Hk Dinamo St Petersburg vs Buran Prediction
📢 Can Voronezh break the streak in their away game? After three consecutive victories, the "Hurricanes" suffered a heavy defeat against Dynamo in Sunday's match. The fifth encounter is set to take place in Saint Petersburg, where Dynamo have lost only 3 out of their last ten regular-season games.
Head-to-Head
In the regular season, the "Hurricanes" and "Dynamo" faced off in two matches. On both occasions, the St. Petersburg side emerged victorious (2-1 OT; 8-2).
The playoff series has been quite a mixed bag for the team from the northern capital. Igor Grishin's squad has already suffered three losses (2-3; 2-5; 1-2), but on Sunday they managed to bounce back with a commanding 4-0 victory. The hero of the matchup was 27-year-old Danila Kvartalnov, who notched a brace and an assist.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results
Hk Dinamo St Petersburg Team Overview
Igor Grishin's squad secured second place at the end of the regular season, but they faltered in the playoffs, crashing out in the first round's opening games. Notably, last year the team from St. Petersburg suffered a 0-4 defeat against Almetyevsk's Neftyanik in the 1/8 finals of the playoffs. In their encounters with the "Hurricanes," Grishin's men faced a well-organized defense and failed to capitalize on most of their opportunities.
The fourth game could have been the last for Dynamo, but an outstanding performance from the first line and a shutout by Evgeny Yaroslavlev secured a crucial victory for the team.
Match Results: Hk Dinamo St Petersburg
Buran Team Overview
The Voronezh club has emerged as the revelation of the Petrov Cup tournament. Ranked 15th, they have certainly given one of the trophy favorites a run for their money.
Under the guidance of Philipp Metlyuk, the team began to thrill their fans towards the end of the regular season, securing five consecutive victories and netting 25 goals.
The series against the St. Petersburg side has unfolded in a paradoxical manner; the team that shows more attacking prowess and takes more shots on goal ultimately ends up losing. This was evident in Sunday's match when the Voronezh players fired 60 shots (compared to Dynamo's 37) but still lost decisively.
Forward Vadim Fattakhov has been a standout in this series, scoring a brace in the second away game and providing an assist to Svyatoslav Dorokhov on March 28. Vadim had an impressive regular season, tallying 21 goals and 17 assists.
Match Results: Buran
🏒 Projected Lineups
Dynamo: Yaroslavlev - Averin, Berdyukov - Andreyev, Kvartalnov, Bain
Buran: Lysenkov - Tyuvilin, Alishlalov - Mitrofanov, Polyakov, Alekseev
🥅 Goalies
30-year-old Evgeny Yaroslavlev has delivered impressive performances this season, featuring in 36 regular season games with a goals-against average (GAA) of 1.96. Evgeny even managed to play 3 games in the KHL for Dynamo Moscow. In the playoffs, after a rocky start, the goalie finally showcased his high level by shutting out Voronezh in Sunday's game.
27-year-old Nikita Lysenkov has appeared in 45 regular season games, posting a respectable GAA of 2.38. In the playoffs, the netminder has generally performed well, stopping 119 shots so far and maintaining a GAA of 2.49.
Editorial Prediction
The matches in Voronezh have demonstrated that Dynamo have tightened up their defense and found solutions in attack. As one of the leaders of the regular season, they will be doing everything possible to salvage the series. In the upcoming match, both teams are likely to focus on defense, as the risk of conceding a counterattack in such crucial series games is too high. Considering Voronezh's low scoring in their home games and the fact that in most head-to-heads with St. Petersburg, the paratroopers haven't been particularly prolific, we suggest betting on Burans' individual total under 2.5 goals.
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