MINSK (Interstat) — Stanislav Galiyev scored twice and added an assist as Dinamo Minsk defeated SKA Saint Petersburg 4-2 in a Kontinental Hockey League game on Oct. 8 at Minsk-Arena. Galiyev was named Dinamo Minsk’s top star. Attendance was 15,086. Dinamo Minsk improved to 5-8. SKA Saint Petersburg fell to 8-4. Vasily Demchenko made 32 saves for Dinamo Minsk. Matvei Korotky had a goal and an assist for SKA. Korotky opened scoring at 15:18 of the first period, assisted by Valentin Zykov and Nikolai Knyzhov. Galiyev tied it at 28:51 of the second, assisted by Ty Smith and Christopher Tierney, then put Dinamo Minsk ahead at 34:35, with Tierney and Sam Anas assisting. Sergei Plotnikov pulled SKA even at 38:05 of the second, assisted by Korotky and Nikolai Goldobin. Xavier Ouellet restored Dinamo Minsk’s lead at 40:10 of the third, assisted by Galiyev and Rhett Gardner. Daniil Sotishvili added insurance at 49:56, assisted by Sergei S. Kuznetsov.