“Vanguard” - “Locomotive” - 5: 2. Account in the series: 1-0.
In Omsk was the most beautiful match of the day. Lokomotiv showed about half of the game what Canadian it is today. Which is organized, unyielding and not recognizing authorities. And that the “Vanguard” in this pair is credible, for all its attractiveness, no doubt. Omsk, it seemed, was even a little bewildered by such Yaroslavl arrogance. But timely figured out what was what. And already from the second period they showed Lokomotiv what they were going to do in this playoffs. It might seem that after the fourth goal against Varlamov’s goal, the guests relaxed and set out to wait for tomorrow's game. But this is unlikely. Even if someone was waiting, Vanguard was more likely, after achieving an advantage in two goals, he calmly played on the account.
And the score was so convincing in favor of the hosts after a very interesting episode. Gardner - that’s what the Canadian means! - even losing in two goals 25 seconds before the end, he did not cancel the order to Varlamov to run on the shift with the sixth field. But as soon as Semyon rushed to the bench, Kuryanov took the puck away from his sluggish partner and ran into the empty net. Varlamov returned, and in a football jump he tried to save - it did not work. And even then, the pucks are not considered in the playoffs. 2: 5 from 2: 4 does not differ a bit. Trying is not torture.
On a note
* Alexey Kalyuzhny scored the first winning goal in the playoffs and fifth in the championship. He caught up with Anton Kuryanov in the list of the most productive players of his team. They have five points.
* Pavel Rosa scored points in all playoff matches.
* Semyon Varlamov missed 13 goals in three meetings this season from Vanguard.
“Salavat Yulaev” - CSKA - 5: 2. Account in the series: 1-0.
Sergei Mikhalev after the game seriously talked about the "real playoffs." Without jokes, he talked about "complete surrender." He, of course, is a coach, and he knows better. From the outside, CSKA played on a regular basis. A lot of noise and - nothing. It was such a team of the head coach of the Russian national team that often presented before the playoffs. The created scoring chances are not worth a penny, not turning into goals. CSKA had moments in Ufa. But only that. "Salavat Yulaev" methodically broke, in the game sense, an opponent. And he scored exactly as much as he beat. No more, but no less.
On a note
* Igor Volkov scores points in every playoff match.
* Andrei Sidyakin becomes the best sniper of Salavat Yulaev in the playoffs - 3 goals.
* Alexei Simakov scored the fourth goal in the playoffs. The same number of times he excelled in 53 regular season games.
“Metallurg” - “Siberia” - 2: 0. Account in the series: 1-0.
It was assumed that Magnitogorsk would not be easy. That “Siberia” will have a serious resistance. It was also assumed that this would be nothing more than resistance. Nobody expected victory from Novosibirsk. And so it happened. Vyuhin, not without the help of the defenders, held the defense until the last bullet. Even the top scorer of the first round, Kudrna was methodically “shot down” on the way. But on the Queen and Kulemin cartridges were not enough.
Travis Scott had a lot easier, but still he did reflect his own pair of dozens of throws (maybe a little less). As promised the day before.
On a note
* Yaroslav Kudrna for the first time in the playoffs did not score a single point in the match.
* Travis Scott has played “for zero” for 10 matches in this championship.
* Forward Igor Korolev scored the fourth goal of the season (for 58 games). Every second goal becomes his victory.
* Vladislav Bulin is removed for the third time this season before the end of the match - an anti-record figure among Metallurg players.
* In the playoffs, goalkeeper of Siberia Alexander Vyukhin misses one goal per game. And the team with such an excellent indicator managed to concede in two out of five matches.
* Siberia played nine matches this season in which the team players were unable to score a single goal. They held three such “dry” meetings with Metallurg.
“Ak Bars” - “Chemist” - 3: 1. Account in the series: 1-0.
Mytishchi residents had a small chance, because the game because of a cold missed Alexei Morozov. And this is how to look: maybe the chance is actually a big one. But in any case, the guests were not ready for him. Mostly defenders. Already at the 30th second, Kazan opened an account and simply brought the match to victory. “Chemist” began to create dangerous moments only closer to the end of the game. If not to say that these are “leopards” by that time they had relaxed a bit and rode in anticipation of the final siren.
On a note
* Alexey Tereshchenko, Alexander Stepanov and Sergey Zinoviev score points in each playoff match.
* Sergey Zinoviev - the leader among the scorers in the playoffs - 8 (3 + 5) points.
* For the first time in the playoffs, Ak Bars could not score in the majority. Kazan in only 11 matches of this championship have never been able to play too much.
* Vitaly Kolesnik, the goalkeeper of Chemist, also has a decent indicator of impenetrability - 7 goals in 6 games. And all three team victories. True, he did not finish one match.