Vladimir Bryukvin could have scored CSKA's first rubber in the first period for CSKA, but the bar was in play for the visitors. Andrei Svetlakov, Mikhail Grigorenko and Maksim Mamin also had excellent chances. The Petersburgers also caused a lot of problems for Adam Reideborn. CSKA were outclassed twice, but held on. The score was 0-0 after 20 minutes.
In the second period Sergey Fedorov's team got going from the start, but the visitors' goalkeeper also worked reliably. The score began to change on 28 minutes. Marat Khusnutdinov put SKA ahead with a shot from the blue line. Adam Reideborn was shut down and couldn't help CSKA. The visitors went into the second break with a with a minimal advantage, 0-1.
Less than three minutes from the beginning of the third period, Konstantin Okulov equalized the score. Three minutes into the third period, Konstantin Okulov evened the score. Five minutes later, Okulov scored a double and put CSKA ahead in the derby — 2:1. A carom from a SKA defender helped in the second goal. The away side tried to get back into the game, but Maxim Sorokin's puck set the final score. 3:1 — victory in the army derby!
