Metallurg lost to Ak Bars and broke its five-match winning streak in the KHL.

Ak Bars Kazan Hockey Club defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk 4-3 in the Fonbet — Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) regular season match. The meeting was held in Magnitogorsk on September 27.

Vladimir Alistrov scored in the 36th minute, Ilya Karpukhin (49th) and Grigory Denisenko scored two goals (53rd, 56th). Metallurg scored goals from Alexander Siryatsky (19), Dmitry Silantyev (31) and Roman Kanzerov (32).

This victory of Ak Bars interrupted the five-game winning streak of Metallurg, which now occupies the second place in the Eastern Conference standings, having scored 14 points in nine matches. As a result, Ak Bars is in fifth position.

In the next matches on September 29, Ak Bars will play away against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, and Metallurg will host Sibir Novosibirsk.

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On September 25, Traktor Chelyabinsk Hockey Club defeated Avangard Omsk 5-1 in the KHL regular season match. Traktor scored 12 points in nine games and is in third place in the Eastern Conference. Avangard is in second place in the standings, having scored 12 points after eight games.

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