Lokomotiv tied the score in the KHL semifinal playoff series with Salavat Yulaev

The Lokomotiv hockey club from Yaroslavl defeated Ufa's Salavat Yulaev in the second match of the semi-final playoff series of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The match took place on April 29 in Yaroslavl and ended with a score of 2:1.

Daniil Tesanov and Maxim Shalunov scored the Yaroslavl team's goals. Egor Suchkov scored the only goal for the guests, writes Sport-Express.

It is noted that the teams will play their third match in Ufa on May 1.

"We played with a very structurally strong team"

Nikita Serebryakov, goalkeeper of the Avangard hockey club, talks about Lokomotiv's departure from the KHL playoffs, the Omsk club's rise in the table and his departure from SKA

On April 27, Salavat Yulaev defeated Lokomotiv in the first match of the KHL playoff semifinals. The match was held at the Yaroslavl team's home Arena 2000 and ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of the guests. Forwards Danil Alalykin (in the 2nd minute) and Alexander Khmelevsky (60) scored among the winners.