Moscow “Spartak” lost to Nizhny Novgorod “Torpedo” in the regular championship match of the Continental Hockey League (KHL).
The main minute of the match played in Nizhny Novgorod ended with a score of 1-1. The guest team responded to Mikhail Orlov’s puck with Ilya Kovalchuk’s precise shot. In the shootout, Vasily Atanasov brought victory to the home team.
For the red-whites’ new player Ilya Kovalchuk, this was the second goal in two KHL games. On December 24, the 40-year-old striker scored a goal in the match against Chinese Kunlun Red Star (5:2).
Kovalchuk did not play for the last two years, but decided to continue his career to help Spartak, where he was a student. The forward, who also played for Russia’s top-level red-white senior team, went to the Atlanta Thrashers, who selected him with the first number in the National Draft at a young age. Hockey League (NHL).
In 2021, as part of Omsk Avangard, Kovalchuk became a three-time winner of the Gagarin Cup and decided to suspend his activities as a player. Kovalchuk played for Atlanta, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League.
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