The second round of the 2017 KHL playoffs is now underway. This Western Conference Semifinal features CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
Game 1: CSKA Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Alexei Murygin for Lokomotiv and Ilya Sorokin for CSKA. Moscow opened in the first period with a Stephane Da Costa goal, via Artyom Sergeyev. CSKA added on with an Andrei Svetlakov power play goal, powered by Alexander Popov and Kirill Petrov. Yaroslavl got on the board with a Jakub Nakladal power play goal, coming off of Staffan Kronwall. Lokomotiv tied it on another Nakladal goal in the second period, helped along by Brandon Kozun. Moscow retook the lead with a Svetlakov power play goal, assisted by Bogdan Kiselevich and Petrov. CSKA iced it at 4-2 with a Sergei Andronov goal, passed from Ivan Telegin in the third period. The three stars were Svetlakov, Nakladal, and Petrov. CSKA leads the series 1-0 early on.
Game 2: CSKA Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Alexei Murygin for Lokomotiv and Ilya Sorokin for CSKA. Yaroslavl started in the first period with a Daniil Apalkov goal, going in unassisted. Moscow tied it with an Alexander Popov goal, passed from Valery Nichushkin. Lokomotiv took the lead back in the second period with a Yegor Averin goal, made possible by Andrei Loktionov. Yaroslavl added on in the third period with a Petri Kontiola power play goal, powered by Brandon Kozun and Jakub Nakladal. CSKA answered with a Geoff Platt goal, fueled by Grigory Panin and Dmitry Kugryshev. Lokomotiv replied with a Loktionov goal, with a lone assist by Averin. Moscow pulled back with a Nichushkin goal, passed from Bogdan Kiselevich and Stephane Da Costa. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Loktionov, Averin, and Nichushkin. The series is tied at 1 as the action heads east.
Game 3: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Viktor Fasth for CSKA and Alexei Murygin for Lokomotiv. Moscow led off in the first period with a Kirill Petrov power play goal, powered by Bogdan Kiselevich and Stephane Da Costa. Yaroslavl tied it on a Dmitry Lugin goal in the second period, made possible by Yegor Averin and Andrei Loktionov. CSKA retook the lead in the third period with a Da Costa power play goal, assisted by Kiselevich. The game ended 2-1, with the three stars going to Da Costa, Kiselevich, and Fasth (23 for 24 in saves). CSKA leads the series again at 2-1.
Game 4: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Viktor Fasth for CSKA and Alexei Murygin for Lokomotiv. Moscow began in the first period with a Geoff Platt goal, assisted by Artyom Voroshilo and Artyom Blazhiyevsky. Yaroslavl tied it on a Maxime Talbot power play goal in the second period, powered by Brandon Kozun and Jakub Nakladal. Lokomotiv took the lead in the third period with a Pavel Kraskovsky goal, courtesy of Yegor Korshkov. Yaroslavl added on with a Nakladal power play goal, guided in by Staffan Kronwall and Petri Kontiola. Lokomotiv extended the lead as Alexander Polunin scored, thanks to Vladislav Gavrikov. Yaroslavl padded the lead on a Kozun power play goal, with assists provided by Kronwall and Kontiola. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Nakladal, Kozun, and Murygin (26 for 27 in saves), while Kronwall and Kontiola get the honorable mentions. The series heads back to Moscow tied at 2.
Game 5: CSKA Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Alexander Sudnitsin for Lokomotiv and Viktor Fasth for CSKA. Yaroslavl struck first in the first period with a Yegor Averin goal, made possible by Vladislav Gavrikov and Andrei Loktionov. Lokomotiv added on with a Gavrikov power play goal, powered by Averin. Moscow got on the board with a Valery Nichushkin goal, coming off of Andrei Svetlakov. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars being Gavrikov, Averin, and Sudnitsin (38 for 39 in saves). Lokomotiv takes the series lead at 3-2 as they head back home with a chance to advance.
Game 6: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Ilya Sorokin for CSKA and Alexander Sudnitsin for Lokomotiv. Yaroslavl was first to score in the first period with a Pavel Kraskovsky goal, via Pavel Koledov and Yegor Korshkov. Lokomotiv added on in the second period with a Maxime Talbot power play goal, powered by Jakub Nakladal and Staffan Kronwall. Yaroslavl extended the lead in the third period as Andrei Loktionov scored a power play goal, with the help of Nakladal and Kronwall. Moscow got on the board with a Stephane Da Costa power play goal, with a lone assist by Jan Mursak. Lokomotiv held on to win 3-1, with the three stars going to Sudnitsin (44 for 45 in saves), Nakladal, and Kronwall. Lokomotiv advances to the Western Conference Final with a 4-2 series win, and they will face SKA St. Petersburg next round.
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