On April 12, the third game of the final playoff series of the Moscow Championship playoffs took place between CSKA and Krylya Sovetov, teams born in 2009. The Army men confidently led the series 2-0 (6:1, 5:3), so this game was decisive for them.
In the first period, the teams were just starting to play out. All the events took place in the second twenty minutes of the game. Nikita Sinikin, the only player born in 2010 in CSKA-2009, opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Then the Army team survived a minority and went into the break with a one-game lead.
In the middle of the third period, Mikhail Deyev's team earned a penalty, which led to a missed puck. The even score didn't stay on the scoreboard for long. Three and a half minutes later, Artem Mishin scored his second goal for the Krylia Sovetovs: after a bit of play in the opponent's zone, Mishin flicked the puck into the net. Two minutes later, the Krylia Sovetov goal was hit again. This time Nazar Privalov took the puck from behind the goal and put it in the net. The fourth goal didn't take long to come: in the minority, Vladimir Shtyrkhunov received a pass from Privalov, then went 1-on-1 with the goalie and beat him. A minute before the end of the game, the Army team had a chance to realize the majority. With five seconds left before the siren, Artem Katsuro found an empty corner in the opponent's goal. With a 5-1 score CSKA-2009 confidently beat Krylia Sovetov in the third game of the final series.
The Army men did not lose a single game in the regular season and playoffs. Our team will go to the finals of the Russian Championship in St. Petersburg.
