UFA (Interstat) — Damir Shaimardanov stopped 30 of 31 shots, and Sochi held off Salavat Yulaev for a 2-1 win in a Kontinental Hockey League game on Tuesday at Ufa Arena. Sochi improved to 6-13, while Salavat Yulaev fell to 10-11 before an announced attendance of 8,518. Shaimardanov led Sochi; Maxim Zagrebin scored for Salavat Yulaev; Artur Gizdatullin scored for Sochi; Matvei Guskov had an assist, three shots and four hits; Matthew Maggio had an assist and three shots; Denis Vengryzhanovsky scored and added two penalty minutes and a hit; Dmitry Kagarlitsky had an assist and two shots; Sergei Varlov had an assist, one shot and four hits; and Nikita Gusev had an assist and three shots. Gizdatullin opened the scoring in the first period, Vengryzhanovsky scored in the second, and Zagrebin answered in the second. Sochi killed off several penalties and protected the lead. Sochi next visits Lokomotiv on Thursday, and Salavat Yulaev next visits Shanghai on Sunday.