ST. PETERSBURG (Interstat) — Severstal Cherepovets will visit SKA Saint Petersburg on Tuesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ice Palace Saint Petersburg. Severstal enters with a 5-6 record. SKA enters at 8-2. SKA has won eight of its first 10 games, while Severstal has won five of 11.

Severstal’s most recent game ended in a 2-1 overtime win over Shanghai Dragons at Severstal Cherepovets. Alexander Samoilov stopped 42 of 43 shots in the victory. Ilya Kvochko and Alexander Skorenov scored for Severstal. Samoilov is the player to watch for Severstal. His recent work includes 42 saves against Shanghai Dragons, 23 saves on 26 shots against Admiral Vladivostok, 28 saves on 29 shots against HC Sochi, 30 saves on 32 shots against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, 24 saves on 25 shots at Amur Khabarovsk, 23 saves on 24 shots at Admiral Vladivostok, 21 saves on 23 shots against Dynamo Moscow, and 23 saves on 28 shots at Spartak Moscow.

SKA’s most recent game was a 6-5 shootout win over Admiral Vladivostok at home. Sergei Plotnikov recorded two goals and two assists with seven shots and one hit. Nikolai Goldobin added two goals and two assists, and Vasily Glotov finished with one goal and two assists. Plotnikov is the player to watch for SKA. In his recent appearances, he has produced two goals and two assists against Admiral Vladivostok, one assist at CSKA Moscow, two goals at Barys Astana, two shots and four hits at Traktor Chelyabinsk, one goal and two assists against Shanghai Dragons, and multiple hits in other games.

Severstal’s recent schedule includes wins over HC Sochi, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Amur Khabarovsk and Lada Togliatti, along with setbacks against Admiral Vladivostok, Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Moscow and Salavat Yulaev Ufa. SKA’s recent results include a 5-6 loss at CSKA Moscow, a 5-3 win at Barys Astana, a 4-3 win at Traktor Chelyabinsk, a 7-2 home win over Shanghai Dragons, a 1-0 win at HC Sochi, a 1-3 loss at Spartak Moscow, a 2-1 overtime home win over Lada Togliatti, a 5-3 home win over Dynamo Moscow and a 4-3 overtime home win over Lada Togliatti.

Following Tuesday’s game, Severstal is scheduled to visit Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Ak Bars Kazan before returning home to face SKA Saint Petersburg. SKA is set to visit Dynamo Moscow and Severstal Cherepovets before a trip to Lada Togliatti. The meeting at Ice Palace Saint Petersburg is set for Tuesday. The teams are scheduled to meet again at Severstal Cherepovets later in the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects SKA Saint Petersburg to beat Severstal Cherepovets 4-2.