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Ak Bars lose 2-1 to Torpedo in a shootout
Ak Bars lost 2-1 to Torpedo in a shootout in a KHL regular-season game in Kazan.
The result came after the teams were level in regulation, with the shootout deciding the winner.
Ak Bars’ regular starting goaltender, Timur Bilyalov, missed the game with an injury, so Maxim Arefyev started in goal.
Forward Alexei Pustozеров also returned to the lineup, replacing Denis Komkov in the third line.
Before the game, Ak Bars were sixth in the Eastern Conference with 19 points from 17 matches, while Torpedo were fourth in the West with 21 points from 16 matches.
The loss ended Ak Bars’ run of two straight wins, including a 4-1 victory over Dinamo Minsk the previous weekend.
Ak Bars lost 2-1 to Torpedo in a shootout.
The game was an Ak Bars home match in the KHL regular season.
Ak Bars goalkeeper Timur Bilyalov missed the game because of an injury.
Maxim Arefyev started in goal for Ak Bars.
- Who
- Ak Bars and Torpedo.
- What
- Torpedo beat Ak Bars 2-1 in a shootout.
- When
- October 21, 2026.
- Where
- At Ak Bars’ home venue; the venue is not stated.
- Why
- The teams were playing a KHL regular-season game.
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- Result
- Torpedo won 2-1 in a shootout
- Date
- October 21, 2026
- Competition
- KHL regular season
- Ak Bars starting goalkeeper
- Maxim Arefyev