Salavat Yulaev lost to Spartak in KHL regular season match

UFA, 14 February 2020. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

Salavat Yulaev and Spartak met on Ufa ice for the last time in this regular KHL championship. A match earlier, Muscovites secured themselves a place in the playoff. However, it was Spartak that in the first period threw the puck into the net of the Ufa team three times. Dmitry Vishnevsky and former Salavat Yulaev player Andrei Kuteikin, Artem Fedorov were goalscorers. The Finnish goalkeeper of Salavat Yulaev after the 0-3 score went to the bench. Nevertheless, Salavat fought back and Alexander Burmistrov hit the net of Gudachek - 1: 3 at the close of a twenty-minute break.

The second period was remembered only by four penalties - equally distributed between rivals. Moreover, in the middle of the final segment of the regular time, Andrey Kareev did not receive the support of his partners and could not save a putback by Robin Hanzl. However, the fifth puck was not long in coming. The Salavat Yulaev’s mistake near the net gave Anton Zlobin a chance. However, in the end, the home team still pleased the fans. Nikita Soshnikov struck the gate of the Oleg Znarok’s players - 2: 5.

So far, HC Salavat Yulaev remains on the sixth line of the East but still struggles to reach the playoffs, as the teams are too closely located in the standings.

The team of Nikolai Tsulygin will play the next match, with SKA on Saturday, February 15.