Salavat Yulaev vs Ak Bars at 17:00: Kazan has won twice in Ufa this season
Vladlen Kvarts · 12 Nov 2026 · Читать по-русски
Salavat Yulaev vs Ak Bars, Thursday, November 12, Ufa, puck drop at 17:00 Moscow time (hcsalavat.ru). It is the KHL's "green derby," and what makes it interesting is one number: two. That is how many times Ak Bars have already won in Ufa this season.
The first came on September 16, 4-3 in overtime. The second on October 25, 2-1 (ak-bars.ru, hcsalavat.ru). Not the most comfortable statistic for the hosts ahead of a third meeting, you'll agree.
Now to form. The Kazan side arrive after a 5-2 win over Torpedo on November 9, which snapped a run of three straight defeats, and Alexei Byvaltsev scored his 100th KHL goal in that game (ria.ru, lenta.ru). On goal difference as of November 12 it is close: Salavat 72–73, Ak Bars 60–63 (sports.ru). Both teams score and both concede, so don't expect a dull evening.
So what will decide it? Hockey loves details: power-play conversion, the first goal, nerves in overtime. Five of Ak Bars' twelve wins have come in overtime or on shootouts (sports.ru), so this team knows how to play to the very end. Ufa, meanwhile, have to show that home ice is more than a line in the box score.
Tablo has published its prediction for the game separately: Salavat Yulaev vs Ak Bars: prediction for the green derby.
Will Ak Bars' Ufa streak continue, or will the hosts finally take what is theirs?
Sources: hcsalavat.ru (date, time, venue), ak-bars.ru and hcsalavat.ru (October 25, 2026 game, 2-1), ria.ru and lenta.ru (Ak Bars 5-2 Torpedo, November 9, 2026), sports.ru (KHL standings as of November 12, 2026). Data as of November 12, 2026.