Neftekhimik - SKA - 0:4

SKA began the final away series of the 2018/2019 KHL regular season with a 4:0 victory against HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

Late in the first period, Swedish defenseman Patrik Hersley broke the deadlock, as he slapped a powerful one timer beyond Neftekhimik goalkeeper Ilya Ezhov.

The second period saw SKA take full control of proceedings. Andrei Kuzmenko hit the jackpot, before Finnish forward Jarno Koskiranta scored a beauty to extend the advantage to 3:0.

In the third frame, Nikita Gusev added a fourth, completing a comfortable 4:0 triumph!

Match protocol:

Neftekhimik - SKA - 0:4 (0:1, 0:2, 0:1)

Goals:

0:1 Hersley (Prokhorkin, Gusev), 19.35

0:2 Kuzmenko (Datsyuk, Plotnikov), 27.53

0:3 Koskiranta (Yakupov), 33.33

0:4 Gusev (Zub), 41.33

Goalkeepers: Ezhov - Korotaev - Shestyorkin

Shots on target: 28 - 31

Faceoffs: 21 - 22

Hits: 10 - 10

Penalty minutes: 6 - 16

Referees: Soin, Birin

20.02.2019.