CSKA defeated SKA in the first match of the KHL Western Conference Final in the third overtime
Moscow CSKA defeated St. Petersburg SKA in the first match of the final of the Western Conference of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting was held in St. Petersburg and ended with the victory of the hosts in the third overtime with a score of 3:2. Forwards Maxim Mamin and Vladislav Kamenev scored against the Moscow army team, defender Nikita Nesterov scored the winning goal. Forward Svyatoslav Grebenshchikov and defender Alexander Nikishin scored against the Petersburgers.
The next match of the series up to four wins will take place on April 4 in St. Petersburg. Kazan’s Ak Bars and Omsk’s Avangard meet in the finals of the Eastern Conference of the KHL. The score in the series is 1-0 in favor of Kazan.
The current owner of the Gagarin Cup is CSKA. Last season, in the final series, the army team turned out to be stronger than Metallurg Magnitogorsk.
Source: Lenta
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