Not long ago CSKA and SKA played against each other in Saint Petersburg. CSKA was better thanks to Konstantin Okulov's goal in overtime. Now the teams played in Moscow. This game was 700th for the CSKA forward Alexander Popov, who assisted on Brendan Leipsic in the first period, helping him to open the score. This goal was logical as the home team was playing better from the start.
SKA tried to even the score, but the next goal was scored by their opponent. Okulov's accurate shot in the power olay made it 2-0. At the beginning of the third period Galimov scored the only goal for visitors, and soon CSKA captain Sergei Andronov sent puck over Askarov, making it 3-1. SKA didn't have any chance to save the game.
