Dinamo Minsk Edges SKA in Overtime Thriller to Split Season Series

MINSK, Belarus (Interstat) — Andrei Stas scored in overtime to lift Dinamo Minsk to a 4-3 victory over SKA Saint Petersburg in a Kontinental Hockey League game Tuesday at Minsk-Arena.

The teams traded goals throughout regulation. SKA’s Nikolai Goldobin and Joseph Blandisi scored in the first period, with Valentin Zykov adding a second-period goal. Dinamo Minsk answered each time, with Daniil A. Lipsky and Robert Hamilton scoring before Stas’ winner 12:34 into the extra frame. Sergei S. Kuznetsov had two assists for Dinamo Minsk.

The win improves Dinamo Minsk’s record to 27-20-1 across all competitions, while SKA falls to 20-22-2. The season series between the clubs finished split.