UFA (Interstat) — Mikhail Berdin stopped 34 shots and visiting Sibir Novosibirsk defeated Salavat Yulaev Ufa 4-2 Friday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ufa Arena. Sibir improved to 3-8, while Salavat Yulaev fell to 6-5. Alexander Pershakov opened the scoring in the first period. Alexander Zharovsky tied it in the second for Salavat Yulaev, with assists from Matthew Maggio and Maxim Zagrebin. Alexander Yaremchuk restored Sibir’s lead later in the second, assisted by Stepan Nikulin. Yaroslav Tsulygin tied it again in the third, with Dean Stewart and Zharovsky assisting. Semyon Koshelev put Sibir ahead for good, assisted by Yegor Korshkov and Arkhip Nekolenko. Darren Dietz added a late goal in the final minute. Zharovsky finished with a goal and an assist. Nekolenko added three shots and a hit, Korshkov had three hits, and Nikulin recorded two hits. Berdin earned the win. The home side pressured late but still could not find another goal. Attendance was 8,522.