Traktor knocked out Salavat, Metallurg put the squeeze on Amur, and Dynamo got themselves into trouble in the KHL playoffs. Traktor and Metallurg won the sixth matches of the series and made it to the quarterfinals of the Gagarin Cup.
Dynamo Moscow, at home in the absence of Nikita Gusev, allowed Minsky to take over in extra time and will be forced to visit Belarus again. Earlier, CSKA and Ak Bars, who met in the final of the previous edition, finished the fight. Now they are accompanied by Salav at Yulaev, who took third place in the Eastern Conference at the end of the regular season.