Ak Bars - the Champion!

Today Ak Bars Kazan beat Yaroslavl's Lokomotiv in the KHL finals 7th and last game, becoming the first team to win the Gagarin Cup.

It was a battle worthy of the two teams, but Ak Bars was a little better in the end, so the series ended with a 4:3 win of Kazan's team. The results of the games were 0:3, 4:3 OT, 0:3, 5:2, 2:3, 3:2 OT, and 1:0 in the last game.

Results of KHL 1/2

Lokomotiv - Metallurg - in series 4:1 (0:3, 6:1, 4:2, 4:0, 2:0)

Ak Bars - Dinamo - in series 4:2 (4:1, 2:3 OT, 1:0, 1:4, 3:0, 3:1)

Ak Bars and Lokomotiv will meet in the finals, which will last 'till 4 fins.

KHL finals schedule:

Game 1, April 2: Ak Bars - Lokomotiv

Game 2, April 3: Ak Bars - Lokomotiv

Game 3, April 5: Lokomotiv - Ak Bars

Game 4, April 6: Lokomotiv - Ak Bars

Game 5, April 8*: Ak Bars - Lokomotiv

Game 6, April 10*: Lokomotiv - Ak Bars

Game 7, April 12*: Ak Bars - Lokomotiv

*if necessary

1/2 pairs

Today Ak Bars won Avangard Omsk in over-time 3:2 and advanced to the semi-finals.

This means Kazan team will meet with Dinamo Moscow. Lokomotiv's opponent will be Magnitogorsk's Metallurg.

The semi-finals will last 'till 4 wins and will be played from March 19 to 30.

Results of 1/4 series

March 12, Thursday

Lokomotiv - Spartak 5:3
Atlant - Metallurg 3:4

March 13, Friday

Avangard - Ak Bars 4:2
Dinamo - CSKA 5:1 - Dinamo advanses to 1/2 (in series 3:0)

March 14, Saturday

Avangard - Ak Bars 1:11 (in series 2:2)
Spartak - Lokomotiv 4:5 (in series 0:3 - Lokomotiv to 1/2)
Metallurg - Atlant 3:0

March 15, Sunday

Metallurg - Atlant 4:2 (in series 3:1 - Metallurg to 1/2)

Today's results

Today was the second game day of KHL quarter-finals.

Yesterday two pairs started this stage of the play-offs: both visiting teams gained victories - Avangard Omsk beat Ak Bars 2:0, Dinamo Moscow - 2:1 against CSKA.

Todays results: Ak Bars tied the series (3:2 SO). Now, a minimum two games awaits us in Omsk. Dinamo is now leading 2:0, as today they crushed CSKA with a 7:0. The pairs Lokomotiv-Spartak and Atlant-Metallurg opened their series today. The home teams won: Lokomotiv - 3:1, Atlant - 2:1 in OT.

1/4 pairs

Today CSKA won Lada 3:1 in the series fifth match and advanced to the quarter-finals.

The series last 'till 3 wins. Here's how the pairs will look like:

Ak Bars - Avangard
Lokomotiv - Spartak
CSKA - Dinamo M
Atlant - Metallurg Mg

March 10
Ak Bars - Avangard
CSKA - Dinamo

March 11
Ak Bars - Avangard
CSKA - Dinamo
Lokomotiv - Spartak
Atlant - Metallurg

March 12
Lokomotiv - Spartak
Atlant - Metallurg

March 13
Avangard - Ak Bars
Dinamo - CSKA

March 14
Avangard - Ak Bars*
Dinamo - CSKA*
Spartak - Lokomotiv
Metallurg - Atlant

March 15*
Spartak - Lokomotiv
Metallurg - Atlant

March 16*
Ak Bars - Avangard
CSKA - Dinamo

March 17*
Lokomotiv - Spartak
Atlant - Metallurg

*if necessary

Today's results

Today's results are very interesting. Only in one pair the winner is not known yet.

