SKA defeated Kunlun Red Star and advanced to the KHL playoffs
St. Petersburg SKA entered the playoffs of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Statistics are available on the tournament website.
In the match of the regular championship of the tournament, the St. Petersburg team turned out to be stronger than the Chinese Kunlun Red Star. The meeting ended with a score of 3:1. Among the winners, forwards Marat Khairullin, Borna Rendulic and Valentin Zykov scored goals. For the Chinese team, forward Tyler Graovac scored a goal.
Thus, after 53 matches, SKA ranks second in the KHL Western Conference standings with 72 points. Yaroslavl Lokomotiv is in the lead with 74 points.
The current winner of the Gagarin Cup is Moscow CSKA. In the 2022/2023 season, the team won the trophy for the third time. The capital club defeated Kazan Ak Bars in a series of up to four wins with a score of 4:3. Previously, the army team won the KHL in the 2018/2019 and 2021/2022 seasons.
Source: Lenta
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