SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (Interstat) — SKA Saint Petersburg delivered a commanding 5-0 victory over Severstal Cherepovets in Kontinental Hockey League action Friday at Ice Palace Saint Petersburg.

Goaltender Artemy Pleshkov stopped all 23 shots he faced for the shutout. Marat Khairullin led the offensive surge with two goals, while Roссo Grimaldi, Markus Phillips and Scott Wilson each added one. Andrei Pedan contributed two assists for SKA, which scored four times in the second period to break the game open.

Severstal goaltender Vsevolod Skotnikov made 19 saves on 20 shots before being relieved in the second period. The loss drops Severstal to 39-27 overall, while SKA improves to 30-25-1. The result avenged a shootout loss to Severstal last month.