Saturday, April 4, 2015

KHL Eastern Conference Final: Ak Bars Kazan VS. Sibir Novosibirsk

Welcome to the post for the eastern conference final between Ak Bars Kazan and Sibir Novosibirsk. This post will cover the entire series.

Game 1: TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk and Anders Nilsson for Kazan. Kazan struck first in the first period on an Oscar Moller goal, with a lone assist by Justin Azevedo. Ak Bars added on with a Konstantin Koltsov goal, made possible by Alexander Svitov. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars going to Nilsson (21 save shutout), Moller, and Koltsov. Ak Bars has a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk and Anders Nilsson for Kazan. Kazan began in the first period on a Kirill Petrov goal, assisted by Ilya Nikulin and Alexander Burmistrov. Ak Bars added on in the second period with an Oscar Moller power play goal, powered by Petr Vrana and Evgeny Medvedev. Novosibirsk got on the board in the third period with a Vladimir Butuzov goal, passed from Stepan Sannikov. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Nilsson (28 for 29 in saves), Moller, and Petrov. Ak Bars travels with a 2-0 series lead.

Game 3: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia. In goal: Anders Nilsson for Kazan and Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk got going in the second period on a Dmitry Kugryshev goal, assisted by Maxim Ignatovich and Jarno Koskiranta. Kazan tied it on a Konstantin Koltsov goal, passed from Artyom Lukoyanov and Yakov Rylov. Sibir retook the lead on an Igor Ozhiganov power play goal, powered by Oleg Gubin. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Salak (27 for 28 in saves), Ozhiganov, and Kugryshev.

Game 4: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia. In goal: Anders Nilsson for Kazan and Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk. Kazan won 1-0 in overtime on an Oscar Moller goal, via Igor Mirnov. The three stars went to Nilsson (25 save shutout), Salak (36 for 37 in saves), and Moller. The series lead is 3-1 in favor of Ak Bars, who head home looking to close out the opposition.

Game 5: TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk and Anders Nilsson for Kazan. Kazan won 1-0 in overtime with a Mikhail Glukhov goal, passed from Mikhail Varnakov. The three stars were handed to Nilsson (25 save shutout), Salak (40 for 41 in saves), and Glukhov. Ak Bars wins the series 4-1, and they now await the western conference representative for the Gagarin Cup final.

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