CSKA again started with a fast goal. Popov assisted Tolchinskiy, and Sergey easily scored. But after this episode CSKA was strugglling to increase advantage for some time despite the team was playing better than the opponent.
In the third period Sochi couldn't defend anymore, and CSKA destroyed the visiting team scoring 5 times. Anton Slepyshev scored twice with assistance of Kirill Kaprizov who is team's top scorer. Unfortunately at 58:57 Sochi was able to score and deprive Lars Johansson a shutout.
CSKA (MOSCOW) – SOCHI (SOCHI) – 6:1 (1:0, 1:0, 4:1)
GOALS:
02:50 1:0 10.Tolchinskiy (22.Popov). CSKA
40:53 2:0 9.Slepyshev (97.Kaprizov, 23.Kempe). CSKA
47:21 3:0 71.Okulov (78.Shalunov). CSKA
49:35 4:0 9.Slepyshev (97.Kaprizov, 89.Nesterov). CSKA
50:45 5:0 89.Nesterov (9.Slepyshev). CSKA. Power play
Shots: 54 (18-16-20) – 38 (15-8-15)
Shots on goal: 33 (10-9-14) – 15 (2-4-9)
Faceoffs: 30 (10-9-11) – 20 (4-6-10)
Blocked shots: 13 (10-1-2) – 15 (7-4-4)
Hits: 4 (1-2-1) – 14 (6-6-2)
Time on attack: 11:38 (03:29-03:38-04:31) – 09:13 (02:28-03:27-03:18)
PIM: 6 (0-2-4) – 8 (0-2-6)
CSKA:
31.Johansson (30.Scotnikov)
97.Kaprizov – 23.Kempe – 9.Slepyshev
88.Blazhiyevsky – 89.Nesterov(А)
92.Sekac – 78.Shalunov – 71.Okulov
6.Dahlback– 53.Marchenko
98.Mamin – 11.Andronov (C) – 21.Kalinin
55.Kiselevich – 37.Robinson (А)
22.Popov – 15.Karnaukhov – 10.Tolchinskiy
27.Sorkin
34.Nalimov (77.Akhmetov)
21.Lugin (C) – 18.Makarenko – 24.Leshchenko
15.Bertilsson – 60.Rundblad
96.Altybarmakyan – 87.Rosen – 23.Stefanovich
47.Petrov (A) – 75.Pogorishny
54.Mosalyov – 33.Tochitsky - 93.Shmelyov
5.Abrosimov – 23.Vorobyov
22.Vyglazov – 48.Rybakov – 98.Rakhimullin
2.Alexandrov – 52.Gordeyev