SKA Saint Petersburg vs Ak Bars Kazan – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

18/12/2025 at 11:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Ice Palace (Saint Petersburg).

KHL

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
29	38
Shooting PCT
10.34% (3/29)	5.26% (2/38)
Blocked Shots
16	11
Goalkeeper Saves
36	26
Saves PCT
94.74% (36/38)	89.66% (26/29)
Penalties
5	7
PIM
10	14
Power-play Goals
2	1
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
28.57% (2/7)	20% (1/5)
Pen. Killing PCT
80% (4/5)	71.43% (5/7)
Hits
6	25
Faceoffs Won
22	32
Faceoffs %
40.74	59.26
Giveaways
26	29
Takeaways
6	8
Empty Net Goals
0	0

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (0 - 1)
08:28, (2 min),
15:50, 0 - 1, Chmelevski A. (G), Lyamkin N. (A), Terekhov S. (A2)
19:43, (2 min),
2nd Period (1 - 0)
03:32, Denisenko G. (2 min),
03:39, 1 - 1, Khairullin M. (G), Zykov V. (A), Goldobin N. (A2)
04:11, Khairullin M. (2 min),
05:05, Pedan A. (2 min),
05:33, Vorobyov M. (2 min),
05:33, Jaskin D. (2 min),
05:33, Jaskin D. (2 min),
3rd Period (2 - 1)
01:49, Chmelevski A. (2 min),
04:11, 2 - 1, Polyakov M. (G),
07:34, Kniazev A. (2 min),
12:08, Kniazev A. (2 min),
12:27, 3 - 1, Plotnikov S. (G), Savikov Y. (A), Khairullin M. (A2)
17:10, Leipsic B. (2 min),
17:45, 3 - 2, Miller M. (G), Lyamkin N. (A), Semyonov K. (A2)

Highlights

Chances of winning

SKA Saint Petersburg
37.4%

Draw
22.6%

Ak Bars Kazan
40%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

37.3%

23.5%

39.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

37%

23.3%

39.5%

SKA Saint Petersburg - Ak Bars Kazan Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.55 ↑ (2.46)	4.23 ↑ (3.9)	2.39 ↑ (2.34)	4.7% (9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.25

What is the prediction for SKA Saint Petersburg - Ak Bars Kazan?

Users Predictions: SKA Saint Petersburg will win (11 of 13 users predict this - 84.62%).
Confidence interval (95%): 65.01% – 100%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): SKA Saint Petersburg will win (5 of 5 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:3.

Preview Facts

Watch a clash between a mid-table side and a current leader (ranked 6 in the zone Promotion ~ KHL (Play Offs: 1/8~finals) and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ KHL (Play Offs: 1/8~finals)).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, SKA won 1.
Now, both teams are in good form.
Ak Bars may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, SKA won 8 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 12 matches, and goals 56:63. (average 2.8:3.2).
Including home matches between the teams, SKA won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 28:29. (average 3.1:3.2).

How many head-to-head matches has SKA Saint Petersburg won against Ak Bars Kazan?

SKA Saint Petersburg has won 3 of their last 9 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Ak Bars Kazan won against SKA Saint Petersburg?

Ak Bars Kazan has won 6 of their last 9 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between SKA Saint Petersburg - Ak Bars Kazan were as follows:

28.11.2025 Ak Bars Kazan - SKA Saint Petersburg 5:2

25.08.2025 SKA Saint Petersburg - Ak Bars Kazan 2:3

04.02.2025 SKA Saint Petersburg - Ak Bars Kazan 3:8

15.11.2024 Ak Bars Kazan - SKA Saint Petersburg 3:2

25.08.2024 SKA Saint Petersburg - Ak Bars Kazan 4:3

Latest results of SKA Saint Petersburg

16.12.2025 SKA Saint Petersburg - Shanghai Dragons 4:1 ✺

07.12.2025 SKA Saint Petersburg - Amur Khabarovsk 3:4 ✺

06.12.2025 Amur Khabarovsk - SKA Saint Petersburg 1:2 ✺

04.12.2025 Admiral Vladivostok - SKA Saint Petersburg 1:3 ✺

02.12.2025 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - SKA Saint Petersburg 3:4 ✺

Latest results of Ak Bars Kazan

16.12.2025 Ak Bars Kazan - Salavat Yulaev Ufa 6:3 ✺

07.12.2025 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - Ak Bars Kazan 1:3 ✺

05.12.2025 Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Ak Bars Kazan 4:1 ✺

03.12.2025 Ak Bars Kazan - Traktor Chelyabinsk 5:3 ✺

30.11.2025 Ak Bars Kazan - Shanghai Dragons 4:1 ✺

KHL Table

2025/26

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	45	21	7	5	12	125:95	61
2	Cherepovets	44	22	6	3	13	126:103	59
3	Dinamo Minsk	42	21	5	5	11	151:95	57
4	Dynamo Moscow	43	17	9	2	15	119:106	54
5	Nizhny Novgorod	42	18	6	4	14	117:115	52
6	CSKA Moscow	44	20	1	8	15	113:108	50
7	SKA St. Petersburg	40	17	5	5	13	119:105	49
8	Spartak Moscow	42	17	5	5	15	130:138	49
9	Shanghai	42	13	4	9	16	111:139	43
10	Sochi	40	11	2	6	21	92:133	32
11	Lada	43	9	2	5	27	95:158	27

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Magnitogorsk	42	25	7	4	6	168:114	68
2	Bars Kazan	44	25	4	2	13	132:108	60
3	Avangard Omsk	42	22	6	3	11	141:104	59
4	Yekaterinburg	43	18	5	3	17	127:112	49
5	Niznekamsk	44	15	6	3	20	119:131	45
6	Tractor Chelyabinsk	43	15	4	6	18	140:139	44
7	Salavat Ufa	43	16	3	4	20	108:110	42
8	Khabarovsk	43	14	2	7	20	95:116	39
9	Novosibirsk	44	7	10	5	22	102:143	39
10	Barys Astana	44	10	5	6	23	105:134	36
11	Vladivostok	41	9	4	8	20	92:121	34

Promotion ~ KHL (Play Offs: 1/8~finals)