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Metallurg beats Sibir 5-1 in Shafranov’s first game as head coach
Metallurg Magnitogorsk beat Sibir Novosibirsk 5-1 in a KHL game in Magnitogorsk.
The match was Konstantin Shafranov’s first as Metallurg’s head coach after his appointment.
Sibir took the lead, but Metallurg scored three goals in the second period and two more in the third.
Five Metallurg players scored, while Maxim Sushko got Sibir’s only goal.
Metallurg has 32 points and leads the Eastern Conference, while Sibir has 17 points and is eighth.
The win came after Metallurg lost its previous game, and Sibir has now lost two in a row and three of its last four.
Metallurg next visits Neftekhimik on October 27, while Sibir is due to play Traktor away on October 26.
Metallurg Magnitogorsk beat Sibir Novosibirsk 5-1 in the KHL in Magnitogorsk.
The game was Metallurg’s first with Konstantin Shafranov as head coach.
Metallurg’s goals came from Andrei Kozlov, Daniil Vovchenko, Valery Orekhov, Luke Johnson and Ruslan Iskhakov.
Maxim Sushko scored Sibir’s only goal.
Metallurg moved to 32 points and first place in the Eastern Conference, while Sibir remained eighth with 17 points.
- Who
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Sibir Novosibirsk.
- What
- Metallurg won 5-1 in a KHL game, Shafranov’s first as head coach.
- When
- October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Magnitogorsk.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sibir lost 3-6 in Saint Petersburg after leading 3-1 early in the game.
Metallurg beat Sibir 5-1 in Shafranov’s first game as head coach.
Sibir was scheduled to play Traktor away.
Metallurg was scheduled to play Neftekhimik away.
- Final score
- Metallurg 5-1 Sibir
- Venue
- Magnitogorsk
- Metallurg points after game
- 32
- Sibir points after game
- 17
- Scoring periods
- 0-0, 3-1, 2-0