SKA - Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Match facts

Roman Rotenberg has now been the head coach of SKA for 250 KHL matches. In terms of games for SKA, he only trails Boris Mikhailov (630) and Nikolai Puchkov (507) The same can be said for victories, with only Mikhailov (238) and Puchkov (193) boasting more SKA wins than Rotenberg (161).

Forward Sergei Tolchinsky has gained 268 (99+169) points from 400 KHL games, with 70 (27+43) of them having been registered across 120 SKA matches. 

Alexander Nikishin only required 210 competitive matches to score 50 SKA goals. He is only the 15th defenseman in KHL history to net a minimum of 50 markers for one particular club.

Fellow defenseman Ivan Stefanishin became the first SKA player born in 2007 to play in the KHL.

Interestingly, both of forward Valentin Zykov’s two goals against Metallurg Magnitogorsk for SKA in the KHL have turned out to be game-winners. His first goal against these particular opponents on 5 November 2022 helped SKA defeat Magnitogorsk 4:3 on home ice.

Before this particular game, all of Metallurg head coach Andrei Razin’s last six matches (three for Severstal Cherepovets, three for Magnitogorsk) against SKA had finished in a draw in regulation time.