Paygin's shot in the top nine and Yan's double: Avangard advanced to the second round of the playoffs, and Torpedo took the lead in the series with Dynamo

Offensive flight "Siberia"

Avangard, after two consecutive away victories over Sibir, had an excellent opportunity to put an end to the series at home.

However, the first half of the meeting turned out to be extremely accurate.

The teams did not create too many dangerous moments, and the goalkeepers acted extremely reliably.

I especially remember Denis Kostin's incredible save after Ivan Telegin's point-blank shot.

But as soon as one of the hockey players excelled, the game opened up.

The owners naturally managed to open an account.

Semyon Chistyakov rolled into the zone and delivered an accurate click.

Novosibirsk reacted calmly to what happened and shortly before the break they converted the majority for the removal of Korban Knight.

And at the beginning of the final segment, Valentin Pyanov completely brought the guests forward with a throw from close range.

Thus, they scored twice in 61 seconds.

But Andrey Martemyanov's wards did not keep the minimum advantage even for three minutes.

Vladimir Tkachev did not leave a chance to Kostin from the right circle.

And then summed up "Siberia" Anton Nazarevich, in a harmless situation, made a bandwagon.

The team of Mikhail Kravets perfectly took advantage of the chance - Damir Sharipzyanov "flashed" the goalkeeper with a powerful shot.

However, Novosibirsk managed to escape 2 minutes and 44 seconds before the final siren, when Michal Chaikovsky, after an excellent pass from Alexei Yakovlev to the left edge, threw under the crossbar.

Thus, the opponents, as in the first match, had to play overtime.

But this time it ended quickly.

And the main character was Ziyat Paygin.

The defender with brushes from a long distance sent the puck very close to the bar.

Avangard was the first in the East and for the 11th time in history made it to the second round of the Gagarin Cup.

The disastrous start of Metallurg

But Metallurg is one step away from a sensational knockout from the playoffs.

I got the impression that Magnitogorsk did not come to their senses after a humiliating home defeat from Avtomobilist with a score of 0:4.

In addition, due to bad weather, they had to travel to Yekaterinburg by bus.

As a result, the first half of the fifth meeting was like a continuation of the previous one.

Already in the third minute, Alexei Makeev opened the scoring in the majority.

And in the middle of the starting segment, Alexei Vasilevsky and Curtis Valk scored.

Eddie Pasquale played not in the best way in these episodes.

For example, he failed to bail out his partners after Vasilevsky clicked from an average distance, and the puck flew right under the crossbar.

Soon the Canadian was changed to an experienced Vasily Koshechkin.

But the goalkeeper's castling did not greatly affect the result, since immediately after the break, Nick Ebert and Andrey Obidin brought the score to a humiliating one.

In such a situation, the guests could give up, but to their credit, they showed character and almost escaped.

And the opponents, having earned such an impressive advantage, relaxed and immediately paid for it.

In less than ten minutes, the wards of Ilya Vorobyov scored three times.

In the final period, Metallurg already had the initiative and made 13 shots against five from the hosts.

But Igor Bobkov acted above all praise, replacing the injured Johan Mattsson at the beginning of the meeting.

And when the guests took off the goalkeeper in the end, Stefan Da Costa hit the empty target - 6:3.

Also, other legionnaires should be noted among the winners.

For example, Valk himself upset Pasquale and twice assisted partners.

Now, in the scorer race, he is only behind with eight points (3 + 5) ...

Tough match for CSKA

After a humiliating home defeat with a score of 3:9, Severstal head coach Andrei Razin hastened to reassure both his own wards and the fans.

In his opinion, there was a failure in a particular game, and therefore it is necessary to continue to fight.

He also explained the replacement of Alexander Samonov with a microtrauma.

Fortunately for the team, the former goalkeeper of the Russian national team managed to recover.

However, CSKA, having caught the courage, did not want to stop.

If in the last game the army team immediately started to score, this time it took them 15 minutes to build up.

But then they scored two goals one after the other.

And not in the best way in these episodes, just the goalkeeper acted, who could not cope with the throws into the distance.

