Jaros lifts Spartak past Amur in KHL road win
KHABAROVSK (Interstat) — Ivan Fedotov made 23 saves as Spartak Moscow edged Amur Khabarovsk 2-1 on Wednesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Platinum Arena. He faced 24 shots. Vitaly Abramov scored for Amur, while Christian Jaros scored for Spartak. Maxime Comtois had an assist, four shots and one hit, Artyom Shvaryov had an assist, Alexander Vl. Belyayev scored, and Danil Pivchulin had an assist. Mikhail Maltsev had three shots and one hit, Yaroslav Likhachyov had three shots, and Kirill Pilipenko had five shots and one hit. Abramov opened the scoring at 1:44 of the first period, assisted by Shvaryov. Belyayev tied it at 18:18 of the first, with assists from Dmitry Vishnevsky and Daniil Gutik. Jaros netted the winner with 5:02 remaining in regulation, assisted by Comtois and Pivchulin. Abramov added four shots and two penalty minutes. Spartak improved to 8-7, and Amur fell to 8-7. Attendance was 7,100.