Dinamo Minsk reached the second round of the Gagarin Cup playoffs for the first time in history.

Dinamo Minsk hockey Club beat CSKA Moscow in the playoff series with a score of 4:2 and reached the quarterfinals of the Gagarin Cup for the first time in its history. The final match of the match was held in the Belarusian capital on April 5 and ended with a score of 6:2 in favor of the hosts.

Dinamo scored goals from Nicholas Melosh (13th minute), Joshua Brook (43rd), Vitaly Pinchuk (44th) and Alexander Volkov (59th), and Egor Borikov scored doubles (27th and 52nd).

Maxim Sorkin (19th minute) and Vladislav Provolnev (54th minute) scored goals for the visitors.

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In addition to Minsk, Lokomotiv, who beat Torpedo 4-0, Spartak, who knocked out Severstal in five matches, and Avangard Omsk have already reached the second round. The last team beat the reigning champions from Metallurg in six games.

The winners' opponents will be determined later, when Ak Bars, Avtomobilist, Dynamo Moscow, SKA, Salavat Yulaev, Sibir, Traktor and Admiral finish their series.