SKA vs CSKA. Who will be stronger in the army derby?
The second army derby this season will be held this time in St. Petersburg. On Tuesday, November 22, the St. Petersburg Ice Palace will be the venue for the match between the leaders of the Western Conference - local SKA and CSKA Moscow.
The St. Petersburg club gave an impressive start to the season, having managed to win 25 victories in 27 first matches. None of the competitors could support such a starting spurt, so at some point the gap between SKA and the nearest pursuer exceeded ten points. It was clear that it was unrealistic to maintain a similar pace throughout the entire tournament distance, so a certain decline in the game of the army club was expected. The army team's problems began during a visit to the Far East, when in the matches against Admiral and Amur, Roman Rotenberg's wards took only a point, having managed to catch a draw in the game against the Khabarovsk team. This was followed by a 2-3 defeat in Novosibirsk from local Siberia.
Having stopped for one match in St. Petersburg, the army team, it would seem, interrupted the black streak, defeating Dynamo Minsk with a score of 7-2, but the next two away matches ended again not in favor of the St. Petersburg team. First, there was a 2-5 defeat in Kazan from Ak Bars, and then the second team of Tatarstan, Neftekhimik, also beat the army team with a score of 2-1. A series of defeats did not particularly affect the standings of SKA, the St. Petersburg team is still leading the championship standings, with 52 points scored ahead of the nearest pursuer by 9 points.
CSKA
And the main competitor of SKA in the West is precisely the second army club - Moscow CSKA. At first glance, the gap is serious - 9 points, but here you need to take into account the fact that the capital's hockey players played three matches less in the championship and, under certain scenarios, the gap can be reduced to only three points. It is curious that if SKA gave a powerful start to the championship, having noticeably slowed down in the current segment, then Sergei Fedorov's wards, on the contrary, had an inexpressive September, adding seriously in October.
The army team is shooting in series, after 11 wins in October, CSKA lost three games in a row in early November. Now the capital's hockey players are planning another protracted winning streak. At the moment, three victories have been won in a row - 8:5 over Dynamo Minsk, 2:0 over Admiral and 4:2 in the capital derby over Spartak. The main landmark in the standings is SKA, but do not forget about the pursuers. Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo and Yaroslavl Lokomotiv are breathing in the back, lagging behind by three points.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on SKA vs CSKA
SKAThe St. Petersburg club gave an impressive start to the season, having managed to win 25 victories in 27 first matches. None of the competitors could support such a starting spurt, so at some point the gap between SKA and the nearest pursuer exceeded ten points. It was clear that it was unrealistic to maintain a similar pace throughout the entire tournament distance, so a certain decline in the game of the army club was expected. The army team's problems began during a visit to the Far East, when in the matches against Admiral and Amur, Roman Rotenberg's wards took only a point, having managed to catch a draw in the game against the Khabarovsk team. This was followed by a 2-3 defeat in Novosibirsk from local Siberia.
Having stopped for one match in St. Petersburg, the army team, it would seem, interrupted the black streak, defeating Dynamo Minsk with a score of 7-2, but the next two away matches ended again not in favor of the St. Petersburg team. First, there was a 2-5 defeat in Kazan from Ak Bars, and then the second team of Tatarstan, Neftekhimik, also beat the army team with a score of 2-1. A series of defeats did not particularly affect the standings of SKA, the St. Petersburg team is still leading the championship standings, with 52 points scored ahead of the nearest pursuer by 9 points.
CSKA
And the main competitor of SKA in the West is precisely the second army club - Moscow CSKA. At first glance, the gap is serious - 9 points, but here you need to take into account the fact that the capital's hockey players played three matches less in the championship and, under certain scenarios, the gap can be reduced to only three points. It is curious that if SKA gave a powerful start to the championship, having noticeably slowed down in the current segment, then Sergei Fedorov's wards, on the contrary, had an inexpressive September, adding seriously in October.
The army team is shooting in series, after 11 wins in October, CSKA lost three games in a row in early November. Now the capital's hockey players are planning another protracted winning streak. At the moment, three victories have been won in a row - 8:5 over Dynamo Minsk, 2:0 over Admiral and 4:2 in the capital derby over Spartak. The main landmark in the standings is SKA, but do not forget about the pursuers. Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo and Yaroslavl Lokomotiv are breathing in the back, lagging behind by three points.
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