Liska lifts Severstal past Lada in KHL home win

CHEREPOVETS, Russia (Interstat) — Adam Liska scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and added an assist as Severstal Cherepovets beat Lada Togliatti 4-3 on Monday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ice Palace. Severstal improved to 14-11, while Lada dropped to 5-20. Liska finished with two goals, one assist, three shots on goal and two hits. Alexander Samoilov stopped 20 of 23 shots for the win. Ivan Podshivalov scored 10 seconds into the game for Severstal, and Nikita Setdikov tied it at 15:29 of the first period. Ruslan Abrosimov put Severstal ahead at 24:07 of the second, but Ivan Savchik answered at 30:40. Liska scored at 32:17, Ivan Zinchenko tied it at 38:19, and Liska netted the winner at 47:48 of the third. Savchik had a goal and an assist and four shots on goal for Lada, while Zinchenko had a goal, four shots on goal and six hits. Vladimir Grudinin recorded two assists for Severstal. Attendance was 3,360.