Vanguard Regains Lead Over Metallurg After Surrendering Three-Goal Advantage

Moscow, March 19 – Avangard Omsk defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk in Game 2 of the KHL’s second-round series.

The meeting in Omsk ended with a score of 4: 3 (3: 0, 0: 2, 1: 1) in favor of the hosts. Pavel Didunov (6th min), Alex Broadhurst (14th) and Red Boucher (19th and 48th) distinguished themselves in the Avangard. At Metallurg, Pavel Akulzin (23), Grigory Dronov (26) and Nikita Korostelev (45) scored.

Metallurg defender Artem Zhemchenok played his 500th Premier League match.

“Vanguard” consolidated the advantage in the confrontation with four victories – 2-0. The third match of the 1/4 finals series of the Gagarin Cup will be held in Magnitogorsk on March 21.