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Ak Bars beat Salavat Yulaev 2-1 in KHL derby
Ak Bars beat Salavat Yulaev 2-1 in a KHL regular-season game in Ufa on Sunday.
The home team’s Alexander Zharovsky opened the scoring, but Alexander Khmelevski scored his first goal of the season for Kazan soon after.
Denis Komkov scored the winner for Ak Bars early in the third period.
The result puts Ak Bars third in the Eastern Conference with 22 points, while Salavat Yulaev are sixth with 21.
The teams are from Kazan and Ufa, respectively, and their meeting is known as the Green Derby.
The KHL is Russia-based ice hockey’s top professional league.
Ak Bars host Avangard on October 28, while Salavat Yulaev host Sochi the day before.
Ak Bars beat Salavat Yulaev 2-1 in a KHL regular-season game in Ufa on Sunday.
Alexander Khmelevsky scored his first goal of the season for Ak Bars, and Denis Komkov also scored.
Alexander Zharovsky scored for Salavat Yulaev.
Ak Bars had 22 points and ranked third in the Eastern Conference, while Salavat Yulaev had 21 points and ranked sixth.
- Who
- Ak Bars and Salavat Yulaev.
- What
- Ak Bars won 2-1 in a KHL regular-season game.
- When
- Sunday, October 25, 2026.
- Where
- Ufa, at Salavat Yulaev’s home venue.
- Why
- The teams played a KHL regular-season game.
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Salavat Yulaev announced that its home derby against Ak Bars would start at 16:30 Ufa time.
Alexander Zharovsky scored for Salavat Yulaev.
Alexander Khmelevsky scored for Ak Bars, his first goal of the season.
Denis Komkov scored for Ak Bars, making the final score 2-1.
- Final score
- Salavat Yulaev 1-2 Ak Bars
- Venue
- Ufa
- Khmelevsky
- Scored his first goal of the season
- Ak Bars points
- 22, third in the Eastern Conference
- Salavat Yulaev points
- 21, sixth in the Eastern Conference