As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.
Game 1: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland. In goal: Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod and Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score with a Nikolai Zherdev goal in the first period, passed from Vladimir Galuzin and Alexei Pepelyaev. Torpedo added on with another Zherdev goal, assisted by Galuzin and Stanislav Yegorshev. Helsinki got on the board in the second period with a power play goal by Jesse Joensuu, powered by Pascal Pelletier and Peter Regin. Nizhny Novgorod replied with a Kaspars Daugavins goal, via Dmitry Semin. Jokerit got one back with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Ville Lajunen and Pelletier. Helsinki tied it with a Joensuu goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist by Brandon Kozun. Torpedo retook the lead with an unassisted Alexander Frolov goal. Nizhny Novogrod extended the lead as Alexei Sopin scored, thanks to Carl Klingberg. Jokerit pulled back with a Regin goal, with assists provided by Philip Larsen and Joensuu. Torpedo iced it at 6-4 with a power play empty net goal from Vyacheslav Kulyomin, set up by Galuzin, who got a sock trick, and Yury Sergiyenko. The three stars belonged to Zherdev, Galuzin, and Joensuu, while Pelletier and Regin get the honorable mentions.
Game 2: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland. In goal: Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod and Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period with a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, via Alexander Budkin. Helsinki tied it on a Niko Kapanen goal, coming off of Pascal Pelletier and Topi Jaakola. Torpedo took the lead back in the second period with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, passed from Vladimir Galuzin and Linus Videll. Jokerit tied it with a third period Philip Larsen power play goal, powered by Pelletier and Arturs Kulda. Helsinki took the lead with a power play goal by Ville Lajunen, assisted by Jaakola and Kapanen. Jokerit added on with an empty net goal by Brandon Kozun, set up by Kapanen. Nizhny Novgorod got one back with an Alexei Potapov goal, with helpers from Videll and Nikita Dvurechensky. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Kapanen, Pelletier, and Jaakola, while Videll gets an honorable mention. The series is tied at 1 heading into Russia.
Game 3: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki and Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period with a power play goal by Artyom Alyayev, powered by Maxim Osipov and Dmitry Semin. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Proskuryakov (31 save shutout), Alyayev, and Karlsson (24 for 25 in saves). Torpedo takes a 2-1 series lead with the gritty effort.
Game 4: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Henrik
Karlsson for Helsinki and Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod. Helsinki got going in the second period with a Philip Larsen power play goal, powered by Jesper Jensen and Brandon Kozun. Jokerit added on with another Larsen power play goal, with a lone assist by Kozun. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with an Evgeny Mozer power play goal, assisted by Kaspars Daugavins and Dmitry Semin. Torpedo tied it in the third period with a Semin power play goal, going in unassisted. Nizhny Novgorod won 3-2 early in overtime on a Daugavins power play goal, with helpers from Alexander Budkin and Vladimir Galuzin. The three stars went to Daugavins, Larsen, and Semin, while Kozun gets an honorable mention. Torpedo heads back into Finland with a 3-1 series lead after taking care of business at home, and they are lined up to complete a big upset.
Game 5: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland. In goal: Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod and Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki. Helsinki started in the first period with a Peter Regin power play goal, powered by Jesse Joensuu and Pekka Jormakka. Nizhny Novgorod tied it in the second period on a Vladimir Galuzin goal, helped along by Alexei Pepelyayev. Jokerit took the lead back with a Brandon Kozun power play goal, with a lone assist by Jormakka. Helsinki added on in the third period with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Juhamatti Aaltonen and Daine Todd. Torpedo got one back on an Alexei Potapov goal, guided in by Dmitry Semin and Sergei Kostitsyn. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Jormakka, Hagman, and Kozun. The series heads into Russia again, with Torpedo now holding a 3-2 lead.
Game 6: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Henrik
Karlsson for Helsinki and Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Maxim Osipov power play goal, powered by Artyom Alyayev. Torpedo added on with an Alexander Frolov power play goal in the third period, made possible by Dmitry Semin and Kaspars Daugavins. Helsinki got on the board with a Jesper Jensen goal, via Peter Regin. Jokerit tied it with a Brandon Kozun power play goal, with assists provided by Jesse Joensuu and Regin. Nizhny Novgorod retook the lead on a Vyacheslav Kulyomin goal, with a lone assist from Evgeny Mozer. Torpedo held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars belonging to Kulyomin, Regin, and Proskuryakov (26 for 28 in saves). With the win, Torpedo takes the series 4-2. The pairs for the Western Conference Semifinals are CSKA Moscow against Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Dynamo Moscow against SKA St. Petersburg.
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