The meeting, held in Balashikha near Moscow, ended with the score 2-0 in favor of the guests.

CSKA won the puck Sergei Andronov and Mikhail Grigorenko, who hit the empty net in the end of the match.

The score in the series to four wins was 3-0 in favor of CSKA. The fourth game will be held in Balashikha on April 19.

Earlier it was reported that Arkady Rotenberg plans to help the Moscow hockey club Dynamo.