The victory over Ak Bars was the third in a row for the Avangard hockey club at the beginning of the current season. Previously, the Omsk team won victories over Sibir and Neftekhimik. Avangard’s next match is scheduled for September 11 against Amur.
For Ak Bars Kazan, this defeat was the second in three matches this season. At the beginning of the championship, the team was defeated by Salavat Yulaev, and then by Torpedo in a shootout. On September 14, Ak Bars will host Metallurg.
Recall that the current holder of the Gagarin Cup is Magnitogorsk Metallurg, who beat Yaroslavl Lokomotiv in the last four-match series.
Source: Sport
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