Traktor defeated Admiral and extended their winning streak to five matches

Traktor closed the home series with a repeat match against Admiral and defeated the guests 6:1. “Traktor” had a hat-trick from Maxim Shabanov, a double from Nikita Soshnikov and a debut goal for the club from Madison Bowie.

The match was very important from a tournament point of view for both teams. “Traktor”, against the backdrop of a winning streak, entered the fight at the level of the top 6 of the East, and “Admiral” is just right to think about saving the season. The composition of the Chelyabinsk team did not undergo any significant changes. Mikhail Kotlyarevsky, who received a sensitive power move in the last meeting, was included in the rotation. He was replaced by Maxim Marushev, who took the place of the 13th forward. Alexander Sharov moved to his usual position as the center of the fourth line. After two matches for Zach Fucale, the coaches entrusted the goal to Nikita Podskrebalin.

In the first period, the guests really stretched the Traktor goalkeeper, but Nikita acted confidently and eliminated all dangers. The active start of the “sailors” played against them. Maxim Shabanov, in the minority, ran one-on-one with goalkeeper Sergei Ivanov and opened the scoring.

In the second period, the best scorer and sniper of the “black and whites” this season, Maxim Shabanov, scored a hat-trick and brought his personal tally of goals to 12. Between his goals, Nikita Soshnikov’s puck wedged in, slightly improving the striker’s still unimpressive statistics. Based on the results of two thirds of the game, the Chelyabinsk team had a complete advantage on the ice.

In the third twenty minutes the game did not change. Very quickly Nikita Soshnikov scored a double, and a few seconds later Canadian defender Madison Baoui celebrated the first goal for Traktor. The result was made and after that Alexander Shevchenko only slightly sweetened the pill of defeat for “Admiral” by stealing the “cracker” from Podskrebalin.

6:1 – a clear defeat of not the weakest opponent. We celebrate the effective performance of the entire team. Traktor’s winning streak continues and already totals five matches. The Chelyabinsk team will try to extend it on the road with a new head coach – Alexey Zavarukhin. The opponents are CSKA on November 7 and SKA on November 9.