Eastern Conference basement with a derby win over Metallurg.
26 February 2020, 18:30 Daily Round-up

Ushenin signs off in style for Amur. February 26 round-up
There was no playoff intrigue as Vladivostok, Khabarovsk and Novosibirsk staged their final games of the regular season. Instead, there was a big win for Amur over Barys, a battling comeback victory for Neftekhimik at Admiral and a home win for Sibir against Dinamo Riga.
25 February 2020, 22:55 Daily Round-up

SKA, Ak Bars hit the top, Torpedo clinches last playoff place. February 25
The final playoff place for KHL season 12 was confirmed today as Torpedo secured eighth place in the West with a 3-1 win at home to Jokerit. Closest challenger HC Sochi lost out at Severstal. At the top of the table, SKA’s victory at CSKA sees the defending champion slip to third overall behind its Petersburg rival and Eastern Conference leader Ak Bars. However, CSKA and Ak Bars both have one further game while SKA is finished on 93 points. Dynamo forward Teemu Pulkkinen scored his 23rd goal of the season – the best ever tally by a Finnish player in a KHL regular season – to help his team to a win at home to Traktor. Avangard lost its chance to top the Chernyshev Division when it suffered a loss at home to Avtomobilist. Elsewhere, Lokomotiv triumphed at Dinamo Minsk and Spartak got a road win at Vityaz.
24 February 2020, 15:30 Daily Round-up

Neftekhimik claims the last playoff place. February 24 round-up
An overtime victory against its closest rival saw Neftkehimik secure eighth place in the Eastern Conference with one game to spare. The other contender, Kunlun Red Star, lost at home to Dinamo Riga to see its hope end. At the top of the table, Barys moves into second in the East with a 3-1 win at Admiral.
23 February 2020, 21:15 Daily Round-up

Big win in playoff showdown, SKA hits six in Helsinki. February 23 round-up
There were two big road wins in Sunday’s KHL program. First, Neftekhimik won 8-0 at Amur to give itself a great chance of stealing into the last playoff spot in the East. Jonas Enlund’s hat-trick led the scoring to give his team a huge boost before Monday’s rematch. Then SKA defeated Jokerit 6-1 at the Hartwall Arena with young Kirill Marchenko contributing 4 (2+2) points. Dynamo edged a tight Moscow derby in a shoot-out against Spartak, Ak Bars got the better of Dinamo Minsk by the odd goal in nine and Salavat Yulaev won at Metallurg in overtime. Lokomotiv’s 1-0 win at Avangard wrapped up the day’s play.
22 February 2020, 20:30 Daily Round-up

Vityaz clinches playoff spot, Sedlak sets club record. February 22 round-up
Vityaz was unable to win in Cherepovets, but its point from a shoot-out loss to Severstal was enough to secure a playoff place in the West. That means Sochi and Torpedo will fight it out for the last remaining place. The Leopards defeated its closest rival in overtime today, but Torpedo is in the stronger position as the season draws to a close. Elsewhere, Czech forward Lukas Sedlak scored twice in Traktor’s 4-0 win over Sibir, setting a club record for regular season goals in the KHL. Admiral beat Dinamo Riga 3-1 in the early game.
20 February 2020, 22:45 Daily Round-up

Sochi keeps playoff hopes alive, Amur suffers setback. February 20 round-up
It’s all about playoff qualification, and today’s games were crucial in the East and West alike. Amur missed a chance to draw level on points with eighth-placed Kunlun when it went down at home to Dinamo Riga in a shoot-out. Nonetheless, the Tigers’ point gives it a slender advantage over Neftekhimik before the two contenders go head-to-head. In the West, HC Sochi was the big winner, getting an overtime verdict over Vityaz and denying its visitor the chance to book its post-season ticket. Torpedo picked up a point from an overtime loss at SKA, and has a four-point lead over the Leopards. SKA’s win moves it to within a point of league leader CSKA, and level with Ak Bars. The Eastern Conference leader missed the chance to take over the summit when it went down 3-6 at Spartak. Avtomobilist beat Sibir 3-1 in the day’s other game.
19 February 2020, 22:20 Daily Round-up

Admiral’s playoff hopes end, Severstal edges Dynamo. February 19 round-up
There were just two games on Wednesday’s KHL card, and they could hardly have been more different. First, Traktor handed a 5-0 thrashing to Admiral, a result that extinguishes the Sailors’ hopes of reaching the playoffs. Then Severstal and Dynamo went the full distance, tying 2-2 in regulation before the Steelmen got the verdict over the Muscovites in a shoot-out.
18 February 2020, 22:20 Daily Round-up

Ak Bars tops the East. February 18 round-up
A 5-3 victory over closest challenge Avangard was enough to give Ak Bars first place in the Eastern Conference. Dmitry Kvartalnov’s team is also well-placed to top the regular season table; Ak Bars is currently one point behind CSKA, but has a game in hand on the Army Men. Elsewhere, Vityaz missed a chance to secure its playoff place when it lost heavily at Lokomotiv, while Torpedo got a vital victory in its bid to beat HC Sochi to the top eight. Sibir’s overtime win at Barys owed much to goaltender Alexei Krasikov.
17 February 2020, 23:15 Daily Round-up

Ufa joins the playoff party, Riga snaps 13-game skid. February 17 round-up
Salavat Yulaev secured its playoff place with a 2-0 victory over HC Sochi, a result that denied the Black Sea team the chance to close on Torpedo in the West. There was another vital game in the Eastern playoff race as Metallurg defeated Kunlun to take a big step towards securing its place. And Amur won at Neftekhimik to maintain its hopes of a completing a sensational late run. In the West, Dinamo Riga got its first victory since Jan. 4 when Alexander Protapovich got the winner against his former team, Avtomobilist. CSKA, SKA and Jokerit all enjoyed comfortable wins, while Severstal had a morale-boosting – if ultimately meaningless – success at Traktor.
15 February 2020, 22:25 Daily Round-up

