"Salavat Yulaev" Loses to "Neftekhimik" in Nizhnekamsk

"Salavat Yulaev" lost to "Neftekhimik" 4:2 in a KHL regular season match in Nizhnekamsk.

The Ufa team started the game vigorously. Danil Alalykin went one-on-one with the goalie in the fifth minute and opened the scoring.

The second period began with a penalty for "Salavat Yulaev." The game in the minority did not end with a goal. However, the Ufa team was penalized and punished: the Nizhnekamsk team achieved two major goals by the middle of the second 20 minutes. Then the hosts were left in the minority; "Salavat" made many shots on goal but could not score. Already in equal numbers, "Neftekhimik" scored another goal, but a minute and a half later, Denis Yan reduced the gap with an accurate shot.

In the third period, the Ufa team ran to catch up. Nathan Todd had a good moment, but the forward was slightly short of equalizing the score. The Ufa team could not capitalize on the power play in the middle of the third period. At the end of the match, Viktor Kozlov's coaching staff replaced the goalie with a sixth-field player, but the result was a goal into an empty net.

Based on the results of the past games, "Salavat Yulaev," with 36 points in 27 matches, remained third in the Eastern Conference standings, six points behind the leader, "Traktor," with two games in reserve.

On November 25, the Ufa club will play "Severstal" on the road. This will be the final game of the away series.

Earlier, "Salavat Yulaev" beat "Lada" on the road in a shootout.