Dynamo Moscow vs CSKA. Will the army team put an end to this series?
On Wednesday, March 23, the capital's VTB Arena will host the fourth match of the second round of the playoffs between two Moscow teams - Dynamo and CSKA. The score in the series is 3-0 in favor of CSKA.
The Blue and White continue to suffer losses during the playoff series. Two forwards - Canadian Eric O'Dell and Swede Andre Petersson have already left the team after the first round, another attacking player Anton Vedin, who, according to official information, is on the list of injured, is now suspended. Particularly sensitive is the loss of Eric O'Dell, a backbone player of the second link. The Canadian striker has 8 points for performance in the first round series against Severstal, which in many ways helped Dynamo turn the unsuccessful series in their favor.
The shortage of specialized forwards also affects the confrontation with the army team. The opponent takes his precisely long bench, while Dynamo is noticeably limited in the line of attack. There is a trio of Shipacheva, there is a young Rashevsky, but as the opening matches show, this is not enough to beat CSKA. 2-3 and 2-4, with such a score, the blue and white lost the first two matches of the series, which took place on army ice. The defeat in the second match looks especially offensive, when Alexei Kudashov's wards equalized the score twice during the game, but almost immediately (in the first case after 34 seconds, in the second 24) they managed to pass into their own net. According to a similar scenario, the third match of these teams also took place. Dynamo again equalize, but still miss the decisive goal in the third period.
CSKA
The army team, pursued by a flurry of criticism throughout the regular season, miraculously changed during the cup stage. The attack, which looked frankly faded throughout the season, worked productively, the defense line continues to operate confidently, led by Olympic medalist Ivan Fedotov. That is, it is now becoming clear what Sergei Fedorov wants to see from his wards, for whom the current season is his debut as the head coach of the KHL team.
In the first round, the army team unexpectedly easily dealt with the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, headed by the former coach of the army team, Igor Nikitin. Contrary to expectations, the series did not drag on. The army team won four victories in a row, sending the railroad workers on early leave. According to a similar scenario, a series of the second round against fellow countrymen from Dynamo is still going on. It cannot be said that the advantage of the army team is overwhelming, but the constant methodical pressure is doing its job and now the army team is already leading in the series with a score of 3-0. CSKA hockey players won two home matches with a score of 3-2 and 4-2, and the third match was conditionally guest with a score of 2-1.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Dynamo Moscow vs CSKA
Dynamo MoscowThe Blue and White continue to suffer losses during the playoff series. Two forwards - Canadian Eric O'Dell and Swede Andre Petersson have already left the team after the first round, another attacking player Anton Vedin, who, according to official information, is on the list of injured, is now suspended. Particularly sensitive is the loss of Eric O'Dell, a backbone player of the second link. The Canadian striker has 8 points for performance in the first round series against Severstal, which in many ways helped Dynamo turn the unsuccessful series in their favor.
The shortage of specialized forwards also affects the confrontation with the army team. The opponent takes his precisely long bench, while Dynamo is noticeably limited in the line of attack. There is a trio of Shipacheva, there is a young Rashevsky, but as the opening matches show, this is not enough to beat CSKA. 2-3 and 2-4, with such a score, the blue and white lost the first two matches of the series, which took place on army ice. The defeat in the second match looks especially offensive, when Alexei Kudashov's wards equalized the score twice during the game, but almost immediately (in the first case after 34 seconds, in the second 24) they managed to pass into their own net. According to a similar scenario, the third match of these teams also took place. Dynamo again equalize, but still miss the decisive goal in the third period.
CSKA
The army team, pursued by a flurry of criticism throughout the regular season, miraculously changed during the cup stage. The attack, which looked frankly faded throughout the season, worked productively, the defense line continues to operate confidently, led by Olympic medalist Ivan Fedotov. That is, it is now becoming clear what Sergei Fedorov wants to see from his wards, for whom the current season is his debut as the head coach of the KHL team.
In the first round, the army team unexpectedly easily dealt with the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, headed by the former coach of the army team, Igor Nikitin. Contrary to expectations, the series did not drag on. The army team won four victories in a row, sending the railroad workers on early leave. According to a similar scenario, a series of the second round against fellow countrymen from Dynamo is still going on. It cannot be said that the advantage of the army team is overwhelming, but the constant methodical pressure is doing its job and now the army team is already leading in the series with a score of 3-0. CSKA hockey players won two home matches with a score of 3-2 and 4-2, and the third match was conditionally guest with a score of 2-1.
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