Athletistic/Hockey. The season continues in the Continental Hockey League. Since the beginning of March, the next Gagarin Cup has also started. Teams face off in a win streak of up to four and fight to reach the quarter-finals. The first matches of all confrontations have already passed. On Friday, March 2, the second fights will take place in four of the eight pairs. We offer you to study the schedule of matches and forecasts for them.
“Salavat Yulaev” – “Admiral”
Score in the series – 0:1
5:00 p.m. Moscow time
“Salavat Yulaev” finished the regular season in second place in the KHL standings. “Admiral” became the seventh. Many consider the Ufa club the favorite. However, the series began with the victory of the Vladivostok team. In the first game “Admiral” won with the score 2:1 in overtime. However, bookmakers are inclined to believe that “Salavat Yulaev” will even the score in the series. The probability of the Ufa club is 62%.
SKA-Dynamo Minsk
Score in the series – 0:1
7:30 p.m. Moscow time
SKA is one of the strongest teams in Russian hockey. St. Petersburg Army team confidently won the KHL regular season and its Western Conference. Minsk “Dynamo” became the eighth in the West in the league. Nevertheless, the series began with a sensational victory of the Belarusian team – 6:4. However, the bookmakers are sure that from the second game SKA will start winning. The probability of winning Roman Rotenberg’s wards in the second game of the series is 83%.
Lokomotiv – Vityaz
Score in the series – 0:1
7:30 p.m. Moscow time
Lokomotiv finished third in the KHL Western Conference standings. “Vityaz” finished in sixth place. Many are waiting for the Yaroslavl team to move on to the next round. However, the series began with the victory of “Vityaz” with the score 1:0 in overtime. The Moscow region club won the KHL playoffs for the first time. In the second game, the bookmakers expect Lokomotiv to win. The probability of such an outcome is 77%.
Ak Bars – Neftekhimik
Score in the series – 0:1
7:30 p.m. Moscow time
Ak Bars has a truly epic regular season. At the start of the season, the team was led by Oleg Znarok. In this regard, many expected good results from Ak Bars and first place in the KHL Eastern Conference. However, there were many defeats and the results did not satisfy the fans. Soon, Oleg Znarok left the team, and club legend Zinetula Bilyaletdinov returned to the post of head coach. As a result, Ak Bars managed to improve their performance and take first place in the KHL Eastern Conference. “Neftekhimik” is in a difficult fight managed to become eighth and get a ticket to the playoffs. Moreover, the Nizhnekamsk club started this series with a victory. “Neftekhimik” defeated “Ak Bars” with the score 3:2 in extra time. However, the bookmakers expect Kazan to even the score in the series. The probability of their victory in the second game is 74%.
Yaroslav Pyatikh, Athletistic
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