At the beginning of the second period, the wards of Oleg Znark led with a difference of two goals. Distinguished Ilya Zubov and Artyom Fedorov. Almost immediately, Arkady Shestakov reduced the guests lag to a minimum. The point in the match was set by Alexander Khokhlachev, who struck the empty net 14 seconds before the end of the third period. Barys "stumbled for the first time after four victories," Spartak "extended the winning streak to three matches.
The match according to the long-standing Spartak tradition was decorated in retro style. So, the theme of the USSR of the 1970s met fans already at the approaches to the arena. To plunge into the atmosphere of the era of stagnation, spectators were helped by professional actors. Spartacists arrived at the game in sports suits of the sample of 45 years ago and went on the ice in retro uniform.
Earlier it was reported that CSKA defeated Vityaz, having won the fifth consecutive victory in the KHL.