Dinamo Minsk lose fourth on road, remain 5th in West

• 2.02.2015, 15:09

HC Dinamo Minsk wrapped up their KHL's regular five-game road trip losing 1-2 to the Eastern Conference leader Ak Bars Kazan on 1 February.

Justin Azevedo and Dmitry Obukhov scored for Ak Bars while Anders Nilsson turned away 29 shots for the victory.

Matt Allison pulled one back on a power play. Dmitry Milchakov stopped 29 shots in a losing cause.

On 30 January the Bisons suffered a shootout defeat in Yekaterinburg. Despite leading twice in the game, Minskers lost their advantage in regulation and a shootout battle.

Jonathan Cheechoo, Alexander Materukhin and Alexander Kulakov scored for the Bisons on the night.

Aaron Palushaj scored the winner in the shootout to down Minsk 4-3.

Thus, with 88 points after 51 games Dinamo Minsk still sit in the 5th position in the West, three points ahead of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

The Bisons will have a four-game home series starting from 3 February when they host Medvescak Zagreb. Dinamo Minsk will play Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk on 7 February, Traktor Chelyabinsk on 9 February and Atlant Moscow Region on 12 February.