Nail Yakupov was ejected early into Wednesday's 4-3 win against Metallurg Novokuznetsk.
He was assessed a five-minute major for elbowing and a game misconduct at the 5:21 mark of the opening period to give him 25 minutes in penalties. Yakupov has 18 points in 21 games this season. He was named to Russia's selection camp roster on Tuesday for the upcoming World Junior Championship.












