Sunday, March 20, 2016

2015/16 KHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: 1) Avangard Omsk VS. 4) Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

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

Game 1: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk led off in the first period with a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, passed from Alexei Glukhov. Ufa tied it with a Maxim Mayorov goal, helped along by Nikolai Prokhorkin. Avangard retook the lead in the third period with a Denis Parshin goal, coming off of Michal Kempny and Ilya Zubov. Salavat Yulaev tied it again as Linus Omark scored, with the help of Ivan Vishnevsky and Dmitry Makarov. Ufa won 3-2 in overtime on an unassisted Sergei Soin goal. The three stars were Soin, Svedberg (34 for 36 in saves), and Omark. Salavat Yulaev holds a surprising 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk began in the first period with an Anton Burdasov goal, passed from Pyotr Khokhryakov. Ufa tied it on a Teemu Hartikainen power play goal, powered by Ivan Vishnevsky and Enver Lisin. Avangard took the lead back in the second period with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, assisted by Jonas Ahnelov and Martin Erat. Salavat Yulaev tied it again on a Vishnevsky goal, made possible by Linus Omark and Igor Grigorenko. Omsk took the lead again with an Ilya Zubov goal, coming off of Alexander Popov and Denis Parshin. Avangard added on with an Artur Lauta goal, guided in by Burdasov. Ufa pulled back with a Grigorenko goal, with helpers from Sami Lepisto and Makarov. Omsk shot back with a Perezhogin goal, his second of the game, fueled by Erat and Valentin Pyanov. Salavat Yulaev chipped back on a Hartikainen goal, his second of the game, helped along by Maxim Mayorov and Nikolai Prokhorkin. This craziness ended with the period, and the final held at 5-4 for Avangard. The three stars were Perezhogin, Hartikainen, and Burdasov, while Vishnevsky, Grigorenko, and Erat get the honorable mention. The series is now tied at 1 as the action shifts to Ufa.

Game 3: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Dominik Furch for Omsk and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Ufa started in the first period with an Ivan Vishnevsky goal, passed from Linus Omark. Salavat Yulaev added on in the second period with an unassisted Teemu Hartikainen goal. Omsk got on the board in the third period with a Nikolai Lemtyugov goal, assisted by Yury Alexandrov. Ufa iced it at 3-1 on a Sami Lepisto empty net goal, going in unassisted on the power play. The three stars went to Svedberg (29 for 30 in saves), Hartikainen, and Vishnevsky. The win gives Salavat Yulaev at 2-1 series lead.

Game 4: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Dominik Furch for Omsk and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Omsk opened in the first period with a Pyotr Khokhryakov goal, passed from Anton Burdasov. Ufa tied it in the second period with a Sami Lepisto goal, assisted by Denis Khlystov and Dmitry Makarov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead in the third period on a Linus Omark goal, via Igor Grigorenko and Andreas Engqvist. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Svedberg (18 for 19 in saves), Omark, and Lepisto. Salavat Yulaev leaves home with a chance to advance as they hold a 3-1 lead in the series.

Game 5: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk struck first in the first period with a Ivan Lekomtsev power play goal, powered by Michal Kempny and Ilya Zubov. Avangard added on in the second period with a Zubov goal, assisted by Nikolai Lemtyugov and Alexander Chernikov. Omsk extended the lead in the third period as Lemtyugov scored a power play goal, via Artur Lauta and Martin Erat. Ufa got on the board with a power play goal by Ivan Vishnevsky, with assists provided by Nikolai Prokhorkin and Zakhar Arzamastsev. Salavat Yulaev got closer with an Igor Grigorenko goal, guided in by Linus Omark and Maxim Goncharov. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Lemtyugov, Zubov, and Lekomtsev. Salavat Yulaev will head home leading by a 3-2 margin now.

Game 6: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Dominik Furch for Omsk and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Omsk got going in the second period with an Alexander Popov goal, assisted by Martin Erat. Avangard added on with a Michal Kempny goal, passed from Alexander Perezhogin and Erat. Omsk extended the lead as Kempny scored again, thanks to Popov and Ilya Zubov on the power play. Ufa got on the board in the third period with an Andreas Engqvist goal, via Igor Grigorenko and Linus Omark. This only made it 3-1, the final, and the three stars were Kempny, Popov, and Furch (31 for 32 in saves), while Erat gets an honorable mention. The series is now tied at 3, with a decisive game 7 on Sunday in Omsk. 

Game 7: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk was first to score in the first period with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, assisted by Ilya Zubov and Alexander Popov. Ufa tied it on a Sergei Soin goal in the second period, going in unassisted. Salavat Yulaev took the lead on a Maxim Mayorov goal, via the goalie Svedberg. They held on to win 2-1, with the three stars being Svedberg (18 for 19 in saves), Mayorov, and Soin. Salavat Yulaev won the series 4-3, and will face Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Eastern Conference Final.

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