CHELYABINSK (Interstat) — Sergei Vl. Ivanov made 39 saves on 42 shots and SKA Saint Petersburg beat Traktor Chelyabinsk 4-3 on Friday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Traktor Sport Palace in Traktor Arena. SKA improved to 6-1, while Traktor dropped to 2-5 before an attendance of 7,500. Matvei Korotky opened scoring 2:40 into the first period, with assists from Sergei Sapego and Nikolai Knyzhov. Ivan Vydrenkov tied it at 6:34 with help from Grigory Dronov. Danil Aimurzin restored SKA’s lead at 33:55 of the second, and Scott Wilson scored at 36:45. Daniil Miromanov made it 4-1 at 42:08 of the third. Andrei Svetlakov answered for Traktor at 43:49, and Boris Katchouk cut the deficit to 4-3 at 48:37. Korotky had a goal and an assist, Miromanov added a goal and an assist, and Dronov recorded two assists. Svetlakov had one goal, three shots, two penalty minutes and one hit for Traktor. Dronov added six shots.