Severstal - SKA - 1:6

In the first match of the new 2018/2019 KHL regular season away series, SKA comfortably got the better of HC Severstal in Cherepovets, thrashing the opponents 6:1!

SKA broke the deadlock midway through the opening period, with defenseman Vasily Tokranov hitting the jackpot. Completely in control of proceedings, SKA practically won the game in the second frame, with Nail Yakupov, Sergei Plotnikov, Nikita Gusev and Vladislav Gavrikov scoring, while Severstal's Alexander Scherbina also netted.

On 42 minutes, forward Alexander Barabanov rounded off the match, sealing a huge 6:1 triumph! Goalkeeper Igor Shestyorkin stopped 24 of 25 Severstal attempts.

Match protocol:

Severstal - SKA - 1:6 (0:1, 1:4, 0:1)

Goals:

0:1 Tokranov (Belov, Gusev), 09.31

0:2 Yakupov (Tokranov), 21.41

0:3 Plotnikov (Khafizullin, Kuzmenko), 23.48

0:4 Gusev (Karpov, Gavrikov), 26.37

0:5 Gavrikov (Barabanov), 27.19

1:5 Scherbina (Rybin), 27.52

1:6 Barabanov (Kuzmenko), 42.52

Goalkeepers: Artamkin/Magarilov - Shestyorkin

Shots on target: 25 - 28

Faceoffs: 20 - 40

Hits: 22 - 10

Penalty minutes: 10 - 8

Referees: Bondar, Sergeev

22.11.2018.