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28 April 2021, 21:35 Daily Round-up

Avangard wins Gagarin Cup, Tolchinsky sinks former colleagues. April 28
Two years ago, as CSKA advanced on its first ever Gagarin Cup win, Sergei Tolchinsky found himself out of favour with the Army Men. As the playoffs started, the former Carolina Hurricanes forward was serving with CSKA’s farm club in the VHL. Today, the 26-year-old delivered his revenge with a vital goal as his new club, Avangard, defeated the team where he learned the game and lifted the Gagarin Cup for the first time.
26 April 2021, 22:10 Daily Round-up

Avangard blanks Army Men, needs one more win. April 26 Gagarin Cup Final
Avangard is one game away from winning its first Gagarin Cup after blanking CSKA to go up 3-2 in the final series. Simon Hrubec made 26 saves and a resilient defensive performance blocked a further 28 shots as a pair of second-period goals separated the teams.
24 April 2021, 20:35 Daily Round-up

Last-second leveller can’t save CSKA. April 24 Gagarin Cup Final
Avangard head coach Bob Hartley dubbed his team ‘the cardiac kids’ after a heart-stopping victory over CSKA in game four of the Gagarin Cup final.
22 April 2021, 22:15 Daily Round-up

CSKA moves ahead in final. April 22 playoffs
CSKA moved ahead in this year’s Gagarin Cup final, coming from behind to win 2-1 at Avangard. The victory puts Igor Nikitin’s men in front for the first time in the series. For the Hawks, meanwhile, an unenviable home hoodoo continues. Bob Hartley’s men lost every game they played in Balashikha in the Eastern Conference final and came off second best in their first action on home ice in this year’s final.
20 April 2021, 22:15 Daily Round-up

Johansson’s record helps CSKA tie the series. April 20 playoffs
CSKA produced an impressive performance as it drew level in the Gagarin Cup final. Igor Nikitin’s team faced plenty of questions after Sunday’s 1-4 loss to Avangard and came up with several answers in a 3-0 victory today.
18 April 2021, 20:40 Daily Round-up

Hawks make flying start in Gagarin Cup final. April 18 playoffs
The 2021 Gagarin Cup final brings together the two teams that contested the 2019 edition. On that occasion, Igor Nikitin’s CSKA proved far too good for Bob Hartley’s Avangard, sweeping to a 4-0 victory and lifting the trophy for the first time.
15 April 2021, 22:20 Daily Round-up

Kaski’s OT strike puts Avangard into the final. April 15 playoffs
A pulsating game seven needed overtime to determine the Eastern Conference winner for 2021 — but Avangard eventually edged the verdict to set up a repeat of its 2019 Gagarin Cup final duel with CSKA. Oliwer Kaski scored the winning goal three minutes into the extras, and just 73 seconds after Hawks head coach Bob Hartley called a time-out due to the intense pressure on Simon Hrubec’s net during the extras.
13 April 2021, 21:50 Daily Round-up

Birthday boy Petrov sets up game seven showdown. April 13 playoffs
Two goals from Kirill Petrov sent the Eastern Conference final thundering into a game seven decider as Ak Bars dodged a knock-out blow by winning at Avangard. An often cagey encounter was settled in the third, with Petrov breaking the deadlock in the 45th minute before sealing the deal late on.
12 April 2021, 22:10 Daily Round-up

CSKA marches into the final. April 12 playoffs
CSKA secured its place in the 2021 Gagarin Cup final after blanking SKA to win game six of the Army Derby series. Lars Johansson made 30 saves to post his third shut-out of the series, and second-period goals from Maxim Shalunov and Maxim Sorkin put the visitor in control of the game.
11 April 2021, 20:10 Daily Round-up

