The first period of the match in Cherepovets turned out to be eventful. Severstal had three dissmissals, CSKA also received two minutes. Just the game in the powerplay helped CSKA to change the score. There remained three of the hosts, and Mikhail Grigorenko quickly punished them for it. Severstal showed character again and equalized with the efforts of Adam Lishka. CSKA had a few more cool moments, but Alexander Samonov worked wonders in the goal of the hosts. Nevertheless, CSKA still achieved going on a break in the leaders. 40 seconds before the end of the period, Anton Slepyshev made the score — 2:1 in favor of CSKA.
The CSKA players started the second period unsuccessfully, there remained only three of them. Egor Morozov quickly equalized the score for Severstal — 2:2. Maxim Mamin from the transfer of Mikhail Grigorenko brought CSKA forward again, but this advantage lasted only 9 seconds. Daniil Vovchenko immediately returned a draw. The second period ended with a score of 3:3.
In the third period, the game heated up to the limit. The hosts took the lead for the first time in the match through the efforts of Daniil Vovchenko, who scored a double. CSKA immediately recouped after Anton Slepyshev's throw, but the puck was canceled due to the offside position. At the very end, the hosts hit an empty gate. Losing in Cherepovets.
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