Admiral vs Avangard prediction
Admiral
Admiral lost five matches in a row, including to his current opponent two days ago — 1:2, in overtime. Which, in general, is not surprising, the gap from eighth place is already 12 points, and even with two games in reserve, the gap still turns out to be large, and considering that the Mariners won only 14 of 47 games this season, only 8 of them were in regular time, it is unlikely that they will get out in the playoffs, and finding motivation with every match, especially after defeats, is becoming more difficult.
Avangard
Avangard is fighting for the first place in the East, and feels great, including in away matches, where Omsk have won 8 of the last ten matches and lost only twice. I would also like to note the excellent game of the Hawks in the majority — 23.9% of sales, which is the fourth indicator in the league, and Reed Boucher and Vladimir Tkachev have an excellent regular season and are now in 2nd and 3rd places in the goalscoring race.
Prediction
It seems to me that the Admiral will not have enough concentration for the second match in a row with the Avant-Garde, and the Omsk team should take over again, however, matches in Vladivostok usually turn out to be stubborn, out of the last ten, only three times the teams broke 4.5, and the last four meetings ended completely outside the regular time, so I'll hedge with a zero handicap here.
