The meeting was held in Kazan and ended with a score of 3: 1 in favor of the hosts.
In the composition of Kazan, Vyacheslav Osnovin, Matthew Frettin and Emil Galimov distinguished themselves. The guests answered only with Dan Sexton's puck.
In the next match, Ak Bars will play with the Finnish Jokerit, and Avtomobilist will meet Omsk Avangard.
In other matches of the game day, Kazakhstan's Barys lost in overtime to Vladivostok Admiral (0: 1), Chelyabinsk Tractor lost to Dynamo Riga (3: 4), and Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik defeated Novosibirsk from Siberia ( 2: 1).
SKA previously beat Torpedo in the KHL match.