Admiral - SKA - 2:3 OT

In the concluding KHL regular season match of 2018, SKA were made to work hard in Vladivostok, defeating HC Admiral 3:2 on the road in overtime!

SKA didn't get off to the best start with two conceded goals in the first period, but after mounting an impressive comeback in the third, our players struck the winning goal in the extra frame to seal an important two points in the Far East.

Defenseman Yury Kozlovsky, who used to play in the SKA system, opened the scoring on the powerplay with a strong slap shot, before Alexander Streltsov doubled the Admiral advantage after Vladislav Syomin had lost the puck in the defensive zone.

Stunned by those two goals, it took a while for SKA to get going, but our players gradually took the initiative. It took until 50th minute to score when David Rundblad launched a slapper into the net, but moments after that goal, the Swedish defenseman grabbed his and SKA's second with another one timer from the right flank. 2:2 after 60 minutes.

In overtime, our team finally secured the victory which was deserved, with Nail Yakupov deflecting Alexei Byvaltsev's pass in. 3:2, SKA triumph against HC Admiral Vladivostok!

Match protocol:

Admiral - SKA - 2:3 OT (2:0, 0:0, 0:2, 0:1)

Goals:

1:0 Kozlovsky (Mischenko), 06.33

2:0 Streltsov (Konkov), 08.33

2:1 Rundblad (Datsyuk), 49.19

2:2 Rundblad, 52.23

2:3 Yakupov (Byvaltsev), 61.05

Goalkeepers: Serebryakov - Shestyorkin

Shots on target: 14 - 41

Faceoffs: 21 - 37

Hits: 10 - 10

Penalty minutes: 10 - 8

Referees: Schenyov, Ovchinnikov

29.12.2018.