Salavat Ufa turned a two-goal deficit into a 5-4 overtime win in Novosibirsk, answering Novosibirsk’s 3-1 advantage through two periods with three goals in the third. The visitors completed the comeback in extra time, making the late surge the defining stretch of this KHL matchup.
How the Game Played Out
Novosibirsk took the opening period 1-0, establishing the first lead on the scoreboard. The home side added to that advantage in the second, outscoring Salavat Ufa 2-1 in the period. Through 40 minutes, the period totals put Novosibirsk ahead 3-1. The first two periods therefore belonged to the hosts on the scoreboard, with their lead growing from one goal after the opener to two at the second intermission.
The third period changed the shape of the result. Salavat Ufa scored three times while Novosibirsk added one, a 3-1 period in the visitors’ favor. That stretch erased the two-goal gap and brought the score level at 4-4 after regulation. Novosibirsk had scored in every period, but its third-period goal was matched by a larger response from Salavat Ufa, leaving the game unresolved at the end of the scheduled three periods.
Overtime settled it. Salavat Ufa scored the only goal of the extra period, while Novosibirsk did not score, completing the 5-4 result. The period breakdown traces a clear reversal: Novosibirsk led 1-0 after the first and 3-1 after the second, then Salavat Ufa pulled even with a three-goal third before finishing the game in overtime. The final margin was one goal, but the route there ran through a two-goal Novosibirsk lead and a decisive shift in the third.
What the Result Means
For Salavat Ufa, the result is a road win in the KHL’s 2026-27 season, earned after the visitors turned the game around in the third period and carried that response into overtime. The team’s three goals in the final regulation period changed a 3-1 deficit into a 4-4 tie; the overtime goal then completed the comeback. The scoreline gives the visitors the win, with the third-period swing standing out as the key difference between the first 40 minutes and the finish.
Novosibirsk leaves this game with a 4-5 overtime loss after building a lead across the first two periods. The hosts scored once in the opening period, twice in the second and once in the third, but Salavat Ufa’s three-goal final period forced extra time. The result turns on that contrast: Novosibirsk held the advantage for much of the game, while the visitors finished with the last two goals, one to tie and one to win. Their next KHL games will provide the next measure of how each team responds to this close result.
Watch the Highlights
The Novosibirsk-Salavat Ufa highlights capture the scoreboard’s progression from the home side’s early lead to the visitors’ third-period recovery and overtime finish. Watch the video for the match highlights.
Final Score: Novosibirsk 4, Salavat Ufa 5.
Source: Highlightly match API