CHELYABINSK (Interstat) — Henrik Haukeland made 21 saves and Traktor Chelyabinsk scored twice in the second period to beat Avangard Omsk 2-1 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Sunday at Traktor Sport Palace in Traktor Arena. Traktor improved to 2-4, while Avangard fell to 3-3. Attendance was 7,500. Yegor Afanasyev opened the scoring for Avangard late in the first period with one of his two shots, taking a minor tripping penalty earlier. Ivan Vydrenkov tied it early in the second, assisted by Vladislav R. Yusupov and Mikhail Goryunov-Rolgizer. Grigory Dronov put Traktor ahead later in the period, with Nathan Legare and Mikhail Grigorenko assisting. Haukeland stopped the remaining Avangard chances for the win. Dronov finished with seven shots, Vydrenkov had three, Legare added four shots, three hits and a roughing minor, and Goryunov-Rolgizer recorded three hits. Avangard’s Semyon Chistyakov had seven shots. Andrei Svetlakov had five shots and four hits for Traktor. Avangard next plays at Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on Tuesday. Traktor hosts SKA Saint Petersburg on Friday.