Nikolai Puchkov Tournament. SKA - Russia U23

The under 23 Russian national team will take on tournament hosts SKA Saint Petersburg in the fourth and final match of the Nikolai Puchkov Tournament.

Our players traded a win with a loss at the competition, initially defeating Sochi 4:2 before coming up short by a large score of 1:7 against Kunlun Red Star. In the third game, the team recorded an impressive 4:2 triumph over KHL giants Ak Bars Kazan.

For their part, SKA have beaten Sochi (2:1 SO), Ak Bars (4:3 SO) and Severstal Cherepovets (5:3).

Here is our squad for the competition:

Goalkeepers: Evgeny Volokhin (Yugra), Yegor Zavragin (Sochi), Denis Popov (AKM).

Defensemen: Yegor Zelenov, Timur Kol, Ivan Remezovsky, Vladislav Sapunov, Yegor Shekhovtsov (all SKA), Semyon Ibragimov (Sochi), Arseniy Koromyslov, Yegor Morozov (both Lada), Stepan Terekhov (Ak Bars), Magomed Sharakanov (Spartak).

Forwards: Artur Brovkin, Denