Series stand
The series is tied 1-1 (2:5, 3:2 2OT).
About the game
Nikita Guslistov found the back of the net three minutes after the start of the second OT – and after getting rid of CSKA’s Nikita Nesterov on the hosts’ blueline – as the Muscovites threw away a 2:1 lead with less than ten minutes to go in the third period. Severstal’s Alexander Samonov posted 52 saves for the Steelers.
Severstal’s defenseman Robin Press is on a three-game scoring streak, with 3 (1+2) points over that span.
CSKA’s forward Sergei Plotnikov is on a six-game scoring streak, with 10 (7+3) points.
Milestone alert
CSKA’s forward Mikhail Grigorenko may reach 250 points in the KHL (currently at 248).
