SKA AND DYNAMO: TWO GAMES DOWN

Yesterday favourites of KHL Western Conference SKA and Dynamo Moscow lost their second matches of play-off series, while Dynamo Riga and Spartak are one step from advancing to the quarterfinals.


Dynamo Moscow – Spartak 0:1 (0-2 in the series)

"Ahead of the first match of the series I promised that we will play better and better", said Spartak head coach Milos Riha. "It’s good that we’ve done everything for our victory before the third period".

SKA – Dynamo Riga 1:3 (0-2 in the series)

SKA St. Petersburg surprisingly lost the second game of the series against Dynamo Riga. "Attack is the key of success, but we don’t score", said SKA star Maxim Sushinsky.

"Most likely the main reason of it is psychology. All journalists wrote that we are already in the final, but in order to reach the final game, it’s necessary to win the first round".

"Pressure will be even bigger in the third match of the series, but we have nothing to lose".

"We began the match well and kept on playing our hockey in the second period, however we made several mistakes and conceded two goals in short period of time", said SKA head coach Barry Smith.

"Though we created many scoring opportunities, we were not lucky".

HC MVD – CSKA 4:2 (2-0 in the series)

Atlant – Lokomotiv 4:3 OT (1-1 in the series)