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22 April 2019, 14:00 Weekly Round-up

CSKA’s crown, Sorokin’s success and a new attendance recorded
The Gagarin Cup dominates this week. CSKA is celebrating after winning the cup for the first time – and once again the KHL saw a record average attendance for postseason.
19 April 2019, 23:15 Daily Round-up

CSKA lifts the Gagarin Cup
The curse is lifted. CSKA Moscow became the first team in KHL history to top the table in the regular season and go on to win the Gagarin Cup. The Army Men collected their first ever Gagarin Cup and lifted Russia’s top hockey prize for the first time since the fall of the USSR. Along the way, Igor Nikitin’s team also recorded the first ever grand final sweep after clawing back a 0-2 deficit to win game four in overtime.
17 April 2019, 22:30 Daily Round-up

Sorokin superb again as CSKA wins in Balashikha. April 17 playoffs
Another Ilya Sorokin shut-out – his fifth of the playoffs – and another decisive display by CSKA’s forwards in the third period saw the Army Men collect a third victory in this season’s Gagarin Cup final. No team has ever secured a sweep in a KHL grand final but on Friday night CSKA could do just that by winning in Balashikha to capture its first ever Gagarin Cup. With Avangard mustering just two goals in 180 minutes of this series so far, it’s hard to back against the Muscovites completing the triumph and demonstrating how much they learned from last season’s disappointment against Ak Bars.
15 April 2019, 22:30 Daily Round-up

Late flurry sees CSKA win again. April 15 playoffs
15 April 2019, 15:00 Weekly Round-up

Gagarin Cup final underway – the KHL week in review
The culmination of the season is here – the 2019 Gagarin Cup final began Saturday in Moscow. The trophy itself hit the heights of Russia’s capital while, on the ice, Mikhail Grigorenko came out on top with the first ever hat-trick in a Gagarin Cup final game to put CSKA 1-0 up on Avangard. Away from the playoff action, two of Russia’s Olympic champions announced moves to the NHL.
13 April 2019, 19:45 Daily Round-up

Grigorenko inspires CSKA. April 13 playoffs
Mikhail Grigorenko grabbed a hat-trick to give CSKA a winning start in this year’s Gagarin Cup final. His treble also moves him to 11 goals and a share in the race for top post-season goalscorer alongside Sergei Shumakov of Avangard. Shumakov himself was among the goals today, but was outgunned by Grigorenko’s infectious form.
8 April 2019, 22:30 Daily Round-up

East: Avangard goes to the Gagarin Cup final. April 8 round-up
Avangard booked its place in the Gagarin Cup final for the first time since 2012 – but it took an epic battle in Ufa to finish this series. After double overtime in game five, the teams went 20 minutes longer: Alexei Bondarev potted the winner in the 110th minute of a tense encounter in Bashkiria.
8 April 2019, 15:30 Weekly Round-up

The final countdown – the KHL week in review
The KHL’s Conference finals are on a knife-edge – and we could be set for a unique pair of game seven deciders. Here’s the lowdown on the latest action and the key men in this season’s match-ups.
7 April 2019, 20:30 Daily Round-up

West: Eyes down for Game 7. April 7 playoffs
It was a game that had everything: goals scored, a goal disallowed, a fight and a 10-minute video review before awarding the winner. And, at the end of it all, SKA’s success takes the Western Conference Final to game seven. On Tuesday these teams meet again in Moscow, for the last time. Someone, finally, has to take a place in the Gagarin Cup final.
6 April 2019, 22:30 Daily Round-up

East: Salavat Yulaev lives on. April 6 round-up
An overtime goal from Joonas Kemppainen – his 10th of the current playoffs – saw Salavat Yulaev extend its season and deny Avangard the chance to book its place in the Gagarin Cup final. Despite the absence of key defensemen Grigory Panin (injury) and Alexei Semyonov (suspension), Nikolai Tsulygin’s team left Balashikha with the win it needed to keep the Eastern Conference Final alive and send the action back to Ufa on Monday.
5 April 2019, 22:15 Daily Round-up

West: Sorokin blanks SKA, CSKA moves back in front. April 5 round-up
Ilya Sorokin’s fantastic form continued with yet another shut-out as CSKA moved back in front in the Western Conference final. The 23-year-old stopped 19 shots to post his third blank of postseason and frustrate a SKA offense that hoped it had found a way past him after Wednesday’s third-period flourish tied this series.
4 April 2019, 20:25 Daily Round-up

East: Mikheyev’s double puts Avangard on top. April 4 playoffs
Ilya Mikheyev made a triumphant return to the Avangard line-up, scoring twice as he stepped in to replace the injured Taylor Beck. Mikheyev, the team’s leading scorer in the regular season, had not featured in the playoffs since Avangard’s 2-4 loss at Barys on March 16. He had amassed seven points in six games prior to that, though, and was quickly back on the scoring trail with a second-period double in Ufa.
3 April 2019, 22:15 Daily Round-up

