Salavat Yulaev is a Locomotive. Betting Tip (cf 2.00) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

The first two matches of the series were held in an expected stubborn struggle and did not bring laurels to the Ufa team, it failed to deprive the opponent of the advantage of its ice. Moreover, the Ufa team failed to hit the opponent's goal once in six periods. The signs of these matches were goal-scoring austerity, however, often characteristic of relegation games. A similar pattern was observed at the beginning of the Salavat-Avtomobilist series, when in the first two matches the opponents scored only three goals between the two. But in the next two (which took place, by the way, in Ufa, where the hosts acted much more aggressively than in the guests) – as many as 14.

In the second match in Yaroslavl on April 10, Ilya Konovalov got into the goal of the guests and generally played at a good level, repeatedly helping the team out in difficult situations. But the offensive actions were again not very effective, although the current leaders of the attack tried to be active: Sheldon Rempal scored seven shots on goal, Maxim Kuznetsov – two, Egor Suchkov – three. Defender Yaroslav Tsulygin shot at the goal four times. In the third period, with the score 0:1, Ufa players twice had the opportunity to play in the numerical majority, but could not take advantage of it. 

Disqualifications and injuries

Alexander Komarov and Evgeny Kulik will not play in the third match of the series.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, the greens receive 6.13 penalty minutes per match.
• The team makes an average of 32 shots per match.

Current form

In an effort to squeeze the maximum result out of home matches, Lokomotiv played them more actively than the opponent – the railwaymen had more possession of the puck, they threw more often. In the end, this brought its own result, although Ufa residents selflessly fought and carried out sharp counterattacks. The fate of the second match was decided by the individual actions of the key players of the Yaroslavl team. In a protracted positional attack at the very end of the second period, Byron Frese scored a perfect shot into the top corner after a well-timed pass from Alexander Radulov from Gretzky's box behind Ilya Konovalov's goal. Radulov secured the title of the main star of the match at the end of the 59th minute, when, being in the top five defending against the attacks of six opponents, he showed amazing composure and sent the puck across the court from the depths of his zone into the empty gates of the guests. Another undisputed hero of the match was goalkeeper Daniil Isaev, who scored for the third time in seven games of the current playoffs.

Having won twice at home, Lokomotiv created a good foundation before the two away matches. Alexander Radulov leads the list of Lokomotiv's top scorers in the playoffs with seven points (3+4) in seven matches. Georgy Ivanov (3+2) and Rushan Rafikov (1+4) each scored five points for performance.

Disqualifications and injuries

All the players of the Locomotive are in the ranks.

Interesting betting trends

• Yaroslavl players concede an average of 1.43 goals per match.
• The club made only 8.5% of its shots in the playoffs.