Dorozhko makes 43 saves as Amur edges Traktor in KHL
CHELYABINSK (Interstat) — Maxim Dorozhko made 43 saves, and Amur Khabarovsk beat Traktor Chelyabinsk 2-1 on Tuesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Traktor Sport Palace in Traktor Arena. Alexei Kruchinin opened the scoring in the second period, Artemy Nizameyev tied it for Traktor in the second, and Yaroslav Likhachyov scored the winner in the third. Oleg Li assisted on both Amur goals. Andrei Svetlakov and Grigory Dronov assisted on Nizameyev’s goal. Dorozhko stopped 43 of 44 shots for Amur, which improved to 6-6. Traktor fell to 5-6. Likhachyov also had three shots and two penalty minutes, while Kruchinin added two penalty minutes. Nizameyev recorded four shots and one hit. Ivan Vydrenkov had five shots and one hit for Traktor. Alexander Rykov added four shots and one hit, and Boris Katchouk had three shots. Traktor’s Yaroslav Fedoseyev received a cross-checking penalty in the first. Amur’s Ivan Klimovich, Fyodor Khrapov and Likhachyov were called for holding, holding the stick and high sticking in the second. Traktor’s Alexander Shen received a charging penalty in the third, and Kruchinin was whistled for hooking. Attendance was 7,500. Dorozhko was the top star.