MOSCOW (Interstat) — Maxim Sorkin scored his second goal of the game in overtime, lifting CSKA Moscow to a 3-2 victory over SKA Saint Petersburg on Monday in the opening game of their Kontinental Hockey League playoff series.

Before an announced crowd of 7,230 at CSKA Ice Palace, the teams traded goals in a frantic second period. Nikolai Goldobin and Sergei Sapego scored for SKA, while Sorkin and Nikita Nesterov replied for CSKA. Sorkin netted the winner in the extra frame.

CSKA goaltender Dmitry Gamzin made 30 saves for the win. The best-of-seven series continues Wednesday in Moscow. CSKA improved to 37-30-1, while SKA fell to 30-28-2.