SKA St. Petersburg for the first time to play in the final of the Gagarin Cup. To fight for the trophy of the Continental Hockey League team Vyacheslav Bykov will be with “Ak Bars”. And in the final game of the semifinal series St. Petersburg beat CSKA Moscow.
The seventh season, the seventh game of the semifinal series between the two army groups. The best team of the regular season against CSKA ambitious SKA. Overcrowded stands Ice Palace. Tickets for the match sold out in 15 minutes. Not enough space and journalists, many of whom, even hitting the scene, had to watch the match in the press center on TV. It seemed that these TVs could work on the voltage that prevailed in the stands.
For the second minute the hosts, who played at that time in most, pushing the puck Koskinen. Grandstand roar, and the referee is going to view replay. After a few seconds under the disapproving hum it cancels goal.
The middle period. St. Petersburg captain Ilya Kovalchuk, who broke by the time a stick, throws open for Kevin Lalande – 1: 0. It was under such account team finishes first period. After the break the visitors have a slight advantage, which, taking advantage of the confusion it count, and turns into a goal Dadonov – 2: 0.
In the end of the period took the floor already leaders CSKA. First, Alexander Radulov, throw a stick framed Grigorenko, reduced backlog. And two minutes later Da Costa, to the delight of the crowd, restores equality. Inspired by the owners behaved actively in the final period. But clog guests. Patrick Thoresen after throwing Anton Belov, passes the puck into the goal – 3: 2.
Just as soon as CSKA players once again sent the puck into the goal Koskinen. Again, after the video preview goal canceled. Remaining time the hosts had a fruitless attempt to restore equality. The final siren meets fans rejoicing in the sector of St. Petersburg and CSKA fans disappointed silence. 3: 2 in a match and 4: 3 in the series.
SKA goes to the final, to rewrite history. Prior to this in the playoffs Gagarin Cup nobody has been able to win the series, behind 3: 0. At the same time St. Petersburg confirmed the other signs, according to which the winner of the regular season does not win the Gagarin Cup.
At the end of the Gagarin Cup hockey fans waiting for another vivid battle – “Ak Bars” against SKA. There is also plenty of intrigue. And the loudest of them will be a confrontation between two former coach of Russia: Vyacheslav Bykov and Zinetuly Bilyalentdinova.
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