The key facts
- «Sibir» came back from 0:2 — Alexander Yaremchuk's brace in the third period sent the game to overtime
- Anton Krasotkin stopped all five shootout attempts; Stepan Nikulin scored the winning shot
- After the match, «Dynamo» has 17 points in 20 games (9th place in the West), «Sibir» has 17 points in 18 games (7th place in the East)
Course of the match
Novosibirsk's «Sibir» defeated Moscow's «Dynamo» 3:2 in a shootout in a KHL regular championship match. The visitors trailed by two goals but equalized in the third period. «Dynamo» defenseman Daniil Pylenkov opened the scoring on the 39th minute. Early in the third period, Maxim Letunov extended the home team's lead to 2:0, capitalizing on a pass from Jordan Weal.
«Sibir»'s comeback
«Sibir» answered with two goals from Alexander Yaremchuk. On the 50th minute, the forward reduced the deficit on the power play, and two minutes before the end of regulation he tied the game and sent it to overtime. No winner was determined in extra time.
Shootout and standings
In the shootout, Novosibirsk goaltender Anton Krasotkin stopped all five «Dynamo» attempts. Stepan Nikulin converted his shot and brought the visitors the victory. After 20 games, the Moscow club has 17 points and ninth place in the Western Conference. «Sibir» has the same number of points in 18 games and sits seventh in the Eastern Conference. Novosibirsk's next match will be played on October 22 away against St. Petersburg's SKA.
NHL three stars of the day
According to Life.ru, Russian forward of «Philadelphia» Matvei Michkov became the first star of the game day in the NHL. Second place went to Oliver Bjorkstrand of the «New York Rangers», and the outlet named Russian goaltender of «Toronto» Sergei Bobrovsky third. Michkov scored twice in the home game against «Colorado», which «Philadelphia» won 3:2. Bobrovsky helped «Toronto» beat «San Jose» 3:1.
