Mityakin and Ozolin lead Neftekhimik past Admiral 2‑1
NIZHNEKAMSK, Russia (Interstat) — Evgeny Mityakin scored early in the third period and Yaroslav Ozolin made 25 saves as Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk beat Admiral Vladivostok 2-1 on Sunday, Sept. 13, in a Kontinental Hockey League game. Mityakin gave Neftekhimik the lead at 46:59 elapsed, with Vladislav Yeryomenko assisting. Anthony Camara opened the scoring for Admiral 3:36 into the first period, assisted by Dmitry Zavgorodny and Alexander S. Volkov. Damir Zhafyarov tied it for Neftekhimik at 11:49 of the first, with assists from Mityakin and Andrei Al. Belozyorov. Ozolin stopped 25 of 26 shots and was named the top star. Mityakin finished with a goal and an assist. Zhafyarov added a goal, while Belozyorov had five shots. Rafael Bikmullin recorded seven shots for Neftekhimik. Camara scored for Admiral, which fell to 1-3. Neftekhimik improved to 3-1. The teams combined for seven minor penalties. Attendance at SCC Arena was 2,931.