Dragons edge Dynamo Moscow behind Miftakhov’s 37 saves

MOSCOW (Interstat) — Amir Miftakhov stopped 37 of 39 shots and the Shanghai Dragons defeated Dynamo Moscow 3-2 on Wednesday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at VTB Ice Palace. Attendance was 5,903. Shanghai improved to 8-3, while Dynamo fell to 5-9. Dynamo opened scoring at 10:00 of the first period when Pavel Shen scored, assisted by Nikita Korostelyov and Artyom M. Sergeyev. Nate Sucese tied it at 18:45 of the second. Givani Smith put Shanghai ahead at 8:15 of the third, with assists from Colby Williams and Takhir Mingachyov. Dmitrij Jaskin added a goal at 15:48 of the third. Nick Merkley scored for Dynamo at 18:09 of the third, assisted by Jordan Weal and Daniil Pylenkov. Merkley finished with a goal, five shots and two hits. Jaskin had a goal, five shots and two hits. Smith added four hits. Maxim Letunov recorded seven shots and two hits. Weal had an assist and four shots, while Pylenkov had an assist and six shots.