Second match of KHL playoffs in Balashikha: Salavat Yulaev will try to even score with Avangard
On March 3, the second battle of the playoff series between Omsk Avangard and Ufa Salavat Yulaev will take place on the ice arena in Balashikha. Players of Bob Hartley won the match on March 1 and went ahead. The team of Nikolai Tsulygin today should try to return with a victory to Ufa.
In the first match, the Ufa team was disciplined. Defender Mikhail Pashnin could not cope with emotions and hit the opponent in the face. He had a four-minute penalty for this.
Therefore, in the second match of the Salavat series, it is necessary to have fewer penalties and not make such blunders. The Bashkir team should concentrate on the opponent’s mistakes, as in the first match, the guests did not win a single second of the powerplay.
Juha Metsola failed to save four goals for the period. His opponent, Igor Bobkov, repeatedly saved Avangard and looked more confident compared to him.
The stakes of the bookmakers suggest that it is not worth waiting today for such a high scoring game as on March 1. The match starts at 21.30 Ufa time. The live broadcast of the Avangard - Salavat Yulaev match will be on BST, KHL TV HD, Kurai TV (in Bashkir language).