Traktor lost to a direct competitor for the playoffs

Traktor ended the away streak with a 3-4 loss to Barys. Goals from Chelyabinsk on account of Rob Hamilton, Mikhail Kotlyarevsky and Nikita Soshnikov.

After the victory in Omsk, there was only one forced change in the composition of the Chelyabinsk team. Anton Burdasov, who was injured in the last match, could not go on the ice in Astana. Sergey Kalinin took his place in the first line, and Kirill Kapustin returned to the third three.

“Barys” started the match actively and quickly opened the scoring. Alexander Borisevich was left without guardianship on the patch of “Tractor” and threw it into an empty corner. Shortly after that, the “specialist in Chelyabinsk” Nikita Mikhailis swept outside the gate and outplayed Kirill Ustimenko. Coaches of “Tractor” decided to change the goalkeeper. Sergei Mylnikov took to the ice. The changes were beneficial: soon the Chelyabinsk team won back one goal. Rob Hamilton from the blue line accurately threw into the bottom corner.

In the second period, Traktor looked very good at times, but, as often happens this season, they missed their chances. And in the end he earned two removals, both of which were realized by Alex Grant. It happened with an interval of one minute.

In the final stretch, Traktor tried to recoup as best he could. One of the most active players in the “black and white” Mikhail Kotlyarevsky managed to push through the defense of the hosts. Another puck managed to get back 15 seconds before the end of the match. Nikita Soshnikov was the most active on the penny. Unfortunately, Traktor failed to equalize the score.

3:4 – defeat from a direct competitor for getting into the playoffs. Traktor returns to Chelyabinsk, where on January 31 it will host Dynamo Moscow on its ice.