CSKA 0, at SKA 1

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (Interstat) — A second-period power-play goal from Joseph Blandisi and a 22-save shutout from goaltender Sergei Ivanov propelled SKA Saint Petersburg to a 1-0 victory over CSKA Moscow on Friday night, knotting their Kontinental Hockey League playoff series at one game apiece. In a tense, defensive struggle at a packed Ice Palace Saint Petersburg, the lone breakthrough came with CSKA playing a man down. After CSKA’s Nikolai Kovalenko was penalized for kneeing at the 22:05 mark of the second period, SKA’s power-play unit capitalized. Just 99 seconds into the advantage, Blandisi netted his second goal of the… Read more...