Home hoodoo continues as Boucher grabs OT winner. April 11 playoffs
Who says home ice is an advantage? For the fifth time in five games, the visitor came out on top in this Eastern Conference final, with Avangard snatching a dramatic last-minute equalizer before going on to win in overtime. Bob Hartley’s team snapped Ak Bars’ momentum and regained the lead in the series. Now the Hawks have the chance to book their place in the Gagarin Cup final on Tuesday — but only if they can snap the home ice curse in this series.
10 April 2021, 21:50 Daily Round-up

Podkolzin’s double gives SKA an overtime win. April 10 playoffs
SKA kept the Western Conference final alive after grabbing victory in Moscow. Vasily Podkolzin stopped the clock on 113:51, claiming his second of the game as Valery Bragin’s team reduced the deficit to 2-3 in the series. Now the action heads back to Petersburg for game six on Monday.
9 April 2021, 22:00 Daily Round-up

Ak Bars ties it up. April 9 playoffs
It’s all square in the Eastern Conference final! Ak Bars pulled off its second victory in Balashikha, tying the series at 2-2 and repairing the damage from two losses on home ice at the start of the series. Now the action returns to Kazan for the start of a de facto three-game challenge — with Dmitry Kvartalnov’s men suddenly looking like the team with all the momentum.
8 April 2021, 22:45 Daily Round-up

SKA keeps Western final alive. April 8 playoffs
The Western Conference final will return to Moscow after SKA halted CSKA’s winning run and posted its first victory of the series.
7 April 2021, 22:00 Daily Round-up

Ak Bars strikes back. April 7 playoffs
Ak Bars grabbed a vital victory over Avangard to bring this Eastern Conference final series back to life. Two early goals set the visitor on the winning path in game three and some stout defense in the closing stages secured the verdict.
6 April 2021, 22:00 Daily Round-up

SKA scores at last but CSKA keeps winning. April 6 playoffs
Lars Johansson was beaten for the first time in this series, but CSKA recovered from losing an early goal to pick up yet another win. The Muscovites hit back with three quick goals in the second period before sealing the game with two empty net goals. Now Igor Nikitin’s team leads 3-0 in the series and is close to securing its place in yet another Gagarin Cup final.
5 April 2021, 22:15 Daily Round-up

Boucher matches Radulov, Avangard wins again. April 5 playoffs
Reid Boucher extended his productive streak to 17 games as Avangard moved 2-0 ahead in the Eastern Conference final against Ak Bars. And the Hawks now have home ice advantage in games three and four as the action moves from Kazan to Balashikha with Dmitry Kvartalnov’s team in urgent need of a foothold in this series.
4 April 2021, 19:55 Daily Round-up

Johansson blanks SKA yet again. April 4 playoffs
Lars Johansson remains unbeatable in this series and CSKA’s Swedish netminder has now gone 180 minutes without allowing a goal. After Vladimir Tkachyov potted an overtime winner for Lokomotiv in game six of the Western Conference semi-final, Johansson has posted shut-outs in game seven of that series, plus the opening two games of the Conference Final against SKA. In total, he has stopped 74 shots in that run, and his perfect form in the Army Derby sees the Muscovites take a huge step towards a place in a third successive Gagarin Cup final.
3 April 2021, 20:25 Daily Round-up

Ak Bars suffers first post season loss as Avangard strike. April 3 playoffs
Two late goals condemned Ak Bars to its first defeat of this year’s playoffs as Avangard took the verdict in game one of the Eastern Conference final.
2 April 2021, 22:10 Daily Round-up

Impressive CSKA blanks SKA in series opener. April 2 playoffs
CSKA made an impressive start to the Western Conference final, blanking SKA in the first instalment of this Army Derby. Two goals late in the first period put the home team in control of the game, and a third strike in the 45th minute ended any doubts about the outcome. Lars Johansson made 23 saves to record his fourth shut-out in 12 playoff appearances this season.
29 March 2021, 22:05 Daily Round-up

