Poturalski lifts Avangard past Metallurg in overtime

OMSK (Interstat) — Andrew Poturalski scored 1:11 into overtime as Avangard beat Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3-2 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, at Omsk Arena. Nikita Serebryakov stopped 21 shots for Avangard. Metallurg led 2-0 after Daniil Vovchenko scored at 6:05 of the first period and Igor Nechayev scored at 29:19 of the second. Vasily Ponomaryov scored at 45:20 of the third and Dmitry Rashevsky tied it at 55:30. Poturalski’s winner was assisted by Mikhail Gulyayev and Joshua Leivo. Poturalski had two shots and one hit. Ponomaryov had three shots and two penalty minutes. Gulyayev added six shots and one hit. Konstantin Okulov and Leivo each had an assist and seven shots. Rashevsky had three hits. Lucas Johnson had two assists, five penalty minutes and two hits for Metallurg. Semyon Chistyakov had four shots and two hits for Avangard. Attendance was 12,011. Metallurg fell to 3-1. Avangard improved to 2-1.