West: SKA levels it up. April 3 playoffs
For much of this season, games between these two teams have been about SKA’s struggles to solve Ilya Sorokin in the CSKA net. For two minutes in the third period on Wednesday, the Petersburg team at last found the answers it has been looking for.
2 April 2019, 20:25 Daily Round-up

East: Ufa bounces back. April 2 playoffs
Salavat Yulaev roared back into contention in the Eastern Conference final with an impressive 5-1 victory in game three. After two losses on the road, Ufa really needed to close the gap on Avangard when the action moved from Balashikha to Bashkiria – and a powerful first-period performance delivered just the right result.
1 April 2019, 23:30 Daily Round-up

West: Back in the Game. April 1 playoffs
SKA breathed fresh life into the Western Conference final with an overtime victory over CSKA. Nikolai Prokhorkin’s goal after 12 minutes of the extras broke the deadlock – and snapped an astonishing nine-game losing streak for the Petersburg team against its Moscow rival. That run took in all four regular season encounters, three games of last season’s playoffs and the first two meetings in the current series. But, in a moment, it came to an end and threw this series wide open once again.
31 March 2019, 20:30 Daily Round-up

East: Avangard opens a 2-0 lead. March 31 playoffs
Game one of this series went to overtime; game two was settled in a third-period flurry. After the hard-fought clash two days earlier, this game saw Avangard deploy far more offense. However, with Juha Metsola in fine form it took time for the home team to convert its advantage into goals.
30 March 2019, 20:30 Daily Round-up

West: CSKA wins again. March 30 playoffs
Another CSKA victory over SKA – the Muscovites’ sixth of the season against its Army rival – sends the Western Conference final to Petersburg with Igor Nikitin’s men strongly placed. Today there was a goal in each period to secure a second home win.
29 March 2019, 23:00 Daily Round-up

East: Shumakov wins it for Avangard in overtime. March 29 playoffs
Avangard claimed an overtime verdict as the Eastern Conference final opened with an absorbing encounter in Balashikha.
28 March 2019, 22:45 Daily Round-up

West: CSKA hangs tough, claims series opener. March 28 playoffs
CSKA came from behind to claim victory in the opening game of the Western Conference final. The host took a 2-1 verdict over its old playoff rival SKA thanks to a Mikhail Grigorenko goal in the second period.
25 March 2019, 16:00 Weekly Round-up

Old foes and upsets – the KHL week in review
22 March 2019, 18:00 Daily Round-up

East: It’s Avangard vs Salavat Yulaev. March 22 playoffs
Avangard is back in the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 2012, with Bob Hartley’s team powering past Barys in five games. The Omsk team, still playing in exile in suburban Moscow, has dropped just one game in two rounds of playoff action.
21 March 2019, 22:30 Daily Round-up

West: Army rivals reach the final again. March 21 playoffs
It’s a CSKA vs SKA showdown in the Western Conference final for the fourth time in five years after both teams wrapped up 4-1 series wins on Thursday. CSKA outlasted Dynamo to secure a 3-2 verdict before SKA won a humdinger 5-4 in overtime to join its rival in the next round.
20 March 2019, 20:30 Daily Round-up

East: Chudinov scores from his own half, Ufa takes its chances. March 20 playoffs
Maxim Chudinov fired in a goal from his own blue line to give Avangard a 3-1 lead in its series against Barys. Salavat Yulaev produced wonders of their own, scoring four goals from just 14 shots on target to beat Avtomobilist. Both of today’s winners can conclude their series in game five on Friday.
19 March 2019, 22:30 Daily Round-up

West: SKA and CSKA one game away from Conference final. March 19 playoffs
The big guns of the Western Conference are both just one win from contesting the Conference final. SKA opened a 3-1 series lead on Lokomotiv with a 3-1 victory in Yaroslavl, while a last-minute goal from defenseman Mat Robinson earned CSKA a 2-1 verdict at Dynamo.
18 March 2019, 21:30 Daily Round-up

East: Ufa edges in front, Avangard overpowers Barys. March 18 playoffs
Salavat Yulaev claimed an overtime win over Avtomobilist to go 2-1 up in its Eastern Conference semi-final. The second game was rather more clear cut, with Avangard enjoying a comfortable win at home to Barys to move ahead in that match-up.
17 March 2019, 20:15 Daily Round-up

West: CSKA powers forward, Loko hits back at SKA. March 17 playoffs
Lokomotiv bounced back from Friday’s 1-6 drubbing against SKA to win 3-1 on home ice. In Moscow, CSKA went to Dynamo and plundered three power play goals to regain the lead in the series.
16 March 2019, 17:30 Daily Round-up

East: All square. March 16 playoffs
A strong performance from the Barys power play inflicted a first playoff loss of the season on Avangard and tied the teams’ Eastern Conference semi-final.
15 March 2019, 23:00 Daily Round-up

