First Puchkov Tournament victory for SKA-VMF!

SKA-VMF produced a strong display on day two of the Nikolai Puchkov Tournament, holding firm to defeat KHL outfit Barys Astana 2:1 on penalties!

Both teams had their chances, but SKA-VMF outlasted the Kazakhs after equalising in the second stanza and emerged victorious in the ensuing shootout.

After Kirill Lyapunov had given Barys the lead on the powerplay in the 29th minute, Nikita Surayev equalised for SKA-VMF in similar circumstances with a mere 13 seconds remaining in the second stanza.

The outcome was eventually decided in a penalty shootout, in which Maxim Kazakov was the only player to score.

SKA-VMF will face the senior SKA team in the decisive game of the competition on Sunday. Puck-drop is scheduled for 19:00 local time.

Match protocol:

SKA-VMF – Barys – 2:1 OT (0:0, 1:1, 0:0, 0:0 – 1:0)

Goals:

0:1 Lyapunov (Thompson, Day), 28.50 PPG

1:1 Surayev (Shevchenko, Kabush), 39.47 PPG

2:1 Kazakov, 65.00 SO

Goalkeepers: Popov – Shutov

Shots: 58 – 62

Shots on target: 31 – 34

Faceoffs: 29 – 41

Blocked shots: 12 – 15

Hits: 38 – 26

Penalty minutes: 4 – 10

Referees: Kochetov, Lazarev

Linesmen: Ivanov, Lyubomirov

28.08.2026.