Moscow hockey club CSKA on Saturday, March 4, lost to Severstal Cherepovets in the second match of the first round of the playoffs of the Continental Hockey League (KHL).
The fight took place at the CSKA Arena in Moscow. The match ended with the defeat of CSKA in overtime with a score of 2:3 (0:1, 0:0, 2:1, 0:1).
The guys from Severstal: in the KHL close to the denouement in the race for the playoffs
Following the release of the Cherepovets club and the Vladivostok Admiral, two more places in the Gagarin Cup remain to be played
In regular time, as part of the army team, goals were scored by Vladislav Kamenev (49th minute) and Mikhail Grigorenko (50th). Alexander Suvorov (on the 5th minute) and Nikolai Timashov (on the 52nd) distinguished themselves in Severstal.
Severstal’s victory was brought by Nikita Guslistov, who scored a goal in overtime in the 83rd minute.
After two matches of the series, the teams have one win each. The third and fourth meetings will take place at Severstal’s home arena on March 6 and 8. After that, the teams will meet on March 10 in Moscow.
Earlier, on March 2, Sibir Novosibirsk defeated Avangard Omsk in the first match of the KHL playoffs, which took place in Omsk. The total score of the match is 2:1 in favor of Sibir. At the same time, the main time of the meeting ended in a draw 1:1. Nikita Setdikov scored the winning goal in overtime.