Albert
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4d
My Prediction
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl by 2Summary:
We've got two competitive squads here with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Avangard Omsk squaring off for what we can only expect to be an intense third game in their current playoff series. Now, the goalkeepers for both teams seem to have ventured on a save-free vacation, with Lokomotiv's Daniil Isayev and Alexei Melnichuk, as well as Avangard's Mikhail Berdin and Nikita Serebryakov, all showing a zero save percentage this season and in the playoffs so far. Strange, but who are we to judge modern hockey strategies?
Diving into the key players, on the Lokomotiv side, we can't ignore the decorated Maxim Beryozkin and Alexander Radulov. They've had an impressive playoff run so far, with Beryozkin bagging a goal and three assists and Radulov picking up a goal and two assists. Artur Kayumov and Maxim Shalunov are no slouches either with identical stats of two goals and one assist in the playoffs.
For Avangard, sharpshooters are in abundance as well. Power players like Semyon Chistyakov, Michael McLeod and Nikolai Prokhorkin have all demonstrated their scoring capabilities. It's worth noting Prokhorkin's respectable haul of two goals and two assists in the playoffs and Chistyakov's outstanding performance of two goals, 3 assists in the playoffs.
Turning to the history books, these teams have been dancing quite the tango, with Lokomotiv enjoying a 3-2 advantage in their recent head-to-head clashes, including a convincing 4-1 win in the most recent game. Talk about the flames of a good rivalry.
In the past series, Yaroslavl had swept Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod aside with a ruthlessly decisive 4-0 series win, while Omsk staged a hard-fought 4-2 series victory against Metallurg Magnitogorsk.
Looking at the regular season records, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's strong showing of 49-16 stands taller than Avangard Omsk's respectable 41-24. Recent results have also seen both teams experiencing a mixed bag of fortunes, with each team taking a win off the other in their most recent encounters.
So, after taking the winding road through all those figures and stats, it seems like Lokomotiv Yaroslavl carries a slight edge coming into this game. But hey, who knows, maybe the zero-save strategy will stun us all.
Albert's Prediction: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl by 2