Kvochko, Samoilov help Severstal edge Shanghai in overtime
CHEREPOVETS, Russia (Interstat) — Alexander Samoilov made 42 saves, and Ilya Kvochko scored 3:09 into overtime to lift Severstal Cherepovets past the Shanghai Dragons 2-1 Saturday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Ice Palace. Attendance was 4,472. Severstal improved to 5-6. Shanghai dropped to 6-3. Alexander Skorenov opened the scoring 6:01 into the first period, with Thomas Gregoire and Ilya Ivantsov assisting. Riley Sutter tied it in the second period, with Nikita I. Alexandrov and David Chen assisting. Kvochko netted the winner, assisted by Ioannis Kaldis and Denis Yan. Samoilov stopped 42 of 43 shots. Kvochko had one goal and three shots. Chen recorded one assist and seven shots. Sutter added one goal, three shots and one hit. Skorenov had one goal and two shots. Ivantsov and Gregoire each added an assist and three shots. Kaldis contributed an assist, two shots and one hit. Yan had one assist and two shots. Nikita A. Popugayev recorded six shots and one hit for Severstal.