NIZHNEIMERETINSKAYA BUKHTA, Russia (Interstat) — Mikhail Maltsev had one goal, seven shots on net and two hits as Spartak Moscow defeated HC Sochi 5-2 on Wednesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Bolshoy Ice Dome before 5,988. Ivan Fedotov stopped 18 of 20 shots for Spartak, which improved to 6-7. Sochi fell to 2-10. Christian Jaros had two assists, Sergei Lukyantsev had one goal, three shots and six hits, Daniil Gutik had one goal, five shots and two penalty minutes, Joseph Keane had one goal and four shots, Matvei Guskov scored, Nikita Gusev had two assists, Dmitry Vishnevsky had two assists, and Yegor Filin had one goal, two shots and one hit. Gutik opened scoring at 13:13 of the first period, assisted by Vishnevsky and Lucas Lockhart. Maltsev scored at 16:06, assisted by Jaros and Maxime Comtois. Lukyantsev scored unassisted in the second. Guskov and Alexander Khokhlachyov scored in the third before Keane and Filin secured the win.