Avangard beat Salavat Yulaev for the third time in the KHL season

Ufa hockey club (HC) Salavat Yulaev lost to Omsk Avangard in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) regular season match. The game ended on January 20 with a score of 5:2.

Already in the first period, Omsk scored three goals, establishing an advantage on the ice. In the second period, Salavat Yulaev was able to close the gap by scoring one goal. However, in the third period, Ufa players again found themselves in the role of catching up: having conceded twice, they managed to respond with only one goal.

It is noted that one of Salavat's goals was scored by Alexander Khokhlachev, who recovered from injury. Sheldon Rempal scored the other goal. Damir Sharipzyanov and Ivan Igumnov scored two goals apiece for Avangard, and Vyacheslav Voynov scored another goal.

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