From left, Avangard's Nikita Pivtsakin, Ilya Mikheyev and Ville Pokka celebrate their team's goal during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's players celebrate their team's goal during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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From left, Avangard's Nikita Pivtsakin, Ilya Mikheyev and Ville Pokka celebrate their team's goal during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's fan reacts during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's Alexey Emelin, left, and Neftekhimik's Bogdan Yakimov struggle for a puck during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Neftekhimik's goaltender Ilya Ezhov, right, tries to make a save during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's David Desharnais reacts during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's coach Dmitry Ryabikin talks to Maxim Chudinov during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's fans cheer with placard reading "Citizens of Omsk with you" during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Neftekhimik's Dmitry Ogurtsov, third left, tries to score a goal to Avangard's goaltender Igor Bobkov during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's Head coach Bob Hartley, right, and coach Mikl Pelino, left, react watching the game, with bench players in front of them, during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's Ilya Mikheyev controls the puck during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Neftekhimik's goaltender Ilya Ezhov, right, concedes a goal during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Neftekhimik's Pavel Poryadin, left, and Avangard's Alexey Emelin struggle for a puck during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's Evgeny Madvedev, left, and Neftekhimik's Alexei Mikhnov struggle for a puck during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's fans react during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's fan cheers during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's goaltender Igor Bobkov makes a save during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Neftekhimik's Juuso Puustinen, left, and Avangard's Denis Zernov struggle for a puck during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's Maxime Talbot, right, tries to score a goal during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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Avangard's fan reacts during the Kontinental Hockey League's ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, at the Balashikha Arena in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2018.

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