SKA - Severstal. Match facts

It was the 50th match between these two teams in Russian championships and the KHL. SKA have 21 victories, Severstal have 24, and a further 5 finished level. The goal difference is 133 - 127 in Severstal's favour. Igor Makarov and Andrey Kovalenko are the top goal scorers in these fixtures with six goals apiece, and Alexander Kucheryavenko is SKA's overall top points scorer against Severstal with 13 (4+9). Vadim Shipachyov, who picked up two assists yesterday, gained 11 points (5+6) for Severstal in games against SKA.

Artemiy Panarin's goal was SKA's 200th against Severstal in all competitions. It was the 77th game against each other, with the goal difference 202 - 204. We remind you that Severstal is the only team that SKA has played against every campaign since 1991.

SKA's overtime victory is only the second in the history between these two clubs. The first was well back on the 27th of February 2004, when Egor Mikhailov netted the winning goal.

It was also SKA's quickest ever overtime triumph in the KHL regular championship. Previously, the record was held by Tony Martensson with his winning goal against Dynamo Moscow at 60.52, on the 8th of January 2011. Tony is also the only SKA player to score goals in overtime in both the regular season, and in the play-offs.

In his 441th Russian championship match, Ilya Kablukov notched up his 100th point (32+68). It was also his 50th SKA appearance, and so far has 16 points (5+11).

With his 21st goal of the season yesterday, Artemiy Panarin has set a new personal record for himself.