Hockey
Plotnikov’s puck brought SKA victory over Ak Bars in the KHL match
St. Petersburg SKA defeated Kazan Ak Bars in the Fonbet KHL championship match.
The meeting in St. Petersburg ended with a score of 3:2 (0:1, 1:0, 2:1). For SKA, Marat Khairullin, Matvey Polyakov and Sergei Plotnikov scored goals. Alexander Khmelevsky and Mitchell Miller scored for Ak Bars.
Igor Larionov’s team with 43 points is sixth in the Western Conference standings, Ak Bars (50) is second in the East.
SKA will host Spartak Moscow in its next match on Saturday, and Ak Bars will play Salavat Yulaev in Ufa on the same day.
Watch live broadcasts of KHL matches on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
KHL. Regular season
SKA (St. Petersburg) – Ak Bars (Kazan) – 3:2 (0:1, 1:0, 2:1)
Goals: Khairullin, 23:39 (bol.). Polyakov, 44:11. Plotnikov, 52:27 (bol.). — Khmelevsky, 15:50. Miller, 57:45 (bol.).
Source: Sportbox
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