St. Petersburg SKA suffered its fifth consecutive defeat, losing to Novosibirsk Sibir in the regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
The meeting ended with a score of 1:2. Guest forward Taylor Beck opened the scoring in the fourth minute of the first period. Beck scored a double in the final minute of the starting period. Five minutes before the second break, SKA forward Valentin Zykov scored the club’s only goal of the match on the banks of the Neva.
SKA is in tenth place in the Western Conference standings with four points. “Siberia” is in seventh place in the East with seven points.
On September 15, St. Petersburg team lost to Dynamo Moscow with a score of 1:3. After that match, SKA coach Roman Rotenberg said that he would not leave the club.
“There will always be people who will undermine our team, but they will not succeed. We have a strong team. We will get through this stage, meet the fans and work together. Our orchestra will play in harmony,” Rotenberg said.
Previously Rotenberg in three words He reacted to SKA’s record-breaking losing streak.