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)

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Today's games:

Salavat Yulaev - Avangard
Ak Bars - Baris
Lokomotiv - Neftekhimik
Metallurg - Torpedo
Atlant - Traktor
Dinamo M - Dinamo R
CSKA - Lada

Dinamo Riga lost first play-off game

Dinamo Moscow vs.

Dinamo Riga

1/8, game 1

01.03.09

4:0

In the first period hockey was fast, both teams had good opportunities to score. In the beginning the game was equal. Dinamo Riga, being in double power-play, held some nice shots in a row and could open the result, but luck wasn't on the visiting team's side, plus Martins Cipulis hit the post once, and Moscow's goalie was very good. Further on the home team started to take the advantage, but there wasn't so many shots on goal by both teams. In the second twenty minutes the game was calmer, although Dinamo Moscow's pressure was getting higher, Martin Prusek was great, but the home team turned its advantage into a goal in the end of the period. In the last twenty minutes Dinamo Moscow scored a third goal and started playing in defence. Riga tried to score as hard as it could, but nothing. The home team however scored another goal, which made it to feel very comfortable and let calmly lead the match to victory.

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

Goals:

1:0 - 08:23 Alexei Kalyuzni (Daniil Markov, Vitali Yachmenev), PP

2:0 - 36:48 Alexei Kalyuzni (Sergei Zinovyev, Vitali Yachmenev), PP

3:0 - 40:20 Vitali Yachmenev (Sergei Zinovyev, Alexei Kalyuzni), PP

4:0 - 50:23 Dmitri Shitikov (Alexandr Goroshanski)

Goalkeepers: Vitali Yeremeev - Martin Prusek

Penalties: 20 (Denis Tolpeko - 10 min) - 12

Next game - tomorrow.

Other todays results:

Salavat Yulaev - Avangard 3:2 OT

Atlant - Traktor 3:0

Lokomotiv - Neftekhimik 2:3 OT

Results of the Regulars

The battle for the play-offs or a higher place in the tournament table continued 'till the last game day. The results are following:

The whole tournament table and statistics here.

The 1/8 play-off pairs and calendar:

Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) - Avangard (Omsk)

Ak Bars (Kazan) - Baris (Astana, Kazahstan)

Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) - Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk)

CSKA (Moscow) - Lada (Tolyatti)

Atlant (Myticshi) - Traktor (Chelyabinsk)

Metallurg (Magnitogorsk) - Torpedo (Nizhni Novgorod)

Dinamo (Moscow) - Dinamo (Riga, Latvia)

SKA (St. Petersburg) - Spartak (Moscow)

March 1:

Salavat Yulaev - Avangard

Lokomotiv - Neftekhimik

Atlant - Traktor

Dinamo M - Dinamo R

March 2:

Ak Bars - Baris

CSKA - Lada

Metallurg - Torpedo

SKA - Spartak

Salavat - Avangard

Lokomotiv - Neftekhimik

Atlant - Traktor

Dinamo M - Dinamo R

March 3:

Ak Bars - Baris

CSKA - Lada

Metallurg - Traktor

SKA - Spartak

March 4:

Avangard - Salavat Yulaev

Neftekhimik - Lokomotiv

Traktor - Atlant

Dinamo R - Dinamo M

March 5:

Baris - Ak Bars

Lada - CSKA

Torpedo - Metallurg

Spartak - SKA

Avangard - Salavat*

Neftekhimik - Lokomotiv*

Traktor - Atlant*

Dinamo R - Dinamo M*

March 6*:

Spartak - SKA

Baris - Ak Bars

Lada - CSKA

Torepdo - Metallurg

March 7*:

Salavat Yulaev - Avangard

Lokomotiv - Neftekhimik

Atlant - Traktor

Dinamo M - Dinamo R

March 8*:

Ak Bars - Baris

CSKA - Lada

Metallurg - Torpedo

SKA - Spartak

*if necessary

Dinamo lost last game of regulars

Dinamo Riga vs.

Amur Khabarovsk

26.02.09
0:1

Well, it was an interesting game - fast, with many moments and little pauses! The result is fair. The teams were equal, but Amur was just a little better. But actually this was a match of the goalkeepers! Hockey was opened, the goalie did wonders in almost every moment! But one in one episode Martin Prusek showed, probably, the most spectacular save of the evening - stoped the puck in a beautiful jump! The whole arena called out his name, as usually only a few sectors do that.

In the first period the home team attacked more, in the second - the visiting, in the third - again the home team. But I repeat, the game was equal. As one team had the advantage, the other answered with dangerous counter-attacks. Still, the game wasn't so nerve-racking. The atmosphere was free and easy, as both teams for real had nothing to fight for. Amur lost the chances for the play-offs a long time ago, Dinamo needed to save strength for the relegation games.

So, as a result, Dinamo Riga finished 10th in the regulars and will meet with another Dinamo in the 1/8 - Dinamo Moscow.

Dinamo - Amur 0:1 (0:0, 0:0, 0:1)

Goal:

0:1 - 48:41 Mikhail Sarmatin (Maxim Yushkov), PP

Goalkeepers: Martin Prusek - Sergei Borisov

Penalties: 12 - 2

Photos and video of the game.