SKA - Spartak - 2:3

In the first match of this new 2019/2020 KHL regular season home series, SKA came up short against HC Spartak Moscow, conceding a 2:3 defeat.

After falling 0:2 down, Yaroslav Dyblenko pulled one back, but Spartak then grabbed another.

With 01:08 remaining on the clock, Sergei Plotnikov halved the deficit on the crease, however Spartak held out to win 3:2.

SKA will next play on October 22 against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk at the Saint Petersburg Ice Palace.

Match protocol:

SKA - Spartak - 2:3 (1:2, 0:1, 1:0)

Goals:

0:1 Karsums (Tsyplakov, Goncharov), 09.07

0:2 Nikontsev (Hersley), 14.26

1:2 Dyblenko (Shvets-Rogovoy, Kagarlitsky), 16.56

1:3 Nikontsev (Vishnevskiy, Fyodorov), 21.16

2:3 Plotnikov (Karpov, Lehtera), 58.52

Goalkeepers: Hellberg - Hudacek

Shots on target: 40 - 14

Faceoffs: 31 - 27

Hits: 23 - 14

Penalty minutes: 8 - 10

Referees: Naumov, Olenin

20.10.2019.