Avangard goalie Nikita Serebryakov to miss Spartak game after head blow
Avangard goaltender Nikita Serebryakov will sit out the KHL game against Spartak after Mike Vecchione's knee hit him in the head in the loss to Torpedo.
Avangard goaltender Nikita Serebryakov will miss the club's next KHL game, against Spartak, after taking a blow to the head in the 5-1 defeat by Torpedo. The information comes from journalist Roman Gabdrafikov.
The injury came in the middle of the third period. Serebryakov left his crease and, falling, knocked the puck away from Mike Vecchione. The forward tried to jump over the goaltender as he was getting up and caught him with a knee in the head and neck area.
Serebryakov played out the game.
He has appeared in 5 games this season and has a save percentage of 90.4.
The reports name no timeline for Serebryakov's return.
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