[Oct 17, 2026 (Sat)] KHL Analysis Salavat Yulaev @ Amur Preview - BeaverStats

2026-10-17

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Quick preview of Salavat Yulaev @ Amur (Oct 17, 2026 (Sat)).

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Salavat Yulaev @ Amur

Salavat Yulaev projected starting goalie: Semyon Vyazovoi @ Amur projected starting goalie: Maxim Dorozhko

Salavat Yulaev leads on 5v5 play, but this game turns on how much of that gap Dorozhko erases in the Amur net.

This season's 5v5 xG% is 53.5 for Salavat Yulaev and 45.3 for Amur, an 8.2-point gap. These are current-season numbers only, over 16 and 15 games. Salavat Yulaev is 8-7-1 (OT loss) with goals 48-51 overall and 29-31 at 5v5. Amur is 8-6-1 with 24-22 overall and 15-16 at 5v5.

The goalies move in opposite directions. Vyazovoi has a .934 SV% and +15.8 GSAx in 30 road games over the last two seasons, going 17-10. This season he is at .918 and +1.4 in 14 games, and his last five starts total -6.2 GSAx, with 4 goals allowed last time. Dorozhko has a .933 SV%, +12.8 GSAx and a 16-15 record in 35 home games. This season he is at .952 and +10.3 in 12 games, and his last five total +5.3, with 2 goals allowed last time.

Both teams lost last time out. Salavat Yulaev fell 2-4 to Novosibirsk on Oct. 14, after a 1-7 loss at Magnitogorsk on Oct. 9. Amur lost 1-2 to Spartak on Oct. 14 but shut out three of its last five opponents.

Neither goalie is confirmed. If Nikita Bogdanov starts for Salavat Yulaev, he has a .873 SV% and -2.9 GSAx in two games this season. If Alexander Trushkov starts for Amur, he has a .966 SV% and +3.9 GSAx in three games.

In summary, Salavat Yulaev has the edge in shot quality, but Dorozhko's home record and form, plus Vyazovoi's recent slump, could cancel it out. The confirmed starters and Salavat Yulaev's power play (25.5%) against Amur's penalty kill (95.7%) are the keys.