Spartak Moscow advanced to the KHL playoffs after defeating SKA St. Petersburg

Forwards Alexander Belyaev (3rd minute), German Rubtsov (16th minute), Mikhail Maltsev (29th minute), Nikolai Goldobin (36th minuteI), and forward Alexander Pashin scored a hat-trick (13th, 15th, 29th). Defender Alexander Nikishin scored for SKA (1st, 14th).

Spartak hockey players secured their participation in the playoffs ahead of schedule, scoring 76 points and taking second place in the Western Conference. SKA, in turn, is on the seventh line of the standings with 71 points scored. In the next match, the capital club will play away against Dinamo Minsk, and the St. Petersburg team will host Dynamo Moscow in its arena.

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