The match between Ak Bars (Kazan) and Torpedo (Nizhny Novgorod) took place on October 21, 2026, in Kazan at the Tatneft Arena as part of the regular season of the 2026/2027 Kontinental Hockey League championship. Torpedo won in a shootout with a score of 1:2 SO (0:0, 1:1, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1).[1][2]
Course of the match
The scoring was opened by Ak Bars forward Semyon Terekhov: in the 21st minute he received the puck near the opponent's crease and hit the near corner, assisted by Denisenko — it was Terekhov's fifth goal of the season.[1] Torpedo tied the score near the end of the second period: in the 39th minute, defenseman Anton Sizov fired a shot from the blue line, the puck deflected off Ak Bars defenseman Mitchell Miller and went into the net.[1][2] The third period and overtime brought no goals. In the shootout, Torpedo forward Daniil Seroukh scored the winning shot.[1][2]
Ak Bars' starting goaltender Timur Bilyalov missed the match due to injury. He was replaced by Maksim Arefyev, who made 34 saves but failed to stop a single shot in the shootout.[1] Shugaev played in goal for Torpedo.[1]
Significance of the match
For Ak Bars, the defeat was the fifth in a row on home ice.[2] After 18 regular-season games, the Kazan team was in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with 20 points.[1] Ak Bars played its next game on October 23 on the road against Traktor.[1]
The first meeting between the two clubs in the 2026/2027 season — in Nizhny Novgorod, on September 14, 2026, on the opening day of Volga Arena — ended in a 3–2 victory for Torpedo in regulation time and is described in a separate encyclopedia article.
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