CHEREPOVETS (Interstat) — Ilya Kvochko scored 3:09 into overtime Saturday, lifting Severstal Cherepovets to a 2-1 victory over the Shanghai Dragons in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ice Palace. Alexander Samoilov made 42 saves on 43 shots for Severstal, which improved to 5-6. The Dragons fell to 6-3. Attendance was 4,472. The win was Samoilov’s fourth of the season.

Samoilov was the game’s top star, turning in a 43-shot performance that included 42 saves and a win. His recent run has been steady for Severstal, including 28 saves on 29 shots against HC Sochi, 30 saves on 32 shots against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and 24 saves on 25 shots at Amur Khabarovsk. The netminder kept Shanghai off the board for long stretches and gave the home side a chance to win in the extra period.

Kvochko’s winner came after Ioannis Kaldis and Denis Yan set him up. Kaldis recorded one assist, two shots and one hit. Yan added one assist and two shots. Kvochko’s goal was his second of the season. The overtime goal ended a tight, low-scoring game that saw Severstal take a first-period lead and Shanghai pull even in the second.

David Chen had one assist and a game-high seven shots for Shanghai. Riley Sutter scored the Dragons’ goal at 26:19 of the second period, with Nikita I. Alexandrov and Chen assisting. Sutter finished with one goal, three shots and one hit. Sutter’s goal was his fourth of the season. The visitors kept pressing, but Samoilov turned aside nearly everything he faced.

Alexander Skorenov opened the scoring 6:01 into the first period for Severstal. Thomas Gregoire and Ilya Ivantsov assisted on the play. Skorenov finished with one goal and two shots. Skorenov’s goal was his third of the season. Gregoire had one assist, three shots and two penalty minutes. Ivantsov also had one assist, three shots and two penalty minutes.

Severstal’s Nikita A. Popugayev generated six shots and one hit. The home side also received steady work from its defense and penalty-killing units. Shanghai’s Mikhail Naumenkov was called for kneeing at 1:59 of the first period and tripping at 41:44 of the third. Severstal’s Vladimir Grudinin received a high-sticking penalty at 11:10 of the first.

Ivantsov was sent off for holding at 24:34 of the second period. Gregoire was penalized for tripping at 37:41 of the second. Naumenkov’s second penalty gave Severstal an early third-period power play, but the home side could not convert. Regulation ended with the teams tied, and Kvochko ended it in overtime after Kaldis and Yan moved the puck to him. The game featured five minor penalties, three against Severstal and two against Shanghai.

The Dragons had entered the game after recent wins over Metallurg Magnitogorsk and HC Sochi, while Severstal had come off a shootout loss to Admiral Vladivostok and a win over HC Sochi. Shanghai had also posted overtime road wins at Dinamo Minsk and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk earlier in the season. The Dragons’ only recent loss before Saturday was a 7-2 defeat at SKA Saint Petersburg. Severstal had beaten Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and Amur Khabarovsk in recent outings.

Shanghai next plays at Lada Togliatti. Severstal next visits SKA Saint Petersburg. The teams are scheduled to meet again at Severstal later in the season. The Dragons will look to regain their early-season form after a strong start to the season. Severstal will try to carry the overtime win into its next road test. The result moved both clubs deeper into the young season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Severstal 3, Shanghai 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Severstal a 66.4 percent probability to win.