The match, which took place at the Ak Bars Arena in Kazan, ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of Rubin.
As part of the hosts, Djordje Despotovich scored from the penalty spot, another goal was scored by Denis Makarov.
The only goal of the guests was scored by Serdar Azmun.
In extra time, Zenit forward Artyom Dzyuba missed the penalty by the second half.
Zenit continues to lead the standings with 42 points.
Rubin has 34 points and the seventh line.
Earlier it was reported that the referee Karasev put a penalty at the Zenit goal after watching the video replay for a long time.