Avangard beats Traktor 1-0 in Omsk

The match between Avangard and Traktor, held on January 29 in Omsk, ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the home team.

The first two periods did not yield any goals, and only in the third did Avangard manage to score the decisive puck.

At the 19th minute of the game, an incident occurred: Traktor forward Andrei Nikonov pushed Avangard forward Nikolai Prokhorkin in the back near the boards.

Omsk defender Joseph Cecconi stood up for his teammate and got into a fight with Nikonov.

The referees gave Cecconi a 5-minute penalty for fighting, and Nikonov 5 minutes for fighting plus an additional 2 minutes for a dangerous push.

Notably, in the previous meeting of these teams in Chelyabinsk, Avangard achieved a more convincing victory with a score of 5-2.