Magnitogorsk”Metallurgist “won a voluntary victory over”Sochi in the Fonbet home game of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) championship.
The match ended with the score of 4:2 (0:1, 1:1, 3:0). On pucks from Yegor Babenko (4th minute) and Artem Nikolaev (25), Magnitogorsk responded with accurate shots from Semyon Koshelev (34), Grigory Dronov (51), Nikita Korostelev (54) and Brendan Leipsik (60).
Metallurg scored 79 points and moved up to fourth in the Eastern Conference standings, Sochi (25) is 11th in the West.
In the next game, Metallurg will travel to Spartak Moscow, and Sochi will meet Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on the road. Both meetings will take place on February 20.
KHL. Regular season
Metallurgy (Magnitogorsk) – Sochi (Sochi) – 4:2 (0:1, 1:1, 3:0)
Goals: Koshelev, 33:40. Dronov, 50:14 (bol.). Korostelev, 53:56. Leipzig, 59:58. -Babenko, 3:44. Nikolayev, 24:44.
Source : MatchTV
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