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Gagarin Cup finalist loses sixth consecutive home game

Ak Bars lost at home to Avangard with a score of 0: 4. McLeod scored the winning goal in his second consecutive game

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Gagarin Cup finalist loses sixth consecutive home game

Omsk Avangard defeated Kazan Ak Bars in a guest match of the regular Fonbet KHL championship.

The game ended 4-0. The double was scored by Michael McLeod (16th and 44th minutes), the puck by Joshua Livo (19) and Vasily Ponomarev (60). The goalkeeper of the guests Nikita Serebriakov reflected 24 shots.

Ak Bars lost their sixth home in a row, with Kazan not winning on their ice since September 30. Last season, Ak Bars played in the final of the Gagarin Cup.

Avangard have a second victory in a row, on the account of McLeod again the decisive goal.

Ak Bars is fourth in the Eastern Conference, Avangard is eighth.

Source: РБК ↗

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