Ruslan Iskhakov, who missed the previous games, came into the starting lineup for the third game of the series against Minsk. This was the main change, and as it turned out, it played an important role. 

But the visitors scored first. The first dangerous shot into the net became a goal. Minsk opened the scoring for the first time in the series, but it didn't embarrass the Army team. Our team continued to play power hockey, overpowering the opponent, played more active on offense and finally waited for their chance. Ruslan Iskhakov ran into the breakaway, gave a pass to Egor Afanasiev, the puck hit his stick and flew into the goal - 1:1. For a long time after that the score didn't change. The important moment was when Ivan Prosvetov deflected a shootout. Ruslan Iskhakov gave CSKA the lead, for whom Denis Guryanov organized good traffic in front of the goalie. After that, our team was hard to stop. Afanasiev beat the goalie with a shot into the near corner, and Ivan Drozdov realized a one-on-one opportunity without even throwing. 

4:1 - a confident victory with good play. The score in the series is as close as possible, 1-2. On April 1, the fourth game will be held.