Sibir 2, at Salavat Yulaev 5

UFA, Russia (Interstat) — Alexander Khokhlachyov scored twice to lead Salavat Yulaev Ufa to a 5-2 victory over Sibir Novosibirsk in a Kontinental Hockey League matchup on Wednesday night at Ufa Arena. The win, just the second of the season for Salavat Yulaev, was fueled by a dominant second-period outburst that saw the home team erase a one-goal deficit with four unanswered goals. Sibir opened the scoring late in the first period. At the 13:24 mark, Vladimir Tkachyov netted his second goal of the season, with assists from Nikita Soshnikov and Scott Wilson. The visitors’ lead was short-lived, however, as… Read more...