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SKA rallies from two goals down to beat Ak Bars 4-3 in Kazan
SKA beat Ak Bars 4-3 in Kazan in a KHL regular-season game on November 2.
The home team led 2-0 and later 3-2, but SKA came back each time.
Ak Bars scored all three of its goals on power plays, including one by new captain Albert Yarullin’s teammate, forward Alexander Khmelevsky.
Vasily Atanasov scored twice for SKA, and Danil Aimurzin also found the net as the visitors completed their comeback.
The win came as SKA was seeking better results after a coaching change, while Ak Bars had won its previous game against Amur.
Ak Bars remained fourth in the Eastern Conference with 24 points from 23 games.
The Kazan team is scheduled to play Sibir away on November 4.
SKA came from two goals behind to beat Ak Bars 4-3 in a KHL regular-season game in Kazan.
Ak Bars led 2-0 in the first period after scoring twice on the power play.
SKA scored twice in the second period to level the game, but Ak Bars regained the lead before the break.
Danil Aymurzin and Vasily Atanasov scored in the third period to give SKA the win.
The game was played at Tatneft Arena on 2 November.
- Who
- SKA beat Ak Bars.
- What
- SKA won 4-3 after coming back from a 2-0 deficit.
- When
- 2 November 2026.
- Where
- Tatneft Arena in Kazan, Russia.
- Why
- Not stated
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Alexander Khmelevsky scored on the power play to put Ak Bars ahead 1-0.
Denis Zernov scored on the power play to extend Ak Bars’ lead to 2-0.
Vasily Atanasov and Egor Savikov scored for SKA to tie the game at 2-2.
Semyon Terekhov scored on the power play to put Ak Bars back in front.
Danil Aymurzin scored to level the game at 3-3.
Atanasov scored his second goal to give SKA a 4-3 lead.
- Final score
- Ak Bars 3, SKA 4
- Venue
- Tatneft Arena, Kazan
- Attendance
- 8,597
- Ak Bars captain
- Albert Yarullin
- SKA scorer
- Vasily Atanasov scored twice