ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Interstat) — Sergei Plotnikov scored twice and Nikolai Goldobin had three assists as SKA Saint Petersburg held off Dinamo Minsk 4-3 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Wednesday at Ice Palace Saint Petersburg.

SKA built a 4-0 lead by the second period, with Ivan Vydrenkov and Matvei Polyakov also scoring. Dinamo Minsk rallied with three unanswered goals in the final 25 minutes from Alex Limoges, Vitaly Pinchuk and Vadim Shipachyov, who had a goal and an assist. Sam Anas assisted on all three Dinamo goals.

Goaltender Sergei Ivanov made 41 saves for SKA. Dinamo Minsk’s record fell to 34-24-1. SKA improved to 29-25-1.