Sibir - SKA - 4:6

In Novosibirsk, SKA produced a productive display to battle past HC Sibir, earning a thrilling 6:4 triumph on the road in the 2020/2021 KHL regular season.

Forwards and new signings Yakov Trenin, Mikhail Maltsev and Dmitry Zavgorodniy all made their SKA debuts

Initially, Sibir did open up a commanding two-goal lead in the first period, as Viktor Komarov and Dmitry Sayustov managed to beat Mikhail Berdin.

Nevertheless, in a stunning second stanza, Andrei Kuzmenko, Vladimir Tkachyov, Yaroslav Dyblenko and Arseniy Brinkman all scored to suddenly hand SKA a 4:3 advantage.

In the ensuing third period, Anton Belov and Miro Aaltonen - with the net empty - both hit the target, in turn securing a 6:4 triumph after Sibir had made it 4:4 at the start of the frame.

SKA will now prepare to face Amur in Khabarovsk on October 2. Puck drop is scheduled for 12:00 Moscow time.

Match protocol:

Sibir - SKA - 4:6 (2:0, 1:4, 1:2)

Goals:

1:0 Komarov (Jokipakka), 08.11

2:0 Sayustov (Gurkin, Milovzorov), 16.40

2:1 Kuzmenko (Podkolzin), 32.32

3:1 Pastukhov, 34.16

3:2 Tkachyov (Nikolaev, Brinkman), 36.17

3:3 Dyblenko (Volodin), 37.35

3:4 Brinkman (Timkin, Zavgorodniy), 38.06

4:4 Shashkov (Alexeev, Romantsev), 43.42

4:5 Belov (Zavgorodniy, Podkolzin), 51.28

4:6 Aaltonen (Maltsev), 59.34

Goalkeepers: Sateri - Berdin

Shots on target: 29 - 30

Faceoffs: 29 - 32

Hits: 12 - 21

Penalty minutes: 16 - 8

Referees: Lavrentyev, Fateev

30.09.2020.