Zhafyarov banned for 2 games

In the 49th minute of Sunday’s game in Moscow between CSKA and Atlant, home forward Damir Zhafyarov was sent to the locker room for illegal use of the knee in a challenge on an opposing player. The KHL Disciplinary Committee upholds the referee’s decision to impose a major plus game misconduct penalty (5+20 minutes), and has suspended Zhafyarov for two games.