The captain of “Salavat Yulaev” broke his nose after hitting the board in the “green derby”

KAZAN, Oct 22, Vadim Kuznetsov. Salavat Yulaev Captain Grigory Panin broke his nose in the regular season game of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Kazan «Ak Bars», said the head coach of the Ufa club Viktor Kozlov. Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)October 22, 2022 • start at 17:00FinishedAk BarsRussia2 : 3Salavat Yulaev defeated Russia in «Salavat Yulaev» on Saturday Kazan with a score of 3:2. At the end of the first period, Panin hit his head on the board in the fight against Kazan striker Alexander Radulov and could not continue the match, he went to the hospital. journalists. According to Kozlov, the game in Kazan reminded him of the cup part of the season. «It was a playoff game. For many guys in our team, this is perhaps the first match of such intensity. Ak Bars played well, did not give up. In In the third period, we played on the score. It is impossible to open up with Ak Bars, there are good forwards. When we openly played with them at home, we missed our chances. Ak Bars has always been a principal rival for Salavat Yulaev. In such a line-up, it is a good an irritant for all teams. A victory over such an opponent gives confidence to everyone,» said the head coach of the Ufa team.