As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.
Game 1: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Alexander Sudnitsin for Nizhnekamsk and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk got going in the second period with an Artur Lauta goal, assisted by Yury Petrov and Alexander Chernikov. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Nikita Shchitov goal, passed from Kirill Lyamin and Evgeny Grigorenko. Avangard retook the lead with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, coming off of Ilya Zubov and Martin Erat. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Perezhogin, Furch (30 for 31 in saves), and Lauta.
Game 2: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Alexander Sudnitsin for Nizhnekamsk and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk began in the first period with a Yury Petrov goal, coming off of Alexander Chernikov. Avangard added on in the second period with an Ilya Zubov goal, fueled by Yury Alexandrov and Denis Parshin. Omsk extended the lead with a power play goal by Martin Erat, powered by Zubov and Andrei Pervyshin. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a power play goal from Andrei Sergeyev, via Evgeny Ryasensky and Mikhail Zhukov. Neftekhimik got closer in the third period with a Jeff Taffe power play goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Grigorenko. Avangard iced it at 4-2 with a power play empty net goal by Nikolai Lemtyugov, set up by Pervyshin and Erat. The three stars went to Erat, Zubov, and Pervyshin. Avangard will travel with a 2-0 series lead to their names.
Game 3: SCC Arena, Nizhnekamsk, Russia. In goal: Dominik Furch for Omsk and Alexander Sudnitsin for Nizhnekamsk. Omsk led off in the first period with an unassisted goal by Anton Burdasov. Avangard added on with a Yury Alexandrov goal in the second period, assisted by Vladimir Sobotka and Ilya Mikheyev. Nizhnekamsk got on the board in the third period with a Bogdan Yakimov goal, going in unassisted. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars belonging to Furch (46 for 47 in saves), Alexandrov, and Burdasov. Avangard has a chance to sweep given their 3-0 series lead to this point.
Game 4: SCC Arena, Nizhnekamsk, Russia. In goal: Dominik Furch for Omsk and Ivan Lisutin for Nizhnekamsk. Nizhnekamsk struck first in the first period with an Andrei Sergeyev goal, assisted by Bogdan Yakimov and Ryan Stoa. Neftekhimik added on with an Evgeny Grigorenko goal, passed from Igor Polygalov. Omsk got on the board in the second period with a Yury Alexandrov goal, via Vladimir Sobotka and Martin Erat. Avangard tied it in the third period as Alexander Perezhogin scored, thanks to Ilya Zubov. Omsk won it 3-2 in the third overtime on a Denis Parshin goal, with a lone assist by Ivan Lekomtsev. The three stars were Parshin, Perezhogin, and Alexandrov. Avangard gets the 4-0 series sweep to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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