The 12 best matches of Monday: Kaprizov vs. Malkin in the NHL, Gagarin Cup, NBA and soccer
Mikhail Georgiev March 3, 2024, 21:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Main sporting events on March 4. Lots of exciting hockey awaits us – let’s watch it together!
A quick transition to this schedule is in the top additional menu of the site: “Top matches of the day”.
See all March 4 events at the Match Center
🏒 3:00: Minnesota Wild – San Jose Sharks, NHL regular season 🏀 3:00: Cleveland Cavaliers – New York Knicks, NBA regular season 🏒 5:00: Edmonton Oilers – Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL regular season 🏀 5:30: Phoenix Suns – Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA regular season 🏒 17:00: Traktor – Salavat Yulaev, KHL playoffs 🏒 17:00: Avtomobilist – Ak Bars, KHL playoffs ⚽️ 19:00: Khimki – Tyumen, First League, round 21 🏒 19:30: Severstal – Spartak, KHL playoffs 🏒 19:30: Dynamo Moscow – Dynamo Minsk, KHL playoffs 🏒 19:30: CSKA – Lokomotiv, KHL playoffs ⚽️ 22:45: Inter – Genoa , Serie A, round 27 ⚽️ 23:00 : Sheffield United – Arsenal, Premier League, matchday 27
You can add an interesting match to your “Favorites” in the Match Center; To do this, click the ★ to the left of the event name. Then you can always find it quickly in the Match Center.
The time on the material is indicated in Moscow.
🏒 3:00: Minnesota Wild – San Jose Sharks, NHL regular season
Intrigue: Will Minnesota break its losing streak?
A streak of three consecutive losses pushed the “Wilds” as far as possible from the playoff line. Now John Hines’ team is eight points out of eighth place in the Western Conference, which seems like an abyss with 20-21 games left in the regular season. The match with one of the NHL’s main outsiders, San Jose, is perhaps the last chance for Kirill Kaprizov and company to chase the cup train that has long left the platform.
Minnesota is in trouble in the NHL. Does Kaprizov need to escape from there?
The modest Russian’s goal marked the beginning of Minnesota’s defeat. Kaprizov needs to escape from there
🏀 3:00: Cleveland Cavaliers – New York Knicks, NBA regular season
Intrigue: who will win the match between the best clubs in the Eastern Conference?
The regular season of the National Basketball Association continues to delight with elegant posters. One of the game day matches will feature the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks. Both teams spent the January and February periods fruitfully. Donovan Mitchell’s team is in second place in the East and Tom Thibodeau’s team is in fourth place. This season, the clubs met twice and each managed to take the victory. Who will be stronger now?
The Greatness of LeBron James in the NBA:
The first and only. What was LeBron James’ path to 40,000 points in his career?
🏒 5:00: Edmonton Oilers – Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL regular season
Intrigue: can bloodless Pittsburgh continue the fight for the playoffs?
In a similar tournament position as Minnesota in the NHL West, Pittsburgh now finds itself in the Eastern Conference. Mike Sullivan’s team is already nine points away from the playoff zone! The positive for the Penguins is that they have four less games against Philadelphia, but they still have to win those games. How can you do this when you are playing with big losses in the lineup? Pittsburgh is now without two key forwards in the top six: Brian Rust and Jake Guentzel. Without them, the Penguins’ attack is limping on both legs and in the next game they need to beat Edmonton.
Several NHL clubs show active interest in Gunzel:
NHL GM calls Pittsburgh’s asking price for Jake Guentzel absurd
🏀 5:30: Phoenix Suns – Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA regular season
Intrigue: who will win, Durant or the young stars of the NBA?
Both clubs lost to obvious outsiders in the last games of the regular season. The Phoenix Suns lost to the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder were weaker than the San Antonio Spurs. The club, led by Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, has not performed well since the NBA All-Star break. The Arizona team lost three games and only achieved two victories. In turn, Oklahoma was on a six-game winning streak before losing to the Spurs. Can the young Lightning team win on the road?
Phoenix leader rewrites NBA history:
Durant is the ninth greatest in the NBA! KD will soon surpass another celestial being
🏒 17:00: Traktor – Salavat Yulaev, KHL playoffs
💬 Match with text broadcast
Intrigue: will fistfights continue in Chelyabinsk?
The start of the KHL playoffs turned out to be as rich as possible in fistfights. The last minute of the first match in Omsk set the tone for the confrontation on the ice, but the events of the second match in Ufa completely overshadowed the series between Avangard and Lada. In the third period of the second game between “Salavat” and “Traktor” there was a real fight that had not been seen for a long time in the KHL. What will the first battle of these teams in Chelyabinsk bring?
