KHL: Ak Bars-Metallurg, Torpedo Visit Lada
KHL round on 11 September sees Ak Bars host Metallurg with a reshuffled forward line after landing Yegor Sokolov, while Torpedo travel to Lada off an opening win.
The Fonbet KHL Championship served up four fixtures on 11 September: Lada host Torpedo, Ak Bars face Metallurg, Neftekhimik take on Avtomobilist, and CSKA play Admiral.
Ak Bars go into the Metallurg game with a freshened forward line. On 7 September the club completed a three-way trade that brought Yegor Sokolov in from Torpedo, sent Alistrov to Dinamo Minsk, and gave Nizhny Novgorod the KHL rights to defenceman Kolyachonok.
Torpedo, meanwhile, travel to Lada on the back of a 1:0 win away to Spartak in their season opener, a result that left Vladimir Plyushchev putting the blame on Spartak's coaching council, led by Boris Mayorov, rather than crediting the winners.
The Sokolov move may give Ak Bars more options up front just as the trade market settles, while Torpedo will look to carry the form from their opening win into the trip to face Lada.
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