SKA Saint Petersburg edges Lada in overtime, 2‑1
SAINT PETERSBURG (Interstat) — Yegor Savikov scored 15 seconds into overtime to give SKA Saint Petersburg a 2-1 victory over Lada Togliatti in a Kontinental Hockey League game Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at Ice Palace Saint Petersburg. Attendance was 8,642. Sergei Vl. Ivanov stopped 24 of 25 shots for SKA. Mikhail Belyayev opened the scoring for Lada in the second period, assisted by Ivan Romanov and Rasim Shakirov. Danil Aimurzin tied the game in the third period for SKA, with assists from Andrei Pedan and Nikolai Chebykin. Savikov’s overtime winner was assisted by Sergei Plotnikov and Nikolai Goldobin. Lada dropped to 0-3-0. SKA improved to 3-0-0. Lada’s Zinchenko received a holding-the-stick penalty in the first period. SKA’s Romanov was called for hooking in the second. Lada’s Belousov received a too-many-players bench minor in the second. SKA’s Weissbach was penalized for holding in the third. Lada’s Chivilyov received a checking-to-the-head-and-neck penalty in the third. SKA next plays at Spartak Moscow on Thursday. Lada hosts Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on Friday.