SKA 2, at CSKA 3

MOSCOW (Interstat) — Maxim Sorkin scored twice, including the game-tying goal late in regulation, and Nikita Nesterov netted the overtime winner as CSKA Moscow rallied to defeat rival SKA Saint Petersburg 3-2 on Monday afternoon in the opening game of their Kontinental Hockey League playoff series. A crowd of 7,230 at CSKA Ice Palace watched the home team erase a two-goal deficit to take a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-seven conference quarterfinal. Goaltender Dmitry Gamzin made 30 saves for the victory. After a scoreless first period, the game erupted in the second. SKA struck first at the 23:01 mark… Read more...