CSKA lost to Lokomotiv in overtime, Ak Bars suffered a third defeat in a row in the Gagarin Cup. Dynamo Moscow strengthened their lead in the series with their teammates from Minsk.

Avangard again prevailed over Lada thanks to three points from Reed Boucher, and SKA defeated Torpedo. Metallurg and Salavat Yulaev were sensationally beaten by “Admiral” and now it cannot cope with “Traktor”