KHL Finals UPDATE!!!

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Lokomotiv Blanks Ak Bars in Game 3 of KHL Gagarin Cup Finals

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl defeated Ak Bars Kazan 3-0 today to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven KHL Gagarin Cup finals.

Lokomotiv, playing on their home ice at UKSK Arena 2000, wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. With the “Railway Men” on the power play, Marcus Nilson hammered a shot that had rebounded off the back boards past Ak Bars goalie Fredrik Norrena in the 4^th minute to take the early lead.

After almost 30 minutes of scoreless action, Czech Zbynek Irgl converted another power play for Lokomotiv in the 33^rd minute to put the hosts up 2-0. Less than seven minutes later, Johan Okerman deflected a puck past Norrena for Yaroslavl’s third and final goal of the day.

Game 4 of the KHL Gagarin Cup finals will be played tomorrow, Monday, April 6^th in Yaroslavl.

KHL Gagarin Cup Scoreboard

Teams	G 1	G 2	G 3	G 4	G 5	G 6	G 7	Results
Ak Bars vs. Lokomotiv	0-3	4-3 (OT)	0-3	4/6	4/8	4/10	4/12	1-2

The Gagarin Cup, the KHL's post-season tournament, named for famed Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, features sixteen teams consisting of the KHL’s four division winners and 12 other teams with the best overall regular season records.

The first two rounds of the KHL’s Gagarin Cup are best-of-five games, while the semi-finals and finals are best-of-seven games. Game 7 of the finals will occur on April 12th, the anniversary of Gagarin’s mission into space.

For news and scores from the KHL’s Gagarin Cup visit www.khl.ru.