Amur vs Metallurg. Will Magnitogorsk be able to put a winning point in this series?
The cup confrontation between Amur and Metallurg reached the sixth match. This time the teams will play on March 11 in Khabarovsk, on the ice of the local Platinum Arena. At the moment the score in the series is 3-2 in favor of Metallurg.
No matter how the current series ends, it is already worth noting that Amur showed his best result in the playoffs in the entire existence of the KHL. Before this, the Khabarovsk team were eliminated twice in the first round, losing to Omsk Avangard 0-4 in the 2011/12 season, and 1-4 to Ak Bars Kazan in the 2017/18 season. Now the Khabarovsk team has already been able to beat the best team in the Eastern Conference twice, and the series continues, so Amur can still lay claim to more.
While this confrontation follows one scenario, Metallurg takes the lead, Amur is in the role of catching up. This was done twice, and one of the victories was won in Magnitogorsk. Having started the series with a 1-2 away defeat, Amur was stronger in the next match, defeating Metallurg with a score of 3-2. History repeated itself in Khabarovsk, where Amur again initially lost 2-3, but then played a great match that ended in a convincing victory 5-2. Now the Khabarovsk team has no room for error; a 1-3 defeat in the fifth match put Amur on the brink of elimination from the cup, so they need to win at home.
Metallurg
The excellent performance of Andrei Razin's team during the regular season automatically placed Metallurg among the main contenders for victory in the Gagarin Cup. The final first place in the East sent the Ural club to a rendezvous with Amur, which guaranteed Metallurg at least one flight to Khabarovsk. Taking into account the tight schedule of games in the playoffs, and teams have to play every other day, such a flight is clearly not good for the team.
As the course of this series showed, the matter was not limited to one visit to Khabarovsk. Metallurg started the first round with a 2-1 home victory, but failed to build on the success. In the second match, Amur was stronger, beating Magnitka with a score of 3-2. In Khabarovsk, the rivals again exchanged victories, thus extending the series to at least six matches. To some extent, the sixth match of the series, held in Magnitogorsk, became the key one. Metallurg finally confirmed its status as a favorite, deciding the outcome of the match by the middle of the second period. Three goals scored by Geraskin, Kantserov and Yurov allowed Metallurg to calmly finish the match. At the end of the match, Amur scored one goal, but this goal did not affect the overall impression of Metallurg’s confident play.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Amur vs Metallurg
AmurNo matter how the current series ends, it is already worth noting that Amur showed his best result in the playoffs in the entire existence of the KHL. Before this, the Khabarovsk team were eliminated twice in the first round, losing to Omsk Avangard 0-4 in the 2011/12 season, and 1-4 to Ak Bars Kazan in the 2017/18 season. Now the Khabarovsk team has already been able to beat the best team in the Eastern Conference twice, and the series continues, so Amur can still lay claim to more.
While this confrontation follows one scenario, Metallurg takes the lead, Amur is in the role of catching up. This was done twice, and one of the victories was won in Magnitogorsk. Having started the series with a 1-2 away defeat, Amur was stronger in the next match, defeating Metallurg with a score of 3-2. History repeated itself in Khabarovsk, where Amur again initially lost 2-3, but then played a great match that ended in a convincing victory 5-2. Now the Khabarovsk team has no room for error; a 1-3 defeat in the fifth match put Amur on the brink of elimination from the cup, so they need to win at home.
Metallurg
The excellent performance of Andrei Razin's team during the regular season automatically placed Metallurg among the main contenders for victory in the Gagarin Cup. The final first place in the East sent the Ural club to a rendezvous with Amur, which guaranteed Metallurg at least one flight to Khabarovsk. Taking into account the tight schedule of games in the playoffs, and teams have to play every other day, such a flight is clearly not good for the team.
As the course of this series showed, the matter was not limited to one visit to Khabarovsk. Metallurg started the first round with a 2-1 home victory, but failed to build on the success. In the second match, Amur was stronger, beating Magnitka with a score of 3-2. In Khabarovsk, the rivals again exchanged victories, thus extending the series to at least six matches. To some extent, the sixth match of the series, held in Magnitogorsk, became the key one. Metallurg finally confirmed its status as a favorite, deciding the outcome of the match by the middle of the second period. Three goals scored by Geraskin, Kantserov and Yurov allowed Metallurg to calmly finish the match. At the end of the match, Amur scored one goal, but this goal did not affect the overall impression of Metallurg’s confident play.
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