Game four. Spartak - SKA - 2:3 OT

In the fourth match of the 2018/2019 KHL Gagarin Cup playoffs first round, SKA required overtime to defeat HC Spartak Moscow, as a fantastic slap shot from Swedish defenseman David Rundblad sealed a 3:2 victory which make the series score 2:2.

Initially, Nail Yakupov opened the scoring in the second period, before Vasily Tokranov doubled the advantage in the third on the powerplay. However, in a late comeback, Spartak's Evgeny Kulik and Enver Lisin both hit the jackpot to take the match to overtime.

That's where David Rundblad came to the rescue for SKA, as his huge one timer was too hot for Spartak goaltender Julius Hudacek to handle.

Game five will take place in Saint Petersburg on March 6.

Match protocol:

Spartak - SKA - 2:3 OT (0:0, 0:1, 2:1, 0:1)

Goals:

0:1 Yakupov (Koskiranta, Karpov), 25.20

0:2 Tokranov (Plotnikov, Gusev), 49.26

1:2 Kulik (Karsums, Zubov), 55.15

2:2 Lisin (Karsums, Zubov), 55.36

2:3 Rundblad (Yakupov), 64.17

Goalkeepers: Hudacek - Hellberg

Shots on target: 19 - 34

Faceoffs: 20 - 39

Hits: 9 - 11

Penalty minutes: 8 - 8

Referees: Akuzovskiy, Ravodin

04.03.2019.