Dimitri Kazionov was once again out of the lineup as #1 Kazan defeated #16 Novokuznetsk 7-3 to take a 2-0 series lead.
#3 Ufa defeated #14 SKA 4-2 today to take a 2-0 series lead. Anton But [3] had 2 penalty minutes in the match for St. Petersburg.
#4 Magnitogorsk toppled #13 Tver 5-2 to take a 2-0 series lead. Denis Kazionov [4] was scoreless in the match for Tver.
Vasily Koshechkin [5] allowed 5 goals in #11 Togliatti's 5-4 loss to #6 CSKA. CSKA takes a 2-0 series lead.
#7 Yaroslavl defeated #10 Dynamo 4-3 to take a 2-0 series lead. Evgeny Artyukhin [6] did not play for the Lokomotive. Albert Vishnyakov [7] did not play for Dynamo.
Alexei Glukhov [8] was scoreless as #8 Khimik shut out #9 Cherepovets 4-0. Severstal has yet to score a single goal in the series and trails 2-0 overall.
The favored teams are a perfect 16-0 thus far in the Superleague playoffs.