UFA, Russia (Interstat) — Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 1:44 into overtime to lift Salavat Yulaev to a 3-2 victory over Sibir in a Kontinental Hockey League game Tuesday at Ufa Arena.

Salavat Yulaev built a two-goal lead in the second period with tallies from Denis Yan and Devin Brosseau. Sibir rallied with goals from Taylor Beck and Semyon Koshelev to force overtime. Kuznetsov ended it, converting a setup from Jack Rodewald and Dean Stewart.

Goaltender Mikhail Berdin made 38 saves for Sibir in the loss. Salavat Yulaev improved to 30-28, while Sibir fell to 25-36.