ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Interstat) — Severstal Cherepovets defeated SKA Saint Petersburg 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday in a Kontinental Hockey League match at Ice Palace Saint Petersburg.

Alexander Skorenov opened the scoring for Severstal at 7:38 of the first period. After Nikolai Goldobin brought SKA within one in the second, Ruslan Abrosimov restored Severstal’s two-goal lead. SKA forced overtime when Matvei Polyakov scored with 15 seconds remaining in regulation.

Severstal goaltender Alexander Samoilov made 27 saves on 29 shots. SKA’s Artemy Pleshkov stopped 27 of 29 in the losing effort.

The victory improved Severstal’s overall record to 36-22. SKA moved to 24-23-1. The teams will meet again in St. Petersburg on March 13.