Ice hockey
Salavat Yulaev beat Spartak 3-1 to end five-game KHL streak
Salavat Yulaev beat Spartak 3-1 at home, with Nikita Shcherbakov scoring first, ending Spartak's five-game KHL winning streak. Salavat are second in the East.
Ice hockey
Salavat Yulaev beat Spartak 3-1 at home, with Nikita Shcherbakov scoring first, ending Spartak's five-game KHL winning streak. Salavat are second in the East.
Salavat Yulaev forward Jack Rodewald was fined by the KHL for simulation during Ufa's 3-4 overtime loss to Ak Bars, as the winless club's season struggles continue.
Lokomotiv's Daniil Isayev claimed the KHL's weekly goaltender award with a 95.45% save percentage, as Mironov and Kotlyarov also earned honors.
Dmitri Rashevsky leveled it late before Andrew Poturalski struck in overtime as Avangard stunned previously unbeaten Metallurg 3-2 in the KHL.
Andrei Balandin criticized Dinamo Moscow's start under Leonid Tambiev and praised Barys and Salavat Yulaev despite the latter's 8:6 loss in Astana.
Ufa terminated Ilya Konovalov's contract by mutual agreement, two days after the goalkeeper conceded seven goals in a 5:8 loss to Barys.
Salavat Yulaev forward Danil Alalykin says hockey's emotional swings feel like school and university exams, and calls skiing or riding a motorcycle mid-season reckless.
The 23-year-old forward has 48 hours for another KHL club to claim him before Sibir terminates his contract after a modest 2024/25 season.
The Canadian forward triggered a 20-million-rouble bonus after reaching one point in his KHL season opener against Severstal.
Free agent since May, the 34-year-old forward is reportedly holding out for a top club, with Shchitov and Ryabykin weighing in on his next move.
Salavat Yulaev's general manager said the club couldn't rely on Yevgeni Kuznetsov all season and lacked funds for a backup centre, despite his impact on the ice.
Avangard forward Michael McLeod left the ice in the second period against Salavat Yulaev; coach Guy Boucher expects him back only in late October or early November.