Lokomotiv makes the playoffs on a day of goals. February 15 round-up
Saturday was a high-scoring day in the KHL – and Lokomotiv was simultaneously a winner and a big loser. The Railwaymen clinched a playoff place following Sochi’s defeat in Kazakhstan, but went down 0-4 at home to CSKA later in the day. Elsewhere, the goals flew in. Avtomobilist won a 10-goal thriller in Minsk, while fans in Latvia saw even more goals as Dinamo tied 6-6 with Dynamo Moscow before succumbing to a Dmitrij Jaskin goal in overtime. Ufa saw two hat-tricks – Nikita Soshnikov and Vasily Tokranov hitting three apiece – as SKA won 5-4 in overtime. Metallurg also had a high-scoring game, edging Jokerit in a shoot-out after a 3-3 tie to secure a vital win in its playoff battle. The race in the East remains tight, with Neftekhimik and Amur very much in contention after defeating Admiral and Torpedo respectively. Kunlun lost ground after suffering a shoot-out loss at Traktor, which is now officially out of contention. And the same is true of Severstal, defeated at Sibir in the opening game of the day.
14 February 2020, 00:20 Daily Round-up

Race for the top hots up, Sibir makes the playoffs. February 13 round-up
The battle to top the regular season table is going down to the wire. Leader CSKA lost 2-3 at home to Barys, and its advantage is cut to just one point following Ak Bars’ 2-1 success in Riga. SKA and Avangard also had wins, over Torpedo and Admiral respectively, to stay within reach of the Conference leaders. In the playoff race, Sibir secured its place in the East despite losing in a shoot-out to Sochi. The visitor needed those two points, and the Leopards are now just three points behind Torpedo. Metallurg, meanwhile, faces a nervous finale after a 0-4 loss at Neftekhimik. Ilya Vorobyov’s team is just two points clear of today’s opponent.
12 February 2020, 00:15 Daily Round-up

Spartak clinches playoff place. February 11 round-up
Spartak’s 4-2 win over Metallurg saw Oleg Znarok’s team confirm its playoff place in a busy day of KHL action. However, the visitor is still in jeopardy in the East, dropping to eighth after Kunlun’s 3-0 win at Sibir. The Chinese team was a big winner in the battle for the top eight in the East, and holds a five-point advantage over Admiral (lost 0-3 at Salavat Yulaev) and Neftekhimik (4-3 winner over Lokomotiv). Avangard kept the race for top spot in the East alive with a shoot-out win over leader Ak Bars, while Barys tightened its grip on third with a 4-2 win at Avtomobilist. In the East, Sochi’s overtime loss at Vityaz hurt its chances of sneaking into the playoffs. However, Torpedo’s defeat at CSKA means the Black Sea team gained a little ground on the top eight in the West. SKA beat Amur 3-2, Jokerit edged Traktor by the same scoreline and the clash of the basement duo saw Dinamo Minsk edge Dinamo Riga 2-1 in Latvia.
4 February 2020, 00:05 Daily Round-up

Jaskin sets record for Dynamo. February 3 round-up
Czech international Dmitrij Jaskin scored his 27th goal of the season to set a new club record for Dynamo in KHL regular season action. The Blue-and-Whites complete the celebration with a 3-1 win over Lokomotiv. Across town, Spartak failed to score for the second game in a row and lost out 1-0 to SKA. Oleg Znarok’s team still needs a point to confirm its playoff place. Jokerit won at Dinamo Riga, sending the Latvians to a 10th straight loss. In the East, Amur’s win at Admiral sees the Tigers prowling back into the race for a playoff place. Metallurg eased its nerves with an overtime win against Avangard while Sibir edged past Avtomobilist. Ak Bars and Neftekhimik both enjoyed convincing wins over Vityaz and Severstal respectively.
2 February 2020, 19:35 Daily Round-up

Salavat falls despite two late goals, CSKA too strong for Kunlun. Feb 2
Admiral picked up a big win in the race for the Eastern playoffs, closing to within two points of the top eight after a shoot-out success against Salavat Yulaev. One of the Sailors’ big rivals for a playoff place, Kunlun Red Star, had a difficult afternoon. It’s ‘home’ game against CSKA was played in Moscow and the Army Men bounced back from Friday’s loss in the Far East to win 3-0.
1 February 2020, 21:35 Daily Round-up

Derby delight for Dynamo, Barys too good for Avangard. February 1 round-up
The Moscow derby saw Dynamo win 4-0 at Spartak to keep the Red-and-Whites waiting for confirmation of their playoff place. The big game in the East was much closer, with Avangard rallying from 1-4 before losing out by the odd goal in seven against Chernyshev Division rival Barys. That enabled Ak Bars to extend its lead in the conference with a 2-0 victory over rock-bottom Dinamo Riga. There were 5-0 victories for Lokomotiv and Torpedo in the race to secure a playoff place in the West, but Vityaz suffered a 4-5 loss at Sochi as the Leopards kept their hopes alive. Avtomobilist added to Metallurg’s worries with Brooks Macek’s late winner in Magnitogorsk, while Sibir got back on the goal trail with a 3-2 success at home to Dinamo Minsk.
31 January 2020, 15:35 Daily Round-up

Amur stuns the champion. January 31 round-up
CSKA went down to a shock defeat in Khabarovsk, where Amur posted its third straight victory after a 4-3 verdict over the table-topping Army Men. Salavat Yulaev got a much-needed boost with a high-scoring success at Admiral.
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