Avtomobilist defeated Lokomotiv in the KHL and took fifth place in the East
Ekaterinburg Avtomobilist interrupted the winning streak of Yaroslavl Lokomotiv in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Results are available on the league website.
The meeting ended with a score of 2:0. Forward Sergei Shirokov and defender Nick Ebert distinguished themselves among the winners.
Thus, Avtomobilist took fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings, gaining 82 points. The team will meet with Ak Bars Kazan in the playoffs of the Gagarin Cup. Lokomotiv is in third place in the Western Conference with 93 points.
The current winner of the Gagarin Cup is Moscow CSKA. In the 2022/2023 season, the team won the trophy for the third time. The capital club defeated Kazan Ak Bars in a series of up to four wins with a score of 4:3. Previously, the army team won the KHL in the 2018/2019 and 2021/2022 seasons.
Source: Lenta
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