Boyarkin, Admiral edge Severstal in shootout thriller

CHEREPOVETS, Russia (Interstat) — Nikita Boyarkin stopped 37 shots and Anthony Camara supplied the shootout winner as Admiral Vladivostok defeated Severstal Cherepovets 4-3 in a shootout in a Kontinental Hockey League game Thursday at Ice Palace. Admiral improved to 3-7, while Severstal fell to 4-6. Attendance was 3,530. Ivan Muranov opened scoring 2:15 into the first period, with assists from Alexander S. Volkov and Ilya D. Morozov. Yegor Chezganov made it 2-0 at 24:33 off Morozov’s second assist. Nikita A. Popugayev answered at 34:04 for Severstal. Kyle Olson restored Admiral’s two-goal lead at 44:43. Vladimir Grudinin scored at 48:14, and Alexander Skorenov tied it at 54:22, with Ilya Ivantsov assisting both. Popugayev had one goal, one assist, six shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. Ivantsov recorded two assists, three shots and two penalty minutes. Muranov added one goal, three shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. Olson had one goal, four shots and two hits. Chezganov finished with one goal and five shots. Grudinin had one goal and three shots. Ruslan Abrosimov added one assist and one hit. Vladislav Tsitsyura had one assist and one shot. Boyarkin was the top star.