Letunov hat trick not enough as CSKA wins KHL shootout

MOSCOW (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow beat Dynamo Moscow 4-3 in a Kontinental Hockey League shootout Saturday. Klim Kostin scored the decisive shootout goal, giving CSKA the extra point. Maxim Letunov recorded a hat trick for Dynamo, with his third goal tying the game at 3. Letunov finished with five shots on goal for Dynamo. Alexander Samonov made 29 saves on 32 shots for CSKA. Prokhor Poltapov had a goal and an assist, Dmitry Buchelnikov added a goal and an assist, Marat Khairullin scored, and Daniil Pylenkov had two assists and four shots for Dynamo. Alex Cotton recorded an assist and three shots. Maxim Sorkin added an assist and two shots, Derek Barach had an assist and one hit, and Nikita Nesterov tallied an assist. The announced attendance at CSKA Ice Palace was 9,160. CSKA improved to 9-3, while Dynamo fell to 5-8.