In the Gagarin Cup match, Omsk Avangard defeated Yaroslavl Lokomotiv away.
The meeting ended with the score 2:1 (overtime).
Among the winners, Semyon Chistyakov and Reed Boucher stood out. Stepan Nikulin scored the goal for Lokomotiv.
Lokomotiv is the leader of the best of four series with a score of 2:1. The next match will be played in Yaroslavl on March 22.
After the second game of the series, Mikhail Kravets was fired from his post as head coach of Avangard.
CSKA Moscow, the current winner of the Gagarin Cup, lost to Lokomotiv in the first round of the play-offs.
Avangard became the winner of the Gagarin Cup of the 2020/21 season. Lokomotiv reached the final of the Gagarin Cup in the 2008/09 season and lost to Ak Bars Kazan in seven games.
The International Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council meeting, where it was decided to extend the suspension of the Russians, took place on February 12-13. According to the IIHF press service, the council will continue to monitor the situation and in May 2025 will consider the reintegration of the Russian and Belarusian national teams for the 2025/26 season.
Previously president of the Media League named favorites Gagarin Cup.