ST. PETERSBURG (Interstat) — Danil Aimurzin scored twice for SKA Saint Petersburg, but visiting Severstal Cherepovets won 5-2 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Tuesday at Ice Palace Saint Petersburg. Attendance was 15,488. Severstal improved to 6-6; SKA dropped to 8-3. Denis Yan had one goal and one assist and was named Severstal’s top star. Ioannis Kaldis also scored for Severstal and had four shots on goal. Alexander Samoilov made 15 saves on 17 shots in the win. Ruslan Abrosimov scored, while Yegor Graf and Nikita A. Popugayev each added two assists. Nikolai Chebykin had two assists, two shots on goal and one hit for SKA. Timofei Davydov and Nikita Artamonov also scored for Severstal. Severstal led 2-1 after the first period and 4-2 after the second. Yan finished with eight shots on goal and one hit. Aimurzin added two shots on goal and two hits.