Buran vs Hk Dinamo St Petersburg Prediction
📢 Can Dynamo secure their third consecutive victory? After a rocky start, Igor Grishin's squad has closed the gap on Voronezh. Currently, the Hurricanes lead the series 3-2.
Head-to-Head
In the regular season, the Hurricanes and Dynamo faced off twice. On both occasions, the team from St. Petersburg emerged victorious (2-1 OT; 8-2).
The playoff series has been a mixed bag for the team from the northern capital. Igor Grishin's squad has already suffered three defeats (2-3; 2-5; 1-2), but on Wednesday, they managed to defeat their opponents for the second consecutive time (2-0). The standout player of the last game was veteran defenseman Georgy Berdyukov, who recorded a power-play goal and a shorthanded assist.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results
Buran Team Overview
The Voronezh club can be considered the revelation of the Petrov Cup tournament. Ranked 15th, they gave one of the favorites for the main trophy a run for their money.
Under the guidance of Philipp Metlyuk, they began to excite fans at the tail end of the regular season, securing five consecutive victories and scoring 25 goals.
On April 2, the "Hurricanes" failed to score a single goal against the "Dynamo" squad. The Voronezh team managed to keep their opponents pinned in their own zone for extended periods, but their offensive efforts couldn't break through the St. Petersburg goalkeeper.
Currently, the team's top scorer is 21-year-old Vadim Fattakhov (2 goals and 1 assist).
Match Results: Buran
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, bowing out in the opening matches of the first round. Notably, last year, the team from St. Petersburg was swept 4-0 by Almetyevsk's Neftyanik in the 1/8 finals of the playoffs. In their clashes with the "Hurricanes," Grishin's players faced a well-organized defense and failed to capitalize on most of their opportunities.
The fifth game of the series could have been the last for the St. Petersburg side, but an outstanding performance in special teams and stellar play by goaltender Yevgeny Yaroslavlev kept Grishin's team in contention for success in this series.
The leading scorer for Dynamo is 27-year-old Maksim Bain (3+1). Previously, Maksim played for Tambov, Khimik, and Novokuznetsk Metallurg.
Match Results: Hk Dinamo St Petersburg
🏒 Projected Lineups
Burans: Lysenko - Tyuvilin, Alishlalov - Mitrofanov, Polyakov, Alekseev
Dynamo: Yaroslavlev - Averin, Berdyukov - Andreyev, Kvartalnov, Bain
🥅 Goalkeepers
In their last game, the coaching staff of Voronezh decided to start Dmitry Sharov, but for the upcoming match, they might opt for Nikita Lysenko once again. The 27-year-old goaltender played 45 games in the regular season, boasting a solid goals-against average of 2.38. In the playoffs, Lysenko has been impressive, stopping 119 shots so far and maintaining a GAA of 2.49.
Meanwhile, 30-year-old Yevgeny Yaroslavlev has delivered strong performances this season, featuring in 36 regular-season games with a GAA of 1.96. Yaroslavlev even made 3 appearances in the KHL for Moscow Dynamo. Despite a shaky start in the playoffs, he has since raised his game significantly, shutting out Voronezh twice in a row.
Editorial Prediction
Igor Grishin's squad are playing exceptional hockey, leaving no room for their opponents to capitalize on any chances. The upcoming game is set to be the series' most crucial, as a loss would see one of the regular season's top performers bow out of the playoffs. Considering Yevgeny Yaroslavlev's impressive performance as Dynamo's last line of defense and the fact that in their last 11 head-to-head encounters on Voronezh ice, more than four goals were scored only three times, we recommend betting on total under 4.5 goals.
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