Amirbekov backstops Admiral Vladivostok past Metallurg Magnitogorsk Monday
MAGNITOGORSK, Russia (Interstat) — Dzhelal-Ad-Din Amirbekov made 36 saves on 38 shots, leading Admiral Vladivostok to a 5-2 victory over Metallurg Magnitogorsk in a Kontinental Hockey League game on Monday at Arena Metallurg. Attendance was 6,222. Admiral improved to 4-8, while Metallurg M dropped to 9-4. Ivan Muranov, Vladislav Tsitsyura, Anthony Camara and Nikita Yefremov scored in the second period, and Alexander S. Volkov added a third-period goal. Muranov had one goal, three shots and two hits; Tsitsyura had one goal, one shot and one hit; Camara had one goal, two shots and two hits; Yefremov had one goal, one shot and one hit; Volkov had one goal and two shots. Mario Grman added an assist, two shots and one hit, and Mikhail Grass had an assist, one shot and one hit. For Metallurg M, Danila Palivko and Stepan Starkov scored. Palivko had three shots, while Starkov had two shots and one hit. Admiral’s Semyon Ibragimov and Danila Moiseyev took second-period penalties, and Metallurg M’s Nikita Mikhailis was whistled for high sticking in the third.