KHL

Ak Bars 2, at Sochi 3

Friday, September 18, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 G

Ak Bars Kazan

7-8 · L4 · #4 (1445 ELO -8)

1 1 0 2

HC Sochi

3-11 · W1 · #22 (1136 ELO +8)

1 1 1 3

Bolshoy Ice Dome · Nizhneimeretinskaya Bukhta, Russia

Attendance: 4,110

Officials: Gamalei Evgeny, Ovchinnikov Pavel, Novikov Nikita, Shishlo Dmitry

Sochi edges Ak Bars behind Vengryzhanovsky’s third-period goal

NIZHNEIMERETINSKAYA BUKHTA, Russia (Interstat) — Denis Vengryzhanovsky scored at 10:07 of the third period and Sochi defeated Ak Bars Kazan 3-2 on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Bolshoy Ice Dome. Vengryzhanovsky’s goal broke a 2-2 tie. The announced attendance was 4,110. Sochi improved to 1-4-0. Ak Bars fell to 4-3-0. Sochi opened the scoring at 13:52 of the first period when Maxim Korostelyov found the net, with Matvei Guskov drawing the assist. Ak Bars answered 44 seconds later. Nikita Dynyak scored at 14:36, with assists from Nikita S. Yevseyev and Albert Yarullin. The teams… Read more...

Top Statlines

Pyotr Andreyanov SCH 1w 17sv 19sog
Cameron Lee SCH 1g 3sog 1hit
Matvei Guskov SCH 2a 3sog 1hit

Forecasting

ELO Probability AKB 86.7%

Projected Score AKB 3 SCH 1