Serebryakov, Avangard roll past Lada in KHL home victory
OMSK (Interstat) — Nikita Serebryakov made 16 saves and Avangard Omsk scored four unanswered goals to beat Lada Togliatti 4-1 on Friday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Omsk Arena. Attendance was 12,011. Lada opened scoring at 2:24 of the first period when Rasim Shakirov scored, assisted by Ivan V. Zinchenko and Arsen Taimazov. Avangard tied it at 13:21 when Joshua Leivo scored from Mikhail Gulyayev and Konstantin Okulov. Kirill Dolzhenkov put Avangard ahead at 24:05 of the second, with assists from Joseph Cecconi and Serebryakov. Andrew Poturalski made it 3-1 at 29:15, assisted by Gulyayev and Leivo. Okulov capped the scoring at 33:48, with Yegor Y. Afanasyev and Artyom Ilyenko assisting. Leivo and Okulov each had a goal and an assist, while Gulyayev added two assists. Dolzhenkov and Poturalski also scored. Lada fell to 1-11. Avangard improved to 5-5. Serebryakov was named the top star for Avangard. Lada’s Shakirov scored his second goal of the season. Avangard controlled play after an early deficit. The teams next meet Oct. 30 at Lada.