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Ak Bars beat Dinamo Minsk 4-1 in KHL game
Ak Bars beat Dinamo Minsk 4-1 in a KHL game in Minsk.
Dinamo scored first on a power play, but Ak Bars equalised and took the lead before the end of the first period.
Alexey Byvaltsev extended the lead with a counterattack, and Mitchell Miller scored into an empty net late in the game.
Coach Anvar Gatiyatulin said Ak Bars tried a different style, focusing on organised, careful play across all 60 minutes.
He said the team had struggled to convert chances in earlier games, but its finishing was better this time.
The win was Ak Bars' second in a row, and the team has 19 points, placing fifth in the KHL's Eastern Conference.
Gatiyatulin said the team would review the approach and keep using it if it continued to produce results.
Ak Bars beat Dinamo Minsk 4-1 in a KHL game in Minsk.
Dinamo opened the scoring on a power play through Ilya Usov in the first period.
Ak Bars scored four unanswered goals, with Mitch Miller adding the final goal into an empty net.
Ak Bars coach Anvar Gatiyatulin said his team played a more rational style and would assess the approach.
Dinamo coach said his side started well but could not score again after Ak Bars took the lead.
- Who
- Ak Bars and Dinamo Minsk.
- What
- Ak Bars won 4-1 in a KHL game.
- When
- 18 October 2026.
- Where
- Minsk.
- Why
- Not stated
Ak Bars
Dinamo Minsk
Match result
Ak Bars
Ak Bars won 4-1.
Dinamo Minsk
Dinamo Minsk lost 4-1.
Assessment
Ak Bars
Coach Anvar Gatiyatulin said his team played in an organized, rational way and reacted well to the match.
Dinamo Minsk
Dinamo coach said his team started well and created chances, but Ak Bars' third goal weakened its attacking push.
Approach
Ak Bars
Gatiyatulin said the team had tried a different style and would analyze it.
Dinamo Minsk
Dinamo coach said the team needed to find other ways to score, including playing more aggressively around the goal.
Dinamo Minsk opened the scoring on a power play through Ilya Usov.
Albert Yarullin equalized for Ak Bars on a power play, then Denis Zernov put the visitors ahead.
Alexey Byvaltsev scored Ak Bars' third goal on a counterattack.
Mitch Miller scored into Dinamo Minsk's empty net to complete the 4-1 win.
- Final score
- Ak Bars 4, Dinamo Minsk 1
- Venue
- Minsk
- Dinamo's opening goal
- Ilya Usov
- Ak Bars' final goal
- Mitch Miller, into an empty net
- Ak Bars' coach
- Anvar Gatiyatulin
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What people are saying
Если такой хоккей приносит результат, будем играть так
Командная победа, болельщикам спасибо за поддержку.
Начали очень хорошо, первые 7-8 минут контролировали игру, забили быстрый гол, всё получалось, о чём с ребятами говорили.