KAZAN (Interstat) — Nikita Serebryakov made 24 saves and Michael McLeod scored twice as visiting Avangard Omsk beat Ak Bars Kazan 4-0 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Wednesday at TatNeft Arena. Attendance was 8,619. Avangard improved to 10-8, while Ak Bars dropped to 10-11. McLeod opened the scoring at 15:15 of the first period, with Alexander V. Volkov and Marsel Ibragimov assisting. Joshua Leivo made it 2-0 at 18:56 off assists from Mikhail Gulyayev and Ibragimov. McLeod scored again at 43:43 of the third, with Andrew Poturalski and Damir Sharipzyanov assisting. Vasily Ponomaryov closed the scoring at 59:13. Ibragimov finished with two assists and three hits, while Ponomaryov added a goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. McLeod recorded five shots. Serebryakov earned the win in net. Avangard’s next game is at Lada on Friday. Ak Bars next hosts Amur on Friday.