Russia breeze past the KHL World Team at the Channel One Cup

12 December 2024

The Russian national team breezed past the KHL World Team in the opening match of the 2024 Channel One Cup, earning a comfortable 4:1 victory.

Three of the four Russian goals were witnessed during a strong second stanza.

SKA's players were at the forefront of the game, as Mikhail Grigorenko (1+2), Marat Khairullin (1+1), Alexander Nikishin (0+2) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (0+1) all recorded points.

Russia will next play at the tournament on Saturday against Belarus. Puck-drop at the SKA Arena in Saint Petersburg is scheduled for 14:00 local time.

Match protocol:

Russia - KHL World Team - 4:1 (0:0, 3:0, 1:1)

Goals:

1:0 Khairullin (Grigorenko, Yelesin), 23.52

2:0 Grigorenko (Nikishin, Kuznetsov), 32.53 PPG

3:0 Yelesin (Grigorenko, Khairullin), 36.07

4:0 Safonov (Abramov, Nikishin), 51.30

4:1 Sulak (Williams, Andreoff), 59.31

Goalkeepers: Nabokov - Smith/Rybar

Shots: 83 - 37

Shots on target: 45 - 17

Faceoffs: 26 - 27