Ladya Hockey Players Were Close to Victory in Match Against the Leader of the Eastern Conference KHL

29 Seconds from Victory

On Sunday, January 29, 2023, the Togliatti hockey team "Lada" played a match against the leader of the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) - the Omsk "Avangard". The meeting was held at the Ice Palace "Lada-Arena" in Togliatti and ended with the score 2:3 in favor of the guests.

The hosts started the match quite briskly and managed to open the scoring already in the first period. The puck was sent into the goal of the Omsk team by Nikita Cherepanov. However, the guests managed to equalize the score before the break. In the second period, the visitors took the lead - the goal was scored by Vladimir Tkachev.

In the third period, the hockey players of "Lada" tried to recoup, but they managed to score only one goal - it was thrown by Kirill Rasskazov. 29 seconds before the final siren, the guests took their goalkeeper out and managed to score an empty-net goal. This goal was scored by Reid Boucher.

As a result, "Lada" lost with a score of 2:3. The Togliatti team remained in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 55 points. Avangard continues to lead the conference with 83 points.

After the match, Lada head coach Artur Khaziev said that he was pleased with the team's play, but noted that the team lacked composure in the end.

"The guys played well and followed the game plan," Khaziev said. "But in the end, we lacked composure. We need to work on our composure and learn to play in the end of the game. But in general, I am satisfied with the team's play."

Lada's next match will be on February 1, 2023, against HC Sibir Novosibirsk.