Series stand
CSKA leads the series 2-1 (2:0, 3:2, 2:6).
About the game
The Railwaymen returned to Yaroslavl with a bang, scoring six goals to CSKA, opposite to the just two tallies in the first couple of games. Ivan Chekhovich posted his first postseason hat-trick, while Pavel Kraskovsky, Alexei Marchenko, and Andrei Sergeyev had two points each as Lokomotiv grabbed game three on home soil.
CSKA’s forward Maxim Mamin is on a four-game scoring streak, with 4 (2+2) points over that span.
Milestone alert
CSKA’s defenseman Darren Dietz may score his 200th KHL point (currently at 199).
CSKA’s forward Pavel Karnaukhov may reach 100 points in the KHL (currently at 99).
CSKA’s defenseman Nikita Nesterov lines up for his 100 postseason game in the KHL.
