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KHL updates: SKA defeats Severstal, but more importantly – IT’S A MIRACLE!!!!!
The SKA Saint Petersburg game played on Thursday, November 16th was a bit more of the same of what we’ve seen from Roman Rotenberg’s group as they have begun to click a bit more in recent times, so it will be covered somewhat briefly. They earned a convincing road victory over Severstal Cherepovets 5-2 today,… Read more
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CKSA Moscow vs. Amur Khabarovsk: Brace by captain the difference maker
There was only one game on the KHL schedule on Wednesday, November 15th and it featured CSKA Moscow, who have intrigued me this year with Sergei Fedorov really capturing my interest as a head coach despite their relative underperformance to what you would expect from the biggest giants in Russian hockey, especially after their two… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA wins intense battle with Ak Bars, Sochi has losses continue to pile up
There was a LOT of KHL action on Tuesday, November 14th, and some real great battles. The marquee matchup was Dynamo vs. Spartak in a Moscow Rivalry matchup to determine first place in the Western Conference, with Spartak wasting no time in the extra stanza to claim victory and re-take the first place spot. However,… Read more
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HC Sochi vs. Vityaz Moscow Region: Glaring issues cause ignominious defeat to cellar-dwellers
It all happened so quickly for HC Sochi in their loss to the bottom-placed KHL Western Conference team Vityaz Moscow Region on Monday, November 13th. While they had a respectable advantage in terms of possession and puck control in the first period (represented by the 18-13 and 15-7 advantages in SOG and faceoffs won, respectively),… Read more
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SKA Saint Petersburg vs. HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Offensive surge, quiet day on the schedule help SKA move up in Western Conference standings
There weren’t a lot of games on tap for the KHL on Saturday, November 11th, but the few there were sure were solid matchups. Lada Togliatti (the cinderella first place team in the Eastern Conference, having been re-admitted to the KHL this season after having been expelled to the VHL as a cost-cutting measure, their… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA bring streaking Traktor to a halt in OT thriller at home, HC Sochi take two losses in road trip to Belarus
There was no shortage of excitement in SKA Saint Petersburg’s matchup against Traktor Chelyabinsk at home in the Ice Palace on Thursday, November 9th. Though SKA conceded first just over 4.5 minutes in on a goal by Traktor F Anton Burdasov (assisted by F Vitali Kravtsov and D Ilya Nikolayev), SKA LW Vladimir Alistrov would… Read more