MYTISHCHI, Russia (Interstat) — The Shanghai Dragons defeated HC Sochi 5-2 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Friday at Municipal‘nyj Stadion Stroitel‘.

Shanghai’s Borna Rendulic led all scorers with two goals and an assist. Vladimir Kuznetsov also scored twice for the Dragons, who improved to 20-29 overall. Wyatt Kalynuk opened the scoring for Shanghai in the first period.

Sochi, which fell to 14-33, got goals from Dmitry Kagarlitsky and Timur Khafizov. Kagarlitsky added an assist.

Dragons goaltender Andrei Kareyev made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win. The victory defied a pregame projection that gave Shanghai a 62.4% chance to win but anticipated a closer 3-2 scoreline.