Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Eastern Conference Quarterfinal: Avangard Omsk VS. Sibir Novosibirsk

Welcome to the post for the quarterfinal series between Avangard Omsk and Sibir Novosibrsk in the KHL Gagarin Cup playoffs. This post will act a reference for the entire series.

Game 1: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Jeff Glass for Sibir and Karri Ramo for Avangard. Omsk got going in the second period on a Tomas Zaborsky goal, fueled by Kirill Lyamin and Igor Volkov. Avangard added on as Volkov scored a power play goal, set up by Alexander Perezhogin and Alexander Popov. Omsk extended the lead on a Pavel Valentenko power play goal, powered by Anton Belov and Popov. Avangard padded the lead in the third period on an unassisted power play goal by Alexander Bumagin. Omsk finished it at 5-0 with a Popov power play goal, with a lone assist by Perezhogin. The three stars were Ramo (25 save shutout), Popov, and Volkov, while Perezhogin gets an honorable mention. Avangard takes an early 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Jeff Glass for Sibir and Karri Ramo for Avangard. Novosibirsk led off in the second period as Nikita Zaitsev scored a power play goal, powered by Alexei Kopeikin and Arturs Kulda. This was the game's only goal, resulting a 1-0 final, with the three stars being Glass (28 save shutout), Zaitsev, and Ramo (27 for 28 in saves). The series heads east tied at 1.

Game 3: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia. In goal: Karri Ramo for Avangard and Jeff Glass for Sibir. Novosibirsk began in the first period as Alexei Kopeikin scored, thanks to Maxim Krivonozhkin. Omsk tied it with an unassisted goal by Vladimir Pervushin. Sibir took the lead back as Kristian Kudroc scored a power play goal, powered by Kopeikin. Novosibirsk added on in the third period as Kudroc scored his second of the game, via Alexander Romanov. Sibir padded the lead as Artyom Voroshilo potted the puck, with the help of Stepan Sannikov. This produced a 4-1 final score, with the three going to Kudroc, Glass (24 for 25 in saves), and Kopeikin. Sibir owns a 2-1 series lead now.

Game 4: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia. In goal: Karri Ramo for Avangard and Jeff Glass for Sibir. Omsk started in the second period as Dmitry Syomin scored a shorthanded goal, courtesy of Alexander Frolov. Novosibirsk tied it as Alexander Nikulin scored, via Alexei Kopeikin. Sibir took the lead as Artyom Voroshilo scored an unassisted goal. Avangard pulled even again as Kirill Lyamin scored, with the help of Tomas Zaborsky and Syomin. Omsk gained the lead as Anton Kuryanov found twine, with a lone assist from Alexander Perezhogin. Avangard extended the lead in the third period on an Andrei Ivanov goal, fueled by Andrei Taratukhin. Omsk padded the lead with a goal by Pavel Valentenko, assisted by Kuryanov and Alexander Popov. This stood for a 5-2 final, with the three stars being Syomin, Kuryanov, and Ramo (20 for 22 in saves). The series heads back to Omsk tied at 2.

Game 5: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Jeff Glass for Sibir and Karri Ramo for Avangard. Omsk got the game's only goal in overtime as Dmitry Syomin scored, with the help of Alexander Frolov and Tomas Zaborsky. The three stars of the 1-0 game were Syomin, Ramo (30 save shutout), and Glass (36 for 37 in saves). Avangard holds a 3-2 series lead as they hit the road again.

Game 6: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia. In goal: Karri Ramo for Avangard and Jeff Glass for Sibir. Novosibirsk opened in the first period with an unassisted goal by Jonas Enlund. Sibir added on in the third period with a Kristian Kudroc power play goal, powered by Jori Lehtera and Enlund. Novosibirsk iced it at 3-0 with an empty net goal by Stepan Sannikov, passed from Evgeny Fyodorov and Viktor Drugov. The three stars went to Enlund, Glass (36 save shutout), and Kudroc. The series heads to a decisive game 7 tied at 3.  

Game 7: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Jeff Glass for Sibir and Karri Ramo for Avangard. Omsk struck first in the first period on an Anton Belov goal, set up by Alexander Perezhogin. Avangard added on in the second period as Perezhogin scored, with a lone assist from Nikita Pivtsakin. This was it for the scoring, resulting in a 2-0 final. The three stars were given to Ramo (26 save shutout), Perezhogin, and Belov. Avangard advances to the next round with a 4-3 series win.

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