West: Army Men survive game seven ordeal. March 29 playoffs
CSKA came through unscathed in game seven of its Western Conference semi-final, blanking Lokomotiv to complete the line-up for the last four. Victory sets up a Western final against SKA, a familiar Army derby at this stage of the competition, with Igor Nikitin’s team looking to maintain its grip on the trophy it lifted in 2019.
28 March 2021, 17:20 Daily Round-up

East: Hawks fly into Eastern final. March 28 playoffs
Avangard booked its place in the Eastern Conference final thanks to a second-period blitz at Metallurg. The Hawks scored twice in 15 seconds midway through the middle frame, then added another before the intermission to open a 4-1 lead in game six. Metallurg was unable to find a way back, meaning Avangard progresses to face Ak Bars when the Conference final starts in the week.
27 March 2021, 20:45 Daily Round-up

West: Tkachyov strikes in OT, Loko takes it to game 7. March 27 playoffs
For the first time in the 2021 playoffs, we’re going all the way to game seven. Lokomotiv tied up its series against Continental Cup winner CSKA with a hard-fought victory in game six, ensuring that this one will be decided back in Moscow on Monday.
26 March 2021, 22:10 Daily Round-up

East: Knight’s hat-trick puts Avangard back in front. March 26 playoffs
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. It’s a cautionary mantra for any investor, and it is vividly illustrated in the sporting world. After all, after a 7-1 victory in the previous meeting, past performance suggested a straightforward Metallurg win here, something to put the Steelmen ahead in the series with the chance to win it all on home ice at the weekend.
26 March 2021, 22:05 Daily Round-up

West: SKA marches into Western Final. March 26 playoffs
SKA booked its place in the Western Conference final with a convincing victory over Dynamo to wrap up this series in five.
25 March 2021, 22:15 Daily Round-up

West: Mamin at the double as CSKA moves in front. March 25 round-up
Two goals from Maxim Mamin and three points from Konstantin Okulov gave CSKA a hard-fought win in game five of this Western Conference semi-final. Teemu Pulkkinen’s pair for Loko was not enough to prevent the Army Men going up 3-2 in the series. Igor Nikitin’s team can wrap up the contest in Yaroslavl on Saturday.
24 March 2021, 22:20 Daily Round-up

West: SKA closes on Conference final place. March 25 round-up
SKA completed a successful raid on Moscow, winning a second game in the capital to take a commanding 3-1 lead in this Western Conference semi-final. Victory on home ice when the teams meet again on Friday will put the Army Men through to the Conference final for the seventh time in eight seasons.
24 March 2021, 19:40 Daily Round-up

East: Dominant Metallurg demolishes Avangard. March 24 round-up
The battle to join Ak Bars in the Eastern Conference final is heating up. Metallurg’s victory here ties this series against Avangard at 2-2 and in the four games played so far, both teams have shown plenty of reasons why they could progress to the next round.
23 March 2021, 22:30 Daily Round-up

West: Loko levels, Pasquale blanks CSKA again. March 23 round-up
Lokomotiv got its second shut-out victory of this series to tie everything up at 2-2 ahead of Thursday’s return to the capital. Eddie Pasquale made 20 saves to backstop a vital win for the Railwaymen and ensure this Western Conference semi-final match-up remains full of intrigue.
23 March 2021, 20:00 Daily Round-up

East: Ak Bars sweeps into Conference final. March 23 round-up
In the end, it was far more decisive than anyone expected. Prior to the start of the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Green Derby clash between Salavat Yulaev and Ak Bars was reckoned to be an intriguing battle of evenly-matched opponents. Instead, it turned into a sweep, with Ak Bars wrapping it up in emphatic style in Ufa.
22 March 2021, 22:55 Daily Round-up

West: Kamenev’s OT goal puts SKA ahead. March 22 round-up
SKA moved ahead in this Western Conference semi-final thanks to an overtime winner from Vladislav Kamenev — but only after Dynamo clawed back a 0-2 deficit in an absorbing clash in Moscow.
22 March 2021, 20:30 Daily Round-up

