MOSCOW, March 1 CSKA Moscow hockey players beat Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in overtime of the first match of the series 1/8 finals of the Gagarin Cup. The meeting in Moscow ended with the victory of the army team with a score of 4:3 (1:0, 1:2, 1:1, 1:0). In regular time, goals were scored by Georgy Ivanov (21st minute), Maxim Shalunov (39) and Alexei Marchenko (52) for the guests, Mikhail Grigorenko (3), Anton Slepyshev (38) and Konstantin Okulov (56) scored for the hosts. The decisive goal in overtime was scored by CSKA forward Maxim Sorkin (64). The score in the series up to four wins was 1-0 in favor of CSKA. The next meeting of the teams will take place on March 3. On February 16, the KHL Board approved a change in the structure of the 2021/22 season championship. According to the changes adopted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season draw was completed ahead of schedule, and the start of the playoffs was scheduled for March 1. According to the results of the regular season, CSKA took third place in the Western Conference, and Lokomotiv — sixth.
