SKA - HC Sochi. Match facts

The first conceded goal yesterday was SKA's 500th against in KHL home matches. It took 243 games for other teams to reach this landmark.

In the third match between these two teams, HC Sochi took their maiden victory.

It was Alexei Ponikarovsky's 100th SKA appearance, and he currently has 25 points to his name (9+16).

Before this match, HC Sochi was the only KHL club which Ilya Kovalchuk had not scored a point against. Other SKA players who have taken at least a point against every KHL team are Maxim Sushinsky, Alexei Yashin and Matthias Weinhandl.

After his 5+20 penalty yesterday, Maxim Chudinov has more SKA KHL defenceman penalty minutes than any other player in our club's history - 207. In second place is Alexei Semyonov with 191.

Also, Alexei Semyonov tallied up two assists for Sochi yesterday against his former team SKA. In 249 Russian championship games Alexei had a two point game for SKA only on three separate occasions.