SKA 2, at CSKA 4

MOSCOW (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow capitalized on a dominant third period to secure a 4-2 victory over SKA Saint Petersburg in Game 1 of their Kontinental Hockey League playoff series on Wednesday night. A crowd of 9,635 at CSKA Ice Palace saw the home side erase a one-goal deficit with two third-period scores, taking a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. SKA stunned the hosts just 1:43 into the game. With CSKA’s Nikita Nesterov serving an interference penalty called 15 seconds after the opening faceoff, Joseph Blandisi converted on the power play for an early lead. CSKA answered late in… Read more...