Knight’s double did not save Avangard Omsk from the final loss to Ak Bars at the start of the series

On Saturday, April 1, Avangard played the semi-final match of the Gagarin Cup against Ak Bars in Kazan. In the third period, the Omsk team evaded defeat in the last seconds thanks to a goal by Korban Knight. But they lost in overtime, missing from Panyukov.

On Saturday, April 1, Avangard played with Ak Bars on its ice the first match of the final of the Vostok conference in the playoffs of the KHL championship. At the end of three periods, the score was a draw 2:2. But in overtime, the guests still lost.

In the first period, the “leopards” got the majority already in the third minute – Nail Yakupov retired. And it was quickly implemented. The goal was scored by Kagarlitsky from the passes of Radulov and Voinov. There was a stubborn struggle before the break, but the Omsk team failed to equalize the score here.

In the second period again the hosts staged an early goal. And Kagarlitsky abandoned again. Already from the programs of Shipachev and Voinov.

The guests also showed the game again when they attacked well, but still could not score.

And only in the third period, as they say, the spring began to unbend. First, the “hawks” realized the removal of Kazan Tokranov, Knight scored in the 50th minute. And they were saved already just three seconds before the siren, when they played with the replacement of the goalkeeper with the sixth field. And again abandoned Knight!

The teams then went on a break. In overtime, the struggle was short-lived. In the 64th minute of the meeting, Kirill Panyukov scored – 3:2.

The score in the series was 1:0 in favor of the Volga. Then the teams will play on April 3 also in Kazan.

Earlier we wrotewhat alignment the bookmakers gave for the game.