The beginning of the second match of the series was the same as in the first meeting. Lokomotiv tried to get into the game as actively as possible. A day earlier, the Yaroslavl team could not convert their own chances, but today the plan worked. Denis Alekseev threw from the blue line and after the rebounds, the puck went into the Reideborn goal. At the end of the period, CSKA had a numerical advantage, but it did not work out. The guests retained a minimal advantage in the score.
In the second period, Lokomotiv was able to double the advantage — Maxim Berezkin scored. Then CSKA began to seize the initiative and show character. First, Maxim Mamin reduced the gap in the score — 1:2. Less than a minute later Darren Dietz scored the second goal — 2:2.
In the third period, the game went to the decisive goal. It turned out to be performed by CSKA, Mikhail Grigorenko is the author of the winning goal. This point was the 12th for the striker in seven playoff games. Vladislav Kamenev scored his 100th point in the KHL, and Konstantin Okulov became the best scorer of the CSKA club in the history of the KHL. A beautiful victory and 2:0 in the series!
