MYTISHCHI, Russia (Interstat) — Kirill Semyonov scored twice, including the overtime winner, and Ak Bars Kazan defeated the Shanghai Dragons 3-2 on Friday in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Municipal‘nyj Stadion Stroitel‘. The victory moved visiting Ak Bars to 8-8, while home Shanghai fell to 8-6. Attendance was 7,128. Ak Bars snapped a three-game losing streak, while Shanghai dropped its third straight game.

Semyonov, a 6-foot, 165-pound forward, finished with two goals, four shots on goal, two penalty minutes and three hits. His first goal was his sixth of the season, and the overtime marker was his seventh. He gave Ak Bars a 1-0 lead in the first period and then ended the game 23 seconds into overtime. Maxim Arefyev made 20 saves on 22 shots to earn the win in net. Arefyev’s performance helped Ak Bars secure the extra point after Shanghai twice rallied to tie the score.

Ak Bars opened the scoring late in the first period. Semyonov scored at 16:59, with Albert Yarullin and Alexei Byvaltsev assisting. The goal came after Shanghai’s Turner Ottenbreit was called for holding at 15:23. Ak Bars could not add to its lead before the first intermission. The second period was not without penalties. Semyonov was whistled for holding at 23:19, and Nikita Lyamkin received a minor for throwing the puck outside the playing area at 29:51. Shanghai’s Stepan Khripunov was called for tripping at 38:38.

Shanghai tied the game in the third period when Brett Murray scored at 50:55, with Brennan Menell assisting. Murray’s goal was his sixth of the season. The Dragons’ celebration was short-lived. Dmitry Katelevsky scored at 51:11, assisted by Alexei Marchenko, to put Ak Bars back in front. Katelevsky’s goal was his fourth. Shanghai answered again at 53:28 when David Chen scored, with Calen Addison and Riley Sutter assisting. Chen’s goal was his fourth. The flurry turned a 1-0 Ak Bars lead into a 2-2 tie. Albert Yarullin was penalized for hooking at 40:52, and Shanghai’s Nikolas Petan received a high-sticking minor at 45:04.

Semyonov ended it in overtime. He scored at 60:23, with Alexander Chmelevski and Mitchell Miller getting assists. The goal capped a back-and-forth finish and gave Ak Bars the road victory. Katelevsky added a goal, two shots and seven hits for Ak Bars. Murray had a goal, one shot and four hits for Shanghai. Chen added a goal and two shots. Sutter recorded one assist and six hits. Chmelevski, Marchenko, Yarullin and Byvaltsev each had one assist for Ak Bars. Yarullin also finished with three shots, two penalty minutes and two hits. Marchenko had one shot. Byvaltsev had two shots. Arefyev stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced.

Ak Bars had lost to HC Sochi, Severstal Cherepovets and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in its previous three games. Shanghai had fallen to Traktor Chelyabinsk and Dinamo Minsk in its previous two. The Dragons had been strong at home earlier in the season, with wins over Metallurg Magnitogorsk, HC Sochi and Dinamo Minsk, but could not close out Friday’s game. Semyonov had one goal and three shots in a recent game against Severstal Cherepovets and two hits against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. He also had 25 penalty minutes and one hit against HC Sochi. Ak Bars’ previous victories this season included a 4-1 home win over Barys Astana and a 3-2 overtime win over Lada Togliatti. Shanghai had also earned a 5-0 road win over Lada Togliatti and a 4-1 home win over Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

Ak Bars next visits Dinamo Minsk, while Shanghai next visits HC Sochi. The teams will continue their Kontinental Hockey League schedules after a game that featured six minor penalties and a late flurry of goals.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Ak Bars 3, Shanghai 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Ak Bars a 72.7 percent probability to win. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 4.5.