Facts of SKA's goal-filled encounter with CSKA

Vasily Atanasov scored twice in one SKA game for the first time, while fellow forward Vladislav Romanov picked up two (1+1) points. The pair have now picked up a minimum of one point in three consecutive KHL games.

Interestingly, both of SKA's 5:6 defeats in regulation time across 19 KHL seasons have been suffered at the hands of CSKA in Moscow. The first had been witnessed on 25 December 2024.

Forward Pavel Karnaukhov became the first CSKA player to score a hat-trick against SKA in the regular season.

CSKA's Nikita Nesterov is the first KHL defenseman to dish out at least 20 assists against our club.