East: Hrubec blanks Magnitka, Avangard moves in front. March 22 round-up
Reid Boucher set a club record as Avangard moved ahead in this Eastern Conference semi-final series. The teams arrived in Magnitogorsk locked at 1-1, but one constant in these playoffs has been Boucher’s scoring. The Hawks’ forward extended his productive streak to 12 games when he potted the second goal of the evening, and established a new Avangard record into the bargain.
21 March 2021, 20:05 Daily Round-up

West: Overtime win puts CSKA in front. March 21 round-up
This semi-final match-up is showing signs that it might go the distance. After sharing one victory apiece in the first two games in Moscow, Lokomotiv and CSKA needed overtime to find a winner as the action moved to Yaroslavl on Sunday. The teams were locked at 1-1 after 60 hard-fought minutes, before the visitor snatched the verdict early in the extras.
21 March 2021, 17:30 Daily Round-up

East: Ak Bars takes a 3-0 lead. March 21 round-up
Ak Bars took a giant step towards deciding this Eastern Conference semi-final series when it posted its third successive victory over Salavat Yulaev. The top seed now leads this Green Derby clash 3-0 after extending its post-season winning streak to seven games.
20 March 2021, 20:50 Daily Round-up

East: Overtime win puts Avangard back in the series. March 20 round-up
Sergei Tolchinsky, Avangard’s top scorer in post season, struck again to give his team victory in this game and tie the series before the action moves to Magnitogorsk for game three on Monday. Tolchinsky got his fourth goal of the playoffs, moving to 10 points in seven games, when he beat Vasily Koshechkin in the 75th minute to end Metallurg’s resistance.
20 March 2021, 20:15 Daily Round-up

West: Marchenko strikes late to level the series. March 20 round-up
A late power play goal gave SKA a narrow victory over Dynamo in game two of this Western Conference semi-final, tying the teams at 1-1 and snapping the Muscovites’ winning run against the Army Men. Thursday’s 4-1 success in the series opener made it five wins from five for Dynamo against SKA this season, but Kirill Marchenko snapped that streak with a 58th-minute effort.
19 March 2021, 23:00 Daily Round-up

East: Galiyev grabs overtime winner, Ak Bars leads 2-0. March 19 round-up
An overtime goal from Stanislav Galiyev earned Ak Bars its second victory in this series and sends the Eastern Conference top seed to Ufa with a 2-0 lead in the series. But Dmitry Kvartalnov’s team had to come from behind in a hard-fought game before securing the win.
19 March 2021, 22:40 Daily Round-up

West: Army Men level series. March 19 round-up
CSKA bounced back from Wednesday’s defeat to tie this series in impressive fashion. Igor Nikitin’s team dominated Lokomotiv from start to finish in game two, ensuring that the teams go to Yaroslavl with the conference semi-final locked at 1-1.
18 March 2021, 23:30 Daily Round-up

East: Winning start for Magnitka. March 18 round-up
The history of playoff clashes between these teams is always dominated by the Russian Superleague final of 2004, when Avangard secured its only national championship to date. Since then, though, Metallurg has enjoyed the upper hand in this rivalry — certainly in terms of trophies won.
18 March 2021, 22:35 Daily Round-up

West: Dynamo keeps up its winning streak against SKA. March 18 round-up
For the fifth time this season, Dynamo defeated SKA. This time, victory puts the Muscovites ahead at the start of this Conference Semi-final series.
17 March 2021, 22:20 Daily Round-up

East: Impressive Ak Bars start fast against Ufa. March 17 round-up
Albert Yarullin’s return to the ice provided Ak Bars with an additional offensive weapon — and the defenseman’s shooting was a key feature in this win. Yarullin, back after injury, set up the first two goals in this game, laying the foundation for an assured home win at the start of the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
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