Baris - Ak Bars 1:2 SO (in series 0:3) - Ak Bars to 1/4, where it will meet Avangard Omsk
Lada - CSKA 3:2 (in series: 2:1)
Torpedo - Metallurg 3:6 (in series 0:3) - Metallurg Mg to 1/4
Spartak - SKA 3:2 (in series 3:0) - Spartak to 1/4
Avangard - Salavat Yulaev 4:1 (in series 3:1) - Avangard to 1/4
Heftekhimik - Lokomotiv 1:2 (in series 0:3) - Lokomotiv to 1/4
Lada-CSKA 1:2 (in series 2:2)

Season is over for Dinamo Riga

Dinamo Riga vs.
Dinamo Moscow

1/8, game 3

04.03.09

3:4

Dinamo Riga lost the third play-off game, so the season is over for our team. Dinamo Moscow is heding for the quarters.

Dinamo R - Dinamo M 3:4 (1:0, 2:1, 0:3)

Goals:

1:0 - 18:02 Marcel Hossa (Mark Hartigan), PP

1:1 - 21:52 Matdias Veinhandl (Dmitri Afanasenkov, Alexei Zhitnik), PP

2:1 - 23:35 Aleksandrs Nizivijs (Georgijs Pujacs)

3:1 - 29:02 Mark Hartigan (Aleksandrs Nizivijs, Filip Novack), SH

3:2 - 42:14 Karel Rahunek (Erik Landri, Alexei Kalyuzni), PP

3:3 - 43:16 Sergei Zonovyev (Daniil Markov, Alexei Kalyuzni), PP

3:4 - 58:20 Dmitri Afanasenkov (Maxim Pestushko)

Goalkeepers: Martin Prusek - Vitali Yeremeev

Penalteis: 48 - 14

Photos here and video here.

Other results:

Traktor - Atlant 1:5 (in series 0:3) - Atlant to 1/4

Neftekhimik - Lokomotiv 0:3 (in series 1:2)

Avangard - Salavat 3:2 OT (in series 2:1)

Todays results

Here are today's play-off results:

Metallurg - Torpedo 4:2 (in series 2:0)
Ak Bars - Baris 4:2 (in series 2:0)
CSKA - Lada 2:0 (in series 1:1)
SKA - Spartak 1:2 OT (in series 0:2)

Tomorrow's games:

Avangard - Salavat
Heftekhimik - Lokomotiv
Traktor - Atlant
Dinamo R - Dinamo M

Riga lost second game

Dinamo Moscow vs.
Dinamo Riga

1/8, game 2

02.03.09

7:1

Dinamo M - Dinamo R 7:1 (2:0, 1:0, 4:1)

Goals:

1:0 - 01:35 Mattias Veinhandl (Ivan Nepryaev, Dmitri Afanasenkov)

2:0 - 16:13 Denis Denisov (Karel Rahunek, Mattias Veinhandl), PP

3:0 - 32:12 Daniil Markov (Sergei Zinovyev)

4:0 - 42:14 Petr Chayanek (Mattias Veinhandl), SH

4:1 - 43:52 Marcel Hossa (Aleksandrs Nizivijs, Mett Ellison), PP

5:1 - 46:50 Mattias Veinhandl

6:1 - 52:42 Karel Rahunek

7:1 - 56:56 Alexandr Goroshanski (Denis Tolpeko)

Goalkeepers: Vitali Yeremeev - Martin Prusek

Penalties: 16 - 43 (Duvie Westcott - 20+5 minutes)

In series: Dinamo Moscow leads 2:0

Next game - March 4, In Riga.

Other today's results:

Salavat Yulaev - Avangard 0:1 SO (in series 1:1)

Lokomotiv - Neftekhimik 5:1 (in series 1:1)

Atlant - Traktor 5:1 (in series 2:0)

Ak Bars - Baris 4:2 (in series 1:0)

Metallurg - Torpedo 4:1 (in series 1:0)

SKA - Spartak 2:3 (in series 0:1)

CSKA - Lada 0:2 (in series 0:1)