The first period was an equal struggle, but in certain segments CSKA managed to seize the advantage. This is evidenced by the minimum margin for shots on target of 10:7. Of the obvious moments, Traktor had a draw of excess after sending-off of Anton Slepyshev, but the CSKA stood out with 0:0.
In the second period, the game followed a similar scenario. But in the end, there remained three of CSKA— Roman Kalinichenko and Fredrik Klasson were sent off. Anton Burdasov opened the score in the match with a powerful shot and put the hosts ahead. When it seemed that Traktor would be in the lead for the break, Andrey Svetlakov said his word. 17 seconds before the break, the CSKA striker equalized the score after Plotnikov's pass, making the score 1:1.
The third period began with the sending-off of Nikita Soshnikov. The CSKA did not delay and used the power play. Sergey Plotnikov scored from the passes of Kamenev and Nesterov — 1:2 in favor of CSKA. As a result, the goal became victorious. We are taking away two points from Chelyabinsk!
