Torpedo defeated SKA with a score of 5:2 and took the lead in the Gagarin Cup playoff series
St. Petersburg SKA lost to Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo in the first match of the Gagarin Cup playoff series. The results are available on the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) website.
The meeting took place in St. Petersburg and ended with a score of 5:2 in favor of the guests. As part of the winners, goals were scored by forwards Sergei Goncharuk (double), Vasily Atanasov (double) and Vladislav Firstov. For SKA, forwards Vasily Glotov and Sergei Tolchinsky scored goals.
Thus, Torpedo led SKA in the Gagarin Cup playoff series – 1-0. The series will last until four victories. The next match will take place in St. Petersburg on March 2.
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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