Nizhnekamsk “Neftekhimik” beat on home ice with a clean sheet SKA (2:0) in the Fonbet championship match KHL .
The scorer of the double in this match was the host striker Dmitry Zhukenov, these were his first goals this season. Shortly before his second goal, Zhukenov injured his hand after an unfortunate fall, but managed to return to the ice and score another productive play.
Neftekhimik goalkeeper Philip Dolganov stopped all 36 shots on his own goal. For the 25-year-old hockey player, who made his debut in the KHL this season, this is already the third “cracker” of the championship.
Neftekhimik beat SKA for the second time in a row – the teams’ previous match in November 2022 ended in favor of the Nizhnekamsk team with a score of 2:1. Before that, SKA had won five matches in a row against this opponent.
Neftekhimik extended their winning streak to four matches and occupies 10th place in the Eastern Conference with 20 points. SKA (also 20 points) – 7th in the West.
Watch Fonbet live broadcasts of the KHL championship on the channels of the holding, as well as on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
KHL. Regular season
Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk) – SKA (Saint-Petersburg) – 2:0 (0:0, 1:0, 1:0)
Goals: Zhukenov, 29:43, 53:51 (bol.).
Source : MatchTV
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