The Hammer Miner. Betting Tip (cf 2.01) and bets on the VHL match

The miner made a great start to the first series of the Petrov Cup, winning three consecutive victories over the Hammer. In the fourth match, the club had a great opportunity to achieve a decisive victory, but it was unable to realize its attacking potential, suffering an insulting defeat in overtime (2:3), which completely changed the course of the first round. Returning to their home arena, Verkhnepyshmin suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 0:6, which surprised all hockey fans. Next, the team went back to playing on the road, where they corrected defensive errors and were supposed to win in regular time, but missed the puck just one second before the final whistle, allowing the Permians to equalize, and in the end they lost again in overtime (1:2). Now Gornyak himself is on the verge of relegation from the playoffs.

The hammer initially looked better than the Miner in the first round of the playoffs, especially in terms of the attacking line, but the team was seriously unlucky with the implementation of the moments, which led to as many as three defeats in a row and put the club on the verge of relegation from the playoffs. Few people could have expected that the Permians would not just stay in the draw, but would be able to even the score in the series. The club, with the support of its native stands, won the first victory, snatching it in overtime (3:2), and then did not miss a single goal at all, defeating the opponent dry (6:0). The sixth meeting did not initially go according to plan. The opponent earned an advantage in the initial twenty minutes, and managed to win back just a second before the final whistle, miraculously winning for the third time in a row.