Spartak beats Amur 2-1 in Khabarovsk, ending penalty-kill streak

Moscow’s Spartak beat Khabarovsk’s Amur 2-1 in a KHL regular-season game.

Amur scored first through Vitaly Abramov, but Spartak tied the game late in the first period when a puck struck forward Alexander Belyaev in the face and went into the net.

The goal ended Amur’s 13-game run without conceding while short-handed, a stretch that had included 44 penalty-kill situations.

Belyaev left the ice briefly with a cut, then returned to play.

Christian Jaroš scored the winning goal with just over five minutes left in regulation.

Spartak earned its third straight win, while Amur’s four-game winning streak ended; Spartak had 18 points and Amur 17 after the game.