Avangard and SKA won clean victories and reached the quarterfinals of the Gagarin Cup. Reed Boucher scored a double and strengthened the lead in the scorers' race.
Nikita Serebryakov not only made 17 saves, but also recorded an assist. Omsk were considered the clear favorites in the confrontation with Lada and fully justified their status. Nizhny Novgorod team, even with such intrigue, still almost revived an unimpressive game against Metallurg.