CSKA - SKA - 3:1

In the third match against HC CSKA Moscow in the 2018/2019 KHL regular season, SKA dropped a third defeat, losing 1:3 in the Russian capital.

It's a thoroughly disappointing for our players, who despite dominating proceedings for long periods, failed to break down the stubborn opponents before three poor, crucial mistakes allowed CSKA to win the match at the CSKA Arena.

The match started in perfect fashion for SKA. On seven minutes, Nikolai Prokhorkin broke the deadlock, stuffing the loose puck over the line with Ilya Sorokin powerless. Our team continued to play with the initiative, but with only 45 seconds remaining in the second frame, Anton Slepyshev's sharp backhanded attempt caught Igor Shestyorkin cold.

Unfortunately, Mikhail Grigorenko took advantage of an awful error make it 2:1 in CSKA's favour shorthanded in the third, and Ivan Telegin gobbled up his own rebound after a mistake from Pavel Datsyuk to conclude a 3:1 triumph for the hosts.

Match protocol:

CSKA - SKA - 3:1 (0:1, 1:0, 2:0)

Goals:

0:1 Prokhorkin (Gavrikov, Karpov), 07.10

1:1 Slepyshev (Telegin, Marchenko), 39.15

2:1 Grigorenko, 44.13

3:1 Telegin, 58.30

Goalkeepers: Sorokin - Shestyorkin

Shots on target: 26 - 26

Faceoffs: 26 - 22

Hits: 17 - 23

Penalty minutes: 10 - 4

Referees: Gusev, Ravodin

24.11.2018.