Darren Dietz scored a click almost from the blue line.

And when Nikita Nesterov, after the break, realized a double majority, the impression was that the Cherepovites were waiting for another defeat.

But unlike the previous match, they did not fall apart, but joined the fight and immediately reduced the gap.

It is symbolic that the former team upset Nikita Makeev with a cunning throw through the palisade of legs.

Soon, the red-blues caught the opponent on a mistake in the central zone and played a swift three-wayer, ending with a goal by Anton Slepyshev.

But the last word was left to Daniil Vovchenko, who converted the majority and scored the third goal in the confrontation with the Muscovites.

And at the beginning of the final period, CSKA completely missed the third.

Now the hosts made a mistake at the exit to the zone and allowed the opponents to carry out a swift counterattack.

Alexander Petunin broke forward on the right flank and performed a successful cross on Alexander Suvorov.

After that, the guests staged a real assault on other people's gates.

The most dangerous moment was missed by the mentioned Vovchenko, who hit the crossbar from a couple of meters.

Adam Reideborn had to spin like a squirrel in a wheel.

The capital's fans were especially worried in the last seconds, when Razin removed Samonov from the game.

Fortunately for them, luck smiled again at the army team, who won the second victory in a row and took the lead in the series - 3:2.

Successful overtime "Torpedo"

But the most spectacular and striking in the West so far is the Dynamo-Torpedo series.

The teams exchange victories and demonstrate bright productive hockey.

Not surprisingly, all tickets for the fifth match in Nizhny Novgorod were sold out in just ten minutes.

And the audience gathered in the stands did not regret the money spent.

The starting period completely remained with the hosts.

After just one minute and 20 seconds after the start, they punished the opponent for removing Ilya Kablukov.

In the future, Igor Larionov's wards owned the initiative and showed their trademark beautiful hockey with a large number of combinations and chances.

Only the reliable play of Ilya Konovalov did not allow them to increase the advantage.

Muscovites, for a long time, could not even gain a foothold in a foreign zone and the first shot on target was inflicted only in the middle of the segment.

The more unexpected was their advantage in the second 20-minute period.

They utterly simplified their game and, at every opportunity, loaded the puck on Ivan Kulbakov's penny in the hope of successful rebounds.

This tactic worked.

The blue-and-whites threw the opponent almost twice - 10:4.

And Eric O'Dell became the evil genius of the car factory again.

In previous matches of the confrontation, he scored four points, and this time he scored a double.

But Torpedo, despite the failed game in the end, restored the balance.

Artyom Mikheev put an end to a beautiful combination of hosts.

In the final period, another exchange of goals took place.

At the 51st minute, Jacob Lilja again brought the guests forward, being the first to finish after another Kulbakov save.

The response of the hosts turned out to be as swift as before the break.

This time Vladislav Firstov sent the puck on target, taking advantage of Maxim Fedotov's penny.

The magnificent meeting was overshadowed only by the frightening injury of Kirill Urakov.

In one of the episodes, Heels lost his balance at the side and, falling, hit his opponent's throat with the blade of his skate.

Blood immediately gushed from the wound, and doctors ran out onto the ice.

Fortunately, the victim received timely assistance and serious problems were avoided.

In overtime, the car factory workers already had a clear advantage.

They locked the opponent in the zone and made 14 shots against two of the guests.

However, Konovalov worked miracles at the last frontier.

So, he managed to fend off a shot from Sergei Goncharuk at close range after Nikolay Kovalenko's cross.

In a couple of episodes, Ilya did not allow Firstov to outplay himself.

And when the goalkeeper was powerless, the racks came to his aid.

Still, the activity of "Torpedo" affected.

In the end, tired Muscovites began to make mistakes and retire.

And if the hosts did not convert the majority for Yegor Martynov's foul, then they were punished for violating the number of opponents.

It is symbolic that Jan put an end to the confrontation and opened the account.

So Larionov's wards pulled out a major victory and now have the opportunity to win the series in the next meeting in the capital.