On December 18, Ak Bars defeated Salavat Yulaev in the KHL regular season match. The game in Tatneft Arena ended with a score of 3:2.

Recall that the “Evergreen Derby” is the main hockey confrontation between the two largest Muslim regions of Russia: Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Since this year, the derby has been dedicated to ecology. For example, yesterday’s match in Kazan became completely carbon-neutral.

Ak Bars remained in third place in the Eastern Conference standings, gaining 46 points in 33 games.