Army hunt for “deer” – BBC

In a match game day KHL Petersburg CSKA three points thanks to Artemy Panarin without any problems coped with the Nizhny Novgorod “Torpedo” and Finnish “Jokerit” snatched victory from the home of “Severstal».

SKA – “Torpedo” – 5: 2

St. Petersburg CSKA seems to have finally recovered from the setbacks of the past year. In January, they had already confidently beat visiting one of its main rivals in the fight for the lead in the division – “Jokerit”, and now the house is not left chances torpedovtsam.

Army attack worked like clockwork as early as the eighth minute Petrograd providing comfortable advantage of two goals.

In the third minute Anton Burdasov pushing two opponents at once and shot Mikhail Biryukov, and after some time Artemy Panarin powerfully kissed the blue line that flew shell tightly to the pole.

As soon as the team managed to get out of the locker rooms after the first break, Patrick Thoresen strengthened advantage of SKA, having sent the puck into the net with a “patch”. It seemed that this suffering “deer” will be completed, and the game can not continue to go on, but the guests, following the example of Comrade Sukhov prefer torment.

First, Jarkko Immonen reduced backlog “Torpedo”, breaking the goalkeeper after a perfect transmission National Sakari Salminen on the right post. And after Vladimir Malevich biting shot through traffic found Mikko Koskinen by surprise by answering the goal Vadim Shipacheva most scored by a minute earlier.

Marvel does not seem to happen: after the second period, as well as after the first, trust Peteris Skudra opponents conceded two goals, but the mood was very different torpedovtsev. Doom was replaced with hope, depression – enthusiasm.

In the final third of the Volga team even beat the opponent in shots on goal, only to distinguish themselves no longer able to. But CSKA seems to realize their full potential attacker: shortly before the final siren Artemy Panarin clocked defenders outside the gate and gave a pass to Eugene Dadonova which efficiently and placement prepared to roll and loaded into the left “nine».

For the team Vyacheslav Bykov, this victory was the third in the last four meetings, Nizhny Novgorod after a long successful series suffered a second defeat in a row.

«Jokerit” – “Severstal” – 3: 2

Finnish rookie, who became a sensation at the start of the regular season, the recent acts not too successful. And if defeat by SKA else can you explain the power of the opponent, then the failure to match with the Riga “Dinamo” to mention the crisis within the team from Helsinki. And the beginning of the game with the “steelworker” left crumpled.

Cherepovchane launched a powerful bulk, in the first period almost sent the opponent a knockout. Maxim Trunev advantage of the chaos in the defense of “Yokerita” and sent a low shot round the net, and soon Ignat Zemchenkov quietly sold a majority.

Exactly seven seconds Vadim Berdnikov had to bring the margin to three goals, but hesitated in the performance of the bullet and gave the “Joker” chance.

The owners have taken advantage of the opportunity for one hundred percent: even before the end of the segment Niklas Hagman pulled one back a goal in the third period, Tomi Mäki and Linus Omark owners brought an important victory, the latter scored for 56 seconds before siren.

After this success “Jokerit” again behind SKA just one point.

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