Setdikov’s Overtime Goal Lifts Lada Past Avangard

TOLYATTI (Interstat) — Nikita Setdikov scored 1:13 into overtime to lift Lada Togliatti to a 3-2 victory over Avangard Omsk on Friday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Lada Arena. Setdikov finished off a rush with assists from Vyacheslav Osnovin and Nikolai Makarov after Lada survived a late push from Avangard in regulation. The teams traded goals throughout, and neither side led by more than one. Lada improved to 3-18, while Avangard dropped to 10-9. Attendance was 3,800.

Avangard struck first at 10:16 of the opening period. Yegor Afanasyev scored his third goal of the season, with Kirill Adamchuk and Joshua Leivo assisting. Lada answered at 11:59 when Arsen Taimazov scored his first goal, with Yegor An. Morozov and Andrei Altybarmakyan getting assists. The first period also featured an early slashing minor to Lada’s Ivan Savchik and a tripping call against Avangard’s Afanasyev. Lada’s Andrei Mishurov settled in after the early goal against and kept the score tied through the rest of the period.

Lada moved ahead at 26:16 of the second period when Ben King scored his third goal. Altybarmakyan picked up his second assist of the game, and Mason Millman also assisted. Avangard responded at 28:47 when Leivo scored his eighth goal, with Konstantin Okulov and Damir Sharipzyanov assisting. The middle period included tripping penalties against Avangard’s Semyon Chistyakov and Andrew Poturalski, plus roughing minors to King and Adamchuk at 28:26. The teams went to the third period tied 2-2.

Mishurov was the top star for Lada, finishing with one win, 26 saves and 28 shots against. He made key stops in the second and third periods as Avangard pressed for the go-ahead goal. Leivo led Avangard with a goal, an assist and three shots on goal. Afanasyev added a goal, one shot and two penalty minutes. Adamchuk contributed an assist, two shots, two penalty minutes and four hits.

Altybarmakyan finished with two assists and three shots for Lada. Setdikov had a goal, two shots and one hit. Taimazov scored on his only shot, King scored on his only shot to go with four penalty minutes and one hit, and Osnovin had an assist and one shot. Morozov added an assist and two hits. Lada’s winning goal came after the club killed off the remaining penalties and handled Avangard’s final regulation chances.

Lada had lost four straight before Friday, while Avangard had won two in a row. Avangard had also won the earlier meeting between the teams this season. Lada’s second-period goal came with Avangard’s Semyon Chistyakov in the penalty box, and Avangard answered soon after the roughing minors to King and Adamchuk. Setdikov then ended it early in overtime, giving Lada its third victory of the season and handing Avangard a loss after a strong recent run.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Avangard 2, Lada 0. Its ELO system had projected Avangard with an 84.7 percent probability to win. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 4.5.