Tonight Salavat Yulaev held start game of the 3rd home series of the regular KHL championship. There are 2 changes in the lineup compared to the previous game. Two forwards came back to the squad – Vladislav Kartaev and Vyacheslav Solodukhin. They appeared instead of Mikhail Kozlov and Alexander Pashin. From the first minutes of the starting period rivals did not force events, playing at a calm pace. But for every shift they started to speed up. The guests adapted to this game faster, and they opened a score shortly in the middle of the 1st period. After the goal, the Siberians became noticeably more active, trying to push the Yulaevites with their pressure. The owners acted patiently and almost flawlessly, however, just before the break, Skrynnik still capitulated for the second time. Second stanza Salavat Yulaev started active and created some great attacks. With a Kuzmin assist Baranov threw rist shot and scored. This goal busted up the guys and they created more aggressive attacks. Sibir in the Ufa`s zone played with an controlled attacks mostly. But one thing could not be denied for sure- the hosts were noticeably superior to the rival in desire to score so Vorobev`s spectacular goal after a solo run looked natural. In the third Ufa team took a lead. They created so many attacks. Finally, Salavat Yulaev for their extraordinary efforts, were rewarded when Baranov purposefully threw from the slide and scored a double - 3: 3! The ending turned out to be not easy for Salavat, the Ufa players shorthanded and at this important moment they managed to withstand. In overtime, the rivals did not sit in the trenches, forcing the goalkeepers to sweat. Both Skrynnik and Sateri actually helped their teams a couple of times, and the winner of the meeting was determined in a shootout. As a result, the Ufa team used their shootouts better; the winning attempt was scored by Amirov - 4: 3! Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) - Siberia (Novosibirsk region) |