NIZHNEKAMSK, Russia (Interstat) — Nikita Serebryakov stopped all 42 shots he faced, and Mikhail Gulyayev scored the only goal as visiting Avangard Omsk shut out host Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in a Kontinental Hockey League game Thursday at SCC Arena in Neftekhim Arena. Avangard improved to 6-6, while Neftekhimik fell to 8-6 before 4,100 fans. Gulyayev scored at 11:53 of the first period, with assists from Joshua Leivo and Andrew Poturalski. Poturalski had one assist, two shots and one hit; Leivo added one assist and five shots; Michael McLeod had two shots and one hit. German Tochilkin led Neftekhimik with five shots, two penalty minutes and two hits. Semyon Chistyakov had four shots, Lev Starikov two, Marsel Ibragimov five shots and one hit, and Nikita Khlystov four shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. Avangard’s Evgeny Kashnikov, Dmitry Rashevsky, Vasily Ponomaryov and Kirill Adamchuk each served minor penalties. Neftekhimik’s Sergei Artemyev and Khlystov also received minor penalties. Serebryakov was the top star.