ST. PETERSBURG (Interstat) — Vasily Glotov had one goal and two assists, and SKA Saint Petersburg scored five first-period goals en route to a 7-1 Kontinental Hockey League victory over Spartak Moscow on Monday at Ice Palace Saint Petersburg. The home victory improved SKA’s season record to 12 wins and 11 losses. Spartak fell to 13 wins and 12 losses. Attendance was 14,989. SKA has won two of its past three games, while Spartak has dropped three of its past five.

Glotov opened the scoring 3:26 into the first period, with assists from Matvei Korotky and Vasily Atanasov. Rocco Grimaldi doubled the lead at 11:30 off an assist from Vladislav Y. Romanov. Scott Wilson made it 3-0 at 13:02 from Nikolai Goldobin, and Sergei Sapego scored 34 seconds later with help from Atanasov and Glotov. Nikita Nedopyokin capped the first-period burst at 18:41, assisted by German Suzdorf and Glotov, as SKA took a commanding lead into the first intermission. Spartak’s Alexander Vl. Belyayev was called for too many players on the ice at 6:46 of the opening period.

Nedopyokin added his second goal 2:25 into the second period, with Alexei Maklyukov assisting. Spartak’s Maxime Comtois scored unassisted at 18:45 of the middle period to break up the shutout. Atanasov was sent off for kneeing at 4:05 of the second, Suzdorf for tripping at 12:39, Keane for holding at 15:29 and Glotov for tripping at 17:16. Sergei Lukyantsev received a late interference penalty at 19:37 of the third. Andrei Pedan closed the scoring with 31 seconds remaining in the third period, assisted by Goldobin and Sergei Plotnikov.

Glotov finished with a goal, two assists, two shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Glotov, a 5-foot-10, 181-pound forward, was SKA’s top star. Nedopyokin had two goals and three shots. Sergei Vl. Ivanov made 21 saves on 22 shots for the win. Maklyukov recorded an assist and one shot, Wilson scored on three shots and added two hits, Grimaldi had a goal and four shots, Sapego scored on his lone shot, and Plotnikov contributed an assist, one shot and four hits. Atanasov finished with two assists and two penalty minutes, while Goldobin had two assists and one shot. Ivanov’s 21-save effort helped SKA protect the large lead.

SKA’s pressure defined the game early. The home team scored four times in a span of just over seven minutes in the first period, turning a 1-0 lead into a 5-0 cushion. SKA’s five first-period goals came from five different players, and the home team kept Spartak off the scoreboard until Comtois’ second-period strike. Glotov was central to the surge, setting up Sapego and Nedopyokin after opening the scoring. Spartak managed one goal in the second period, but SKA’s lead was never threatened. The visitors put 22 shots on Ivanov, while SKA controlled play in front of the announced crowd. The visitors struggled to generate consistent offense after falling behind early, and SKA’s forecheck limited Spartak’s chances through the final 20 minutes.

Spartak had won its most recent game, a 5-3 home decision over Dinamo Minsk, before Monday. SKA had also won its previous outing, 3-2 at Amur Khabarovsk. The teams had met earlier this season, with Spartak winning 3-1. Spartak had lost two of three before that recent victory, while SKA had alternated wins and losses over its previous four games.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of SKA 3, Spartak 2, and its ELO system had projected Spartak with a 51.3 percent probability to win. The total score of 8 went under the over/under line of 4.5.