Overview
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk beat SKA Saint Petersburg 5–1 in Magnitogorsk, securing a fifth straight win and moving to 70 points to lead the Eastern Conference.
- Dmitry Silantyev, Alexander Petunin, Artem Minulin, Sergey Tolchinsky and Derek Barach scored for Metallurg, with Markus Phillips replying for SKA.
- CSKA Moscow rallied from two goals down to edge the Shanghai Dragons 3–2, with Prokhor Poltapov netting twice and Maxim Sorkin adding the winner.
- The standings now show CSKA fifth in the West on 52 points, SKA seventh on 49, and Shanghai on 43 after its milestone game.
- Upcoming games include CSKA hosting Spartak on January 11, Shanghai hosting Sochi on January 12, SKA visiting Shanghai on January 12, and Metallurg hosting Sochi on January 14.