UFA (Interstat) — Mikhail Berdin made 28 saves and Sibir Novosibirsk scored three unanswered goals to erase an early deficit and beat Salavat Yulaev Ufa 4-2 on Wednesday at Ufa Arena in Ufa, Russia. The Kontinental Hockey League victory pushed Sibir’s record to 6-10 and dropped Salavat Yulaev to 8-8. Attendance was 7,975.

Salavat Yulaev opened the scoring 2:30 into the first period when Kuznetsov Maxim N. beat Berdin, with assists from Yefremov Vladislav and Budnitsky Vitaly. Sibir answered at 5:47 when Ivan V. Vorobyov scored from Daniil Chaika and Kosolapov Anton. The tie lasted only 22 seconds. Jack Rodewald restored Salavat Yulaev’s lead at 6:09, converting feeds from Matthew Maggio and Sheldon Rempal.

Sibir took control in the second period. Pavel Tyutnev tied the game at 25:07, with Ilya Lyuzenkov and Ivan Mishchenko assisting. Stepan Nikulin then scored at 26:48 from Alexander Yaremchuk to give Sibir a 3-2 lead. Berdin protected that edge the rest of the period and through a Salavat Yulaev push in the third.

Sergei S. Popov provided insurance at 46:52 of the third, scoring unassisted for a 4-2 Sibir lead. Salavat Yulaev could not solve Berdin again. Berdin finished with 28 saves on 30 shots and was the top star for Sibir. He had also stopped 37 shots in a recent win at Barys Astana and 34 shots in a recent win at Salavat Yulaev Ufa, continuing a strong stretch for the 6-foot-2, 183-pound goaltender.

Berdin’s recent workload included a 37-save win at Barys Astana, a 31-save loss at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and a 34-save win at Salavat Yulaev Ufa. He faced at least 30 shots in each of those starts, and his 28-save performance Wednesday came against a Salavat Yulaev side that kept pressing late.

Sibir’s victory came after recent road wins at Barys Astana and Traktor Chelyabinsk. The teams had split two earlier meetings this season, each winning on the other’s ice. Salavat Yulaev won 5-4 in overtime at Sibir Novosibirsk, and Sibir won 4-2 at Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Salavat Yulaev had entered the game after a 4-3 home win over Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk but had also lost 7-1 at Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

Mishchenko, a 6-foot-0, 187-pound defenseman, had one assist and two shots. Chaika, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound defenseman, added one assist and one shot. Popov, a 5-foot-10, 183-pound forward, scored on his only shot. Rodewald, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound forward for Salavat Yulaev, scored on two shots and delivered two hits. Nikulin scored on his only shot. Tyutnev, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound forward, had a goal, two shots and one hit. Rempal had one assist and nine shots for Salavat Yulaev. Vorobyov, a 6-foot-0, 181-pound forward, had a goal, three shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. Maggio, a 5-foot-10, 187-pound forward, had one assist, four shots and one hit.

Sibir had three power-play opportunities, while Salavat Yulaev had one. Artyom Nabiyev was sent off for tripping at 19:44 of the first period. Sergei Varlov received an interference penalty at 30:46 of the second. Yegor Suchkov was called for high sticking at 47:20 of the third. Sibir’s Vorobyov took a tripping penalty at 59:43 of the third. The Sibir power play did not convert on three chances, and Salavat Yulaev failed on its lone opportunity.

Sibir next hosts Barys Astana, while Salavat Yulaev travels to Amur Khabarovsk. The result gave Sibir a second straight win over Salavat Yulaev after its earlier road victory in the series.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Salavat Yulaev 3, Sibir 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Salavat Yulaev a 67.5 percent probability to win. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 4.5.