SKA Rallies Past CSKA in Moscow for Kontinental Hockey League Victory

MOSCOW (Interstat) — SKA Saint Petersburg scored three third-period goals to defeat CSKA Moscow 4-3 in a Kontinental Hockey League game on Monday at CSKA Ice Palace. Trailing 2-1, SKA tied the game on Marat Khairullin’s second goal of the afternoon and won it on Brendan Leipsic’s marker with 90 seconds remaining. Khairullin finished with two goals, while Rossо Grimaldi and Leipsic each added a goal and an assist. Goaltender Sergei Ivanov made 22 saves for SKA, which improved to 9-11. CSKA fell to 12-17.