In the regular championship match of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), SKA St. Petersburg beat Yaroslavl Lokomotiv on ice.
The meeting ended with a score of 3:0. Among the winners were Valentin Zykov and Alexander Nikishin, who scored double goals with accurate shots. Nikishin scored the second goal into an empty net in the last minute of the match.
SKA ranks first in the Western Conference rankings with 79 points. Lokomotiv ranks third with 76 points. Dinamo Moscow ranks second with 77 points. Moscow’s Spartak is in fourth place. The red-whites lag behind Lokomotiv in additional indicators. All four teams have already secured their place in the play-offs.
In the next match, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv will play away against Spartak. The match will be played on January 31. The teams will take to the ice at 19.30 Moscow time.
SKA will play away against Moscow CSKA. The match will be played on February 2. The teams will take to the ice at 19.30 Moscow time.
“Spartak” before in clashes top performer Moscow “Dynamo”.