Metallurg defeated Avtomobilist in the opening match of the Gagarin Cup semifinals. Andrei Razin's team had the advantage most of the time and spent a total of 8 minutes 55 seconds in the power play.
Pavel Akolzin hit an empty net and Danil Romantsev still caught Ilya Nabokov by surprise, whose dry streak ended at 128 minutes 6 seconds. Nikolai Zavarukhin’s wards had no choice but to go forward with large forces and take risks.