24 saved shots and an assist by Kirill Ustimenko brought Traktor victory in Omsk

24 saved shots and an assist by Kirill Ustimenko brought Traktor victory in Omsk



Traktor started the away streak with a win in Omsk. Chelyabinsk played disciplined and selflessly and won 3:1. Washers from Chelyabinsk on account of Alexei Byvaltsev, Vladimir Tkachev, Anton Burdasov and Nikita Soshnikov. We also note the excellent game of the goalkeeper of the "black and white" Kirill Ustimenko.

There have been several changes in Chelyabinsk. Kirill Ustimenko appeared at the gate, Sergei Mylnikov was on the bench. In the center of the third link, we again saw Petr Khokhrakov, and Sergei Kalinin returned to the flank. Mikhail Rolgizer was transferred to the fourth link. Kirill Kapustin is out of the squad.

Traktor started well and in the first period looked no worse than Avangard. Both teams created dangerous chances, but could not convert them.

Only in the second period the hosts opened the scoring. Chelyabinsk defenders Sergey Telegin and Ilya Karpukhin could not stop an individual pass by Vladimir Tkachev from Omsk, who swept behind the goal and hit the empty corner of the goal. But Chelyabinsk quickly bounced back. Aleksey Byvaltsev successfully completed Rob Hamilton's long-range shot. And a little later already Chelyabinsk Vladimir Tkachev finished off the puck into the goal after his own throw and brought “Tractor” forward. It is interesting that goalkeeper Ustimenko turned out to be one of the assistants in this goal.

In the third period, Traktor made the game as viscous and uncomfortable as possible for Avangard. And it paid dividends. In such hockey, luck smiled at the guests. At the 54th minute after the successful selection of Artem Blazhievskiy, Anton Burdasov ran one on one and, despite receiving a blow to the body from the Omsk defender, outplayed Vasily Demchenko. And in the end, with the goalkeeper removed, Nikita Soshnikov sent the puck into the empty net of the hosts, taking advantage of the Omsk team's mistake in a positional attack. Alex Broadhurst's goal in the last seconds could no longer change the outcome of the meeting.

4:2 - Traktor's most important victory in the fight for the playoffs. Chelyabinsk managed to beat a strong opponent due to game discipline (only one penalty per match) and the conversion of scoring chances. Also, Kirill Ustimenko again showed a high level worthy of a KHL goalkeeper. The next game is for Traktor on January 27 in Astana against Barys.





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