MOSCOW (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow defeated SKA Saint Petersburg 3-2 in a shootout Sunday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at CSKA Ice Palace.

Denis Guryanov and Nikita Nesterov scored for CSKA in regulation. Andrei Pedan and Roссo Grimaldi scored for SKA, with Grimaldi’s tying goal coming late in the third period. The game proceeded to a shootout, where CSKA’s Vitaly Abramov netted the decisive goal in the fifth round.

Goaltender Artemy Pleshkov made 20 saves for SKA in the losing effort. CSKA improved to 26-25 overall, while SKA fell to 20-22-1. The teams will meet again in St. Petersburg on Feb. 21.