Kuznetsov's debut goal for HC Salavat Yulaev brought the team victory over Barys

The debut goal of forward Evgeny Kuznetsov as part of the hockey club (HC) Salavat Yulaev helped the team defeat Barys in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) regular season match. The meeting in Ufa ended on January 10 with a score of 3:1 in favor of the hosts.

In addition to Kuznetsov, who scored in the 46th minute, Egor Suchkov scored in the 1st minute and Maxim Kuznetsov in the 54th. Dinmukhamed Kayyrzhan scored the only goal for the guests — he scored it in the 27th minute.

Kuznetsov also provided an assist in the episode with the first goal of the match. This is the striker's second match for the Ufa club after transferring from Metallurg Magnitogorsk, and in two games he scored 3 points (a goal and two assists).

Salavat Yulaev won for the third time in a row, taking seventh place in the Eastern Conference with 44 points, while Barys remains in tenth position with 36 points.

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On January 5, Salavat Yulaev signed a contract with Evgeny Kuznetsov until the end of the 2025/26 season. The player got to the new club from the list of refusals, where he was sent by the previous team — Magnitogorsk Metallurg.

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