2015/16 KHL Western Conference Quarterfinals: 1) CSKA Moscow VS. 8) Slovan Bratislava

As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.

Game 1: CSKA Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Barry Brust for Bratislava and Ilya Sorokin for Moscow. Moscow got going in the second period with a Kirill Petrov goal, with a lone assist by Gennady Stolyarov. CSKA added on with a Geoff Platt power play goal, powered by Alexander Radulov and Stephane Da Costa. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Sorokin (24 save shutout), Petrov, and Platt.

Game 2: CSKA Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Barry Brust for Bratislava and Ilya Sorokin for Moscow. Bratislava opened in the first period with a Vaclav Nedorost goal, via Lukas Kaspar and Cam Barker on the power play. Slovan added on with a Tomas Starosta goal, fueled by Tomas Surovy in the second period. Moscow got on the board with a Kirill Petrov goal in the third period, going in unassisted. CSKA tied it with a Stephane Da Costa goal, assisted by Ivan Telegin and Alexander Radulov. Moscow won 3-2 in overtime with an Antti Pihlstrom goal, coming off of Sergei Andronov. The three stars went to Pihlstrom, Da Costa, and Petrov. CSKA leaves home for Slovakia with a 2-0 series lead.

Game 3: Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia. In goal: Ilya Sorokin for Moscow and Barry Brust for Bratislava. Bratislava dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Marek Viedensky goal, assisted by Vaclav Nedorost and Lukas Kaspar. Moscow tied it on a third period goal by Kirill Petrov, made possible by Alexander Radulov and Bogdan Kiselevich. CSKA took the lead with a Stephane Da Costa goal, helped along by Kiselevich and Geoff Platt on the power play. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Sorokin (25 for 26 in saves), Kiselevich, and Da Costa. CSKA has a chance to sweep as they carry a 3-0 series lead.

Game 4: Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia. In goal: Ilya Sorokin for Moscow and Barry Brust for Bratislava. Bratislava started in the first period with a Tomas Surovy goal, going in unassisted. Moscow tied it on a third period Alexander Radulov goal, fueled by Andrei Svetlakov and Bogdan Kiselevich. CSKA took the lead with a Stephane Da Costa goal, courtesy of Radulov and Simon Hjalmarsson. Moscow iced it at 3-1 with a Nikita Zaitsev empty net goal, set up by Radulov and Svetlakov. The three stars were Radulov, Sorokin (16 for 17 in saves), and Svetlakov. CSKA is through to the Western Conference Semifinals on a 4-0 series sweep, awaiting the lowest seeded remaining team for their next series.