The Kontinental Hockey Leagues Gagarin Cup Final wasn’t much different in terms of hockey that was played on the ice. However, this time around CSKA Moscow came in strong to tie the series – 1:1.
During the regular season, CSKA won both games with scores of 4:1 and 4:2 respectively. The first game of the Gagarin Cup final went to Omsk with a score of 4:1.
On Tuesday both teams met in Moscow. In the first period, the hosts – CSKA team played much better, generating more chances but nothing came from that and the frame ended tied 0:0.
In the second period, the army side pushed the gas pedal much further and that resulted in a powerplay that was quickly executed by Max Shalunov giving his team a one-goal lead. A visible on-ice advantage but only one goal after two periods.
Шалунов вернулся! 11-я шайба лучшего снайпера плей-офф!#ФиналКубкаГагарина pic.twitter.com/coqRUOISNu
— КХЛ (@khl) April 20, 2021
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In the third period, the story remained the same – CSKA being the better team and eventually, that meant more goals for them. In the first half of the period, Anton Slepyshev made it 2:0, and not long after Alexander Popov tripled his team’s lead.
Пас Егора Рыкова под чужую синюю – красота.#ФиналКубкаГагарина pic.twitter.com/Jhnj9VxZAx
— КХЛ (@khl) April 20, 2021
The series will now shift to the home of Avangard Omsk – Balashika where on Thursday game three will be played.
