NOVOSIBIRSK (Interstat) — Danil Alalykin scored in overtime and Salavat Yulaev Ufa beat Sibir Novosibirsk 5-4 in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ice Sports Palace Sibir in Sibir Arena. Alalykin’s goal came 4:20 into the extra period, finishing a back-and-forth contest that saw Sibir erase a late deficit before Salavat Yulaev answered. Semyon Vyazovoi earned the win with 33 saves on 37 shots for Salavat Yulaev. The visitors improved to 7 wins and 6 losses. Sibir fell to 3 wins and 10 losses. Attendance was 11,252.

Sibir opened the scoring at 14:10 of the first period when Pavel Tyutnev scored, with assists from Alexander Pershakov and Anton Kosolapov. Tyutnev finished with one goal, five shots on goal, two penalty minutes and two hits. Sibir extended its lead 29 seconds into the second period on Darren Dietz’s goal. Dietz recorded one goal, one assist, four shots on goal, five penalty minutes and two hits. Salavat Yulaev answered at 21:00 of the second when Dean Stewart scored from Yaroslav Tsulygin and Yegor Suchkov. Suchkov had one assist, two shots on goal and two penalty minutes.

Sibir regained a two-goal cushion at 38:28 of the second period on Arkhip Nekolenko’s goal, assisted by Kosolapov and Dietz. At that point, Sibir led 3-1. Kosolapov finished with two assists, three shots on goal and two hits. Salavat Yulaev began its comeback in the third. Denis Orlovich-Grudkov scored at 45:22 from Maxim N. Kuznetsov and Vladislav Yefremov. Orlovich-Grudkov had one goal, three shots on goal and one hit. Devin Brosseau tied the game at 53:15 from Sheldon Rempal and Alexander Alexeyev. Brosseau had one goal, five shots on goal and one hit.

Sheldon Rempal put Salavat Yulaev ahead at 55:26, with Alexeyev and Vadim Shipachyov assisting. Rempal finished with one goal, one assist and four shots on goal. Sibir answered at 57:44 when Stepan Nikulin scored from Sergei S. Popov and Alexander Yaremchuk, forcing overtime. The late surge set up Alalykin’s winner. Alalykin finished with one goal, two shots on goal and one hit. Dietz received a five-minute penalty for checking to the head or neck at 64:20. Earlier penalties included Alexander Mirzabalayev for high sticking at 2:07 of the first period, Suchkov for tripping at 10:28 of the first, Yegor Alanov for hooking at 22:45 of the second, Stewart for hooking at 37:54 of the second, Nekolenko for high sticking at 51:28 of the third and Tyutnev for high sticking at 53:50 of the third.

The result gave Salavat Yulaev a split of the season series after Sibir won the earlier meeting 4-2. Salavat Yulaev had lost three of its previous four games, including a defeat to CSKA Moscow in its previous outing and a home loss to Sibir. Sibir had dropped four of its previous five, with its most recent win coming against Salavat Yulaev. The teams are scheduled to meet again in Ufa in their next matchup. Salavat Yulaev next visits Metallurg Magnitogorsk before hosting Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and Sibir. Sibir is set to visit Traktor Chelyabinsk and Barys Astana before visiting Salavat Yulaev.

Tyutnev recorded five shots on goal. Vyazovoi faced 37 shots in the win. Dietz had four shots on goal and two hits to go with his goal and assist. Rempal matched Dietz with four shots. Kosolapov had three shots and two hits. Orlovich-Grudkov and Alalykin each had one hit. Salavat Yulaev also received two assists from Alexeyev and one helper from Shipachyov. The teams combined for seven penalties, including a five-minute major assessed to Dietz at 64:20.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Salavat Yulaev 2, Sibir 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Salavat Yulaev with a 63.3 percent probability to win.