NOVOSIBIRSK (Interstat) — Neftekhimik defeated Sibir 3-1 on Sunday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ice Sports Palace Sibir in Sibir Arena. Attendance was 11,489. Neftekhimik improved to 12 wins and 10 losses, while Sibir fell to 8 wins and 15 losses. Yaroslav Ozolin stopped 30 of 31 shots for Neftekhimik and was the game’s top star. Rafael Bikmullin opened the scoring at 2:02 of the first period. German Tochilkin made it 2-0 in the second period before Maxim Sushko scored for Sibir, assisted by Alexander Kisakov and Mikhail Orlov. Artur Tyanulin added an empty-net goal at 59:52, with Sergei Artemyev recording his second assist. Neftekhimik took three penalties, while Sibir was called for five, including a too-many-players call on Yegor Alanov with 1:27 remaining. Bikmullin received four penalty minutes, and Tyanulin was assessed two minutes for tripping four seconds into the game. Sibir could not convert late.