Pavel Akolzin’s hat-trick helped Metallurg equalize in the series

Today, March 12, Metallurg and Avtomobilist played their sixth match.

There are a minimum of changes in the composition of Metallurg: in the application, Semyon Koshelev and Alexander Burmistrov, Josh Curry and Anatoly Nikontsev miss the meeting.

The first goal of the stands was seen 16 seconds after the start of the match. The puck was thrown by Pavel Akolzin. However, the advantage did not last long. Magnitogorsk played in the 5v3 format, and Yekaterinburgers converted the extra. In the 14th minute, Metallurg took the lead. Score 2:1 was the efforts of Semyon Koshelev.

In the middle of the second game segment, Avtomobilist equalized the score – the guests converted the majority in a row for the second time. Towards the end of the segment, Metallurg got the opportunity to play in the 5 on 4 format for almost four minutes. The first two minutes passed in vain. The next majority was divided into two parts, the rest of which the team played out in the debut of the third twenty minutes. One second before the exit of the remote player of the Yekaterinburg team, the puck flew into the gates of Igor Bobkov – 3:2. Grigory Dronov became the author of the goal. Moreover, goalkeeper Eddie Pasquale gave him a productive pass. Note that this was the first realized majority for Magnitogorsk in this playoff series. It took the hockey players 22 attempts.

The third period was quite productive. First, Yekaterinburg, playing in the majority, again equalized the score. At the 47th minute, Pavel Akolzin made a double and put the hosts ahead. At the 56th minute, the same Akolzin scored a hat-trick – 5:3. And a minute and a half before the end of the Magnitogorsk team threw the sixth puck into the opponent’s empty net.

“It was a great match. The main thing is that we won this match. A hat-trick, but the main thing is the victory of the team. Of course, high spirits, victory. As they say, the seventh match is the icing on the cake. Many experts said that there would be seven matches,” said Pavel Akolzin, the author of the hat-trick.

“Pavel Akolzin is a hat-trick, they called him Pavel Bure now in the locker room. Finally, we scored the most beautiful powerplay goal from such an awesome draw, as we could not even dream of. Eddie Pasquale played well today, but all the guys were playing and fighting. Therefore, we are going to the seventh game, ”head coach Ilya Vorobyov summed up the match.

The result is 6:3, the score in the series becomes 3:3. Note that the previous match of the teams ended with the same score, but in favor of Yekaterinburg. The next match will be decisive. It will be held on March 14 in Yekaterinburg.