Merkley scores twice, Dynamo Moscow edges SKA in overtime

MOSCOW (Interstat) — Nick Merkley scored twice and Pavel Shen delivered the overtime winner as Dynamo Moscow beat visiting SKA Saint Petersburg 4-3 on Sunday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia. Shen had a goal, an assist and three shots on goal. Merkley recorded two goals, nine shots on goal and one hit. Vladislav Podyapolsky stopped 26 of 29 shots for Dynamo, which improved to 6-10. Vladislav Syomin, Matvei Korotky and Vasily Atanasov scored for SKA, which fell to 8-5. Syomin and Korotky each had three shots and two hits. Daniil Miromanov and Yegor Savikov had assists for SKA, Jordan Weal assisted for Dynamo, and Nikita Nedopyokin added an assist for SKA. Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi opened the scoring, and Weal assisted on Merkley’s first goal. Dynamo led 2-0 after the first period before SKA answered. Merkley added his second goal in the third, but Korotky and Atanasov tied it. Shen then won it 33 seconds into overtime. Attendance at VTB Ice Palace was 7,605.