Welcome to the post for the semifinal series between Avangard Omsk and Traktor Chelyabinsk in the KHL Gagarin Cup playoffs. This post will act as a reference for the entire series.
Game 1: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Michael Garnett for Traktor and Karri Ramo for Avangard. Chelyabinsk opened in the first period as Petri Kontiola scored a power play goal, powered by Vyacheslav Belov. Traktor added on as Valery Nichushkin scored, thanks to Maxim Karpov and Yegor Dugin. Chelyabinsk extended the lead in the third period when Andrei Popov scored, courtesy of Andrei Kostitsyn and Vladimir Antipov. Traktor padded the lead on a power play goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov, set up by Deron Quint. Chelyabinsk iced it at 5-0 with a power play goal by Kontiola, made possible by Kostitsyn and Maxim Yakutsenya. The three stars were Garnett (33 save shutout), Kontiola, and Kostitsyn. Traktor takes an early 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Michael Garnett for Traktor and Karri Ramo for Avangard. Chelyabinsk was first to score with a first period goal by Valery Nichushkin, going in unassisted. Traktor added on in the third period when Nichushkin scored again, with a lone assist by Yegor Dugin. Chelyabinsk iced it at 3-0 with an unassisted goal by Petri Kontiola. The three stars were awarded to Garnett (21 save shutout), Nichushkin, and Kontiola. Traktor heads home with a 2-0 series lead.
Game 3: Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia. In goal: Karri Ramo for Avangard and Michael Garnett for Traktor. Chelyabinsk started in the first period with an Alexei Vasilchenko goal, assisted by Maxim Yakutsenya. Traktor padded the lead in the third period as Yakutsenya potted the puck, via Konstantin Panov. Chelyabinsk finished the scoring at 3-0 when Andrei Popov scored, with the help of Andrei Kostitsyn and Vladimir Antipov. The three stars were given to Yakutsenya, Garnett (24 save shutout), and Vasilchenko. Traktor pushes Avangard to the brink with a 3-0 series lead.
Game 4: Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia. In goal: Karri Ramo for Avangard and Michael Garnett for Traktor. Omsk got going in the second period with a Sergei Kalinin goal, assisted by Anssi Salmela. Avangard added on as Dmitry Syomin converted the penalty shot he was awarded after being hooked by Alexei Vasilchenko on a breakaway. Chelyabinsk got on the board in the third period with a power play goal by Stanislav Chistov, powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Ryabykin. Omsk iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Tomas Zaborsky, going in unassisted. The three stars were Syomin, Ramo (14 for 15 in saves), and Kalinin. Traktor's lead now stands at 3-1 in the series.
Game 5: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Michael Garnett for Traktor and Karri Ramo for Avangard. Chelyabinsk struck first in the second period as Maxim Karpov scored, with the help of Yegor Dugin and Stanislav Chistov. Traktor added on with a Jan Bulis goal, fueled by Chistov and Vyacheslav Belov on the power play. Chelyabinsk extended the lead with a power play goal by Maxim Yakutsenya, powered by Petri Kontiola. Traktor finished it at 4-0 with an empty net goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov, with a lone assist from Bulis. The three stars went to Garnett (33 save shutout), Bulis, and Karpov, while Chistov gets an honorable mention. Traktor advances to the Conference Finals with a 4-1 series win.
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