Salavat Yulaev - SKA - 4:5 OT
In a nine-goal thriller, SKA outlasted HC Salavat Yulaev in Ufa, claiming a pulsating 5:4 overtime victory in the 2019/2020 KHL regular season.
Defenseman Vasily Tokranov, the hat trick hero for SKA, grabbed the winner in the extra frame.
During regulation time, SKA had to come from behind on two occasions, with Lukas Bengtsson, Tokranov and Sergei Plotnikov all scoring.
Goalkeeper Alexander Samonov stopped 21 of 25 Salavat Yulaev shots.
SKA will return to league action on Monday against Admiral Vladivostok at the Saint Petersburg Ice Palace.
Match protocol:
Salavat Yulaev - SKA - 4:5 OT (2:1, 1:2, 1:1, 0:1)
Goals:
0:1 Bengtsson (Kemppainen, Yakupov), 01.11
1:1 Soshnikov (Arzamastsev, Manninen), 07.04
2:1 Soshnikov (Omark, Arzamastsev), 11.33
2:2 Tokranov (Bengtsson), 33.53
3:2 Soshnikov (Hartikainen), 37.39
3:3 Tokranov (Lehtera, Bengtsson), 39.56
3:4 Plotnikov (Ketov, Kemppainen), 41.32
4:4 Kartaev (Gimatov), 53.50
4:5 Tokranov (Plotnikov, Kuzmenko), 60.48
Goalkeepers: Metsola - Samonov
Shots on target: 25 - 36
Faceoffs: 15 - 37
Hits: 27 - 15
Penalty minutes: 28 - 18
Referees: Kulakov, Olenin
Linesmen: Sivov, Shalagin
15.02.2020.