Podskrebalin’s 36 saves lift Lada past SKA

TOLYATTI (Interstat) — Nikita Podskrebalin made 36 saves as Lada Togliatti beat visiting SKA Saint Petersburg 1-0 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Thursday at Lada Arena. Nikolai Makarov scored the only goal, with Andrei Chivilev and Ostap Safin assisting. Lada scored in the first period. Attendance was 3,513. The win moved Lada to 2 wins and 14 losses, while SKA fell to 8 wins and 7 losses. Podskrebalin was the top star after stopping all 36 shots. Matvei Korotky had three shots, four penalty minutes and two hits for SKA. Daniil Miromanov, Valentin Zykov and Andrei Pedan each contributed shots, with Miromanov and Zykov recording five and Pedan adding four shots and two hits. Vasily Glotov had four shots. Mason Millman had four shots for Lada, and Ben King added three. Chivilev finished with an assist, three shots and one hit. SKA pressed for an equalizer but could not solve Podskrebalin.