SKA - Avtomobilist. Match facts

The club record of consecutive victories has stopped at fifteen. Eight of those wins came at home, with the remaining seven being achieved away. Also, in the 19th home match of the season, it was the first time that SKA failed to take points in Saint Petersburg.

Vadim Shipachyov has competed in 500 Russian championship matches, boasting 422 points (137+285). He has made 227 SKA appearances, owning 219 points with our club (56+156).

Fellow forward Jarno Koskiranta played in his 100th SKA game. So far, the Finn has 46 points (27+19).

Scoring in four matches in a row, Nikita Gusev has set a new personal best.

Avtomobilist have become the only KHL Eastern Conference team to beat SKA in four games straight. Goaltender Igor Ustinsky has been between Avtomobilist's pipes for all of those fixtures, while Dmitry Megalinsky has taken a point in every match.