Salavat Yulaev vs Spartak. Will the Ufimians manage to win a third victory in a row?
Ufa Salavat Yulaev opens the third game week of the KHL regular championship with a home match against the capital Spartak. The game will take place on September 12 on the ice of the Ufa Arena and will start.
The Ufa club has been noticeably updated in the summer off-season, first of all, this has affected the legionnaires' brigade. The bet on the Finns last season did not justify itself, in the playoffs the Ufa team were forced to fight without leading legionnaires, which significantly affected the result. Now the bet is made on North American hockey players. In defense, this is Canadian Ryan Murphy, in attack his compatriot Josh Ho-Sang and American Alexander Khmielevsky. Unfortunately for the Ufimians, Ho-Sang was seriously injured in the first official game and the striker will miss the next couple of months. In the absence of Ho-Sang, Khmelevsky became the main attacking force in Salavat's attack, in four opening matches he scored four goals and one assist.
As for team results, everything is not so clear-cut here. If the away defeat 2-3 in overtime from St. Petersburg SKA was to some extent expected, then the misfire in the game against Vityaz was an unpleasant surprise for Salavat fans. Salavat Yulaev won his first victory on the road in Minsk, beating the local Dynamo with a score of 4-2. The Ufa team scored two more points already in the home game with the Tractor, which was beaten with a score of 3-2. Thus, now Salavat has 5 points and the current third place in the East.
Spartak
The red-and-whites have already traditionally significantly updated their line-up, this time relying on promising youth. This was facilitated by the transfer of defender Alexander Nikishin to St. Petersburg SKA, five young hockey players from St. Petersburg followed in the opposite direction at once. However, while the game of Spartak is being played by more experienced hockey players, among whom the trio of Alexander Khokhlacheva stands out.
To some extent, the red and white were lucky with the calendar, thanks to which Spartak began the championship with three home matches against the middle peasants of the Eastern Conference. Without much brilliance, having scored only six goals in three matches, Spartak beat Amur 3-2, Siberia 1-0 and Admiral 2-1 in succession. Spartak suffered his first defeat in Magnitogorsk, losing in overtime to the local Metallurgist 1-2. Now Spartak has seven points scored, which corresponds to the third position in the Western Conference.
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Salavat YulaevThe Ufa club has been noticeably updated in the summer off-season, first of all, this has affected the legionnaires' brigade. The bet on the Finns last season did not justify itself, in the playoffs the Ufa team were forced to fight without leading legionnaires, which significantly affected the result. Now the bet is made on North American hockey players. In defense, this is Canadian Ryan Murphy, in attack his compatriot Josh Ho-Sang and American Alexander Khmielevsky. Unfortunately for the Ufimians, Ho-Sang was seriously injured in the first official game and the striker will miss the next couple of months. In the absence of Ho-Sang, Khmelevsky became the main attacking force in Salavat's attack, in four opening matches he scored four goals and one assist.
As for team results, everything is not so clear-cut here. If the away defeat 2-3 in overtime from St. Petersburg SKA was to some extent expected, then the misfire in the game against Vityaz was an unpleasant surprise for Salavat fans. Salavat Yulaev won his first victory on the road in Minsk, beating the local Dynamo with a score of 4-2. The Ufa team scored two more points already in the home game with the Tractor, which was beaten with a score of 3-2. Thus, now Salavat has 5 points and the current third place in the East.
Spartak
The red-and-whites have already traditionally significantly updated their line-up, this time relying on promising youth. This was facilitated by the transfer of defender Alexander Nikishin to St. Petersburg SKA, five young hockey players from St. Petersburg followed in the opposite direction at once. However, while the game of Spartak is being played by more experienced hockey players, among whom the trio of Alexander Khokhlacheva stands out.
To some extent, the red and white were lucky with the calendar, thanks to which Spartak began the championship with three home matches against the middle peasants of the Eastern Conference. Without much brilliance, having scored only six goals in three matches, Spartak beat Amur 3-2, Siberia 1-0 and Admiral 2-1 in succession. Spartak suffered his first defeat in Magnitogorsk, losing in overtime to the local Metallurgist 1-2. Now Spartak has seven points scored, which corresponds to the third position in the Western Conference.
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