West: Dynamo bounces back, SKA powers forward. March 15 playoffs
Game day two in the Western Conference semi-finals brought a pair of contrasting games. The Moscow derby could not have been tighter, with Vladimir Bryukvin getting the only goal for Dynamo in the first minute of overtime. SKA, meanwhile, allowed its offense to let rip against Loko and powered to a 6-1 win.
14 March 2019, 20:00 Daily Round-up

East: Avangard, Salavat win on the road. March 14 playoffs
The Eastern Conference semi-finals got underway with both of the seeded teams suffering losses on home ice. Barys went down 3-1 at home to Avangard, while a solitary goal separated Salavat Yulaev and Avtomobilist in Yekaterinburg.
13 March 2019, 22:45 Daily Round-up

West: Army clubs make winning starts. March 13 playoffs
CSKA and SKA won the opening games of their Western Conference semi-final series – but did so in contrasting fashion. In Moscow, CSKA eased past city rival Dynamo 4-1; in Petersburg a single goal separated SKA and Lokomotiv in a nervy affair.
10 March 2019, 18:45 Daily Round-up

East: Dietz double sends Barys through. March 10 round-up
Barys ended its game seven hoodoo to see off Torpedo and progress to the second round for only the third time in the club’s history. Three previous winner-takes-all showdowns – against Metallurg in 2012, Traktor in 2013 and Avangard in 2015 – saw the Kazakhs finish on the wrong side of the scoreline. Today, though, a 3-2 verdict was enough to send Andrei Skabelka’s team through. The result means Barys will face Avangard in the Conference semi-final, while Avtomobilist takes on Salavat Yulaev.
8 March 2019, 20:15 Daily Round-up

East: Torpedo takes Barys to game seven. March 8 playoffs
If the Western Conference is all settled, the battle for the remaining semi-final place in the East is going all the way. Torpedo enjoyed a 3-1 victory at home to Barys to set up Sunday’s winner-takes-all clash in Kazakhstan
8 March 2019, 20:00 Daily Round-up

West: SKA completes semi-final line-up. March 8 playoffs
It was a tighter series than anyone expected, but SKA overcame Spartak in six games to become the fourth team to make the Western Conference semi-finals. The Petersburg team will now face Lokomotiv, while there’s a Moscow derby between CSKA and Dynamo in the offing.
7 March 2019, 22:45 Daily Round-up

West: Dynamo, Loko move into Conference semis. March 7 playoffs
Comfortable victories for Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl saw both clubs book their place in the second round of the playoffs. Dynamo despatched Jokerit with five unanswered goals in the first period, while Loko overpowered Sochi with a dominant second-period show.
7 March 2019, 21:15 Daily Round-up

East: Finnish-ed off. March 7 playoffs
Salavat Yulaev completed a 4-2 series victory over Metallurg thanks to a game-winning performance from its Finnish contingent. Teemu Hartikainen scored twice, including a tying goal with 46 seconds left to play, Joonas Kemppainen potted the overtime winner. Juha Metsola made 46 saves and notably denied Sergei Mozyakin a goal in the series. Mozyakin had never before failed to score in a KHL playoff campaign.
6 March 2019, 23:00 Daily Round-up

West: Rundblad goal sees SKA edge in front. March 6 playoffs
SKA recorded the first home victory of any team in this series to move ahead for the first time in this year’s playoffs. Once again, though, Spartak made life tough for the favorite before succumbing to two goals in the third period.
6 March 2019, 20:45 Daily Round-up

East: Barys moves ahead once more. March 6 playoffs
For the first time in this series, the team scoring first went on to win the game. Barys took control in the first period and defied the run of big fightbacks that has characterized this Eastern Conference match-up to claim a 3-1 victory and move ahead 3-2 in the series.
5 March 2019, 22:15 Daily Round-up

Jokerit stays alive against Dynamo, Kozun and Kayumov help Loko kick on
Dynamo missed its first chance to wrap up its series against Jokerit, going down 2-1 in a tense game in Helsinki. much-changed Lokomotiv team bounced back from two road losses to win 3-0 at home to Sochi and take a 3-2 lead in the series. Dmitry Kvartalnov established a new attacking combination and Brandon Kozun and Artur Kayumov responded with two points each.
5 March 2019, 20:45 Daily Round-up

East: Advantage Ufa. March 5 playoffs
An overtime win for Salavat Yulaev in Magnitogorsk gave the pride of Bashkiria a 3-2 series lead in Tuesday’s solitary Eastern Conference game.
4 March 2019, 22:15 Daily Round-up

West: CSKA marches through, SKA survives a late wobble. March 4 playoffs
The regular season champion wrapped up a sweep of Vityaz to march into the Western Conference semi-finals. Two goals from Mikhail Grigorenko and a superb effort from Kirill Kaprizov secured a 3-1 victory in Podolsk to give the top seed a place in the next round. SKA, meanwhile, tied its series with Spartak at 2-2 – but almost fell to another late rally from the Muscovites. Two goals in the 56th minute saw Spartak claw back a two-goal deficit, but David Rundblad got the overtime winner for the visitor.
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