What happened in the second match in Ufa:
“Traktor” started a massacre in Ufa! The American knocked out Salavat’s captain with a single blow
🏒 17:00: Avtomobilist – Ak Bars, KHL playoffs
💬 Match with text broadcast
Intrigue: will Ak Bars finally start?
The “Ak Bars” star failed miserably at the start of the series with Avtomobilist, suffering two defeats in a row, while in 120 minutes at home he only managed to score one goal against the Ural team. Ak Bars found itself in a very difficult situation, effectively depriving itself of the right to make a mistake. Already in Yekaterinburg the series can be completed. This will happen if Avtomobilist manages to take both games at home. Will Ak Bars be able to start?
Bilyaletdinov is calm:
“There is no reason to panic.” Bilyaletdinov – after 0:2 in the series with Avtomobilist
⚽️ 19:00: “Khimki” – “Tyumen”, First League, matchday 21
Intrigue: the opportunity for both clubs to top the First Division classification
Tyumen is one of the main sensations of the First League season. The team is fighting for promotion to the RPL, without having the largest budget. And if the Tyumen team had not lost two matches before the winter break, it would have placed first in the table. Even before the season, Khimki were considered the favorites for promotion. Now the team is in the top 2. In a head-to-head match, not only the three most important points are at stake. One of the clubs can become the leader of the First League, since Dynamo Makhachkala lost the match.
How did the First Division clubs prepare for the restart of the season?
What was happening below the RPL in winter? A sea of signings and resignations in the face of a tough fight for gold
🏒 19:30: Severstal – Spartak, KHL playoffs
💬 Match with text broadcast
Intrigue: Who will take the lead in the first round series?
In Moscow, Spartak and Severstal exchanged minimal victories, as a result of which the rivals moved to Cherepovets with the series 1-1. Who will take the lead in Severstal’s first home game in this playoff? Will Ilya Kovalchuk play for the guests, whose return to the Muscovites did not have a positive effect for the red and white on Saturday?
How do the red and whites feel?
The Spartak coach mentioned the reasons for the defeat in the second match of the series against Severstal
🏒 19:30: Dinamo Moscow – Dinamo Minsk, KHL playoffs
💬 Match with text broadcast
Intrigue: Can Dynamo Moscow set a new club record in the KHL?
On Saturday, Dinamo Moscow repeated the club record, winning the 10th consecutive game in the KHL season for the second time in club history. But throughout the playoffs and the home series against Dynamo Minsk, the best club of the regular season only took the first step towards success. Will Dmitry Kvartalnov’s team be able to pick up the keys from a difficult opponent and will the Belarusian club prevent the Muscovites from setting their new club record in the KHL?
Alexander Volkov explained how the Minsk club plans to contain Nikita Gusev:
Exclusive
“Are we an outsider? Hear it for the first time.” Dynamo star believes in the main sensation in the KHL playoffs
🏒 19:30: CSKA – Lokomotiv, KHL playoffs
💬 Match with text broadcast
Intrigue: who will star in the series?
In Yaroslavl, CSKA and Lokomotiv exchanged victories of different content. At first, the Muscovites won big (4:0), after which the Yaroslavl team achieved a resounding victory in the second match (2:1). Igor Nikitin’s team could not break through the defense of the KHL champion for a long time, but in the end the railwaymen found their way to an important victory. Who can take the second step towards the second round of the playoffs on Monday?
What did Sergei Fedorov say about the reasons for CSKA’s defeat in the second match of the series?
Video
“We understood that Lokomotiv needed the victory like air.” Fedorov – about the fights at the CSKA match
⚽️ 22:45: Inter – Genoa, Serie A, matchday 27
Intrigue: Will Inter take another step towards a secure championship?
Inter races towards the championship. Simone Inzaghi’s team leads Juventus by 12 points with 12 games remaining. Solid gap. Each victory brings Inter much closer to gold. Ahead is a home game with Genoa. The Genoese are in the middle of the table, but they can bite anyone. For example, in the first round Genoa took points from Inter. The teams tied 1:1. Are we expecting a mini sensation now?
Inter has launched one of the best 2024 kits:
Stories
Inter will play in an unusual way with the Ninja Turtles. Great t-shirt presentation!
⚽️ 23:00: Sheffield United – Arsenal, Premier League, matchday 27
💬 Match with text broadcast
Intrigue: Will Arsenal fall behind their competitors for gold?
Arsenal are in the race for the Premier League title for the second consecutive season. Mikel Arteta’s team is now five points behind leaders Liverpool. But Arsenal can get closer depending on the results of the match against Sheffield. In the first round, the Londoners defeated their rivals at home with a score of 5:0. Given the current form of Arteta’s team, there is every chance of the situation repeating itself. And Arsenal cannot stumble. Otherwise, Liverpool and City will quickly jump ahead.
Arsenal’s rival for the Premier League title achieved victory in an incredible setting:
I’m sorry Darwin Núñez
