SAINT PETERSBURG (Interstat) — Matvei Korotky scored 2:18 into overtime as SKA Saint Petersburg beat Lada Togliatti 4-3 in the Kontinental Hockey League opener for both teams on Saturday at Ice Palace Saint Petersburg.

An announced crowd of 11,051 saw Lada take a 2-1 lead in the first period. After Sergei Sapego opened the scoring for SKA, Andrei Chivilev and Riley Sawchuk answered for Lada. Sergei Plotnikov tied it for SKA in the second period, with assists from Sapego and Nikolai Goldobin.

Ben King put Lada ahead 3-2 in the third period, but Vasily Atanasov forced overtime. Atanasov also assisted on Korotky’s winner along with Alexei Maklyukov. Sawchuk finished with a goal and two assists, and Nikita V. Mikhailov added two assists for Lada. Sapego had a goal and an assist. Goldobin assisted on two SKA goals. SKA improved to 1-0, while Lada fell to 0-1.

Both teams return to action Monday. Lada visits Severstal Cherepovets, and SKA hosts Dynamo Moscow. They meet again Wednesday in Saint Petersburg.