In Ufa, Salavat Yulaev's forward was carried away on stretcher during match

Evgeny Kuznetsov received an injury.

Salavat Yulaev's forward Evgeny Kuznetsov received an injury during the match with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv.

The unpleasant event occurred at the end of the first period, when the guest defender Alexander Polunin delivered a tough hit. Kuznetsov ended up literally slamming into the arena board.

A stretcher was urgently rolled onto the ice, which carried him away to the service room. The nature of Evgeny Kuznetsov's injury and his condition have not yet been reported.

Recall that, as we wrote earlier, on April 12 and 14, the teams in Ufa are playing the third and fourth matches of the series; the series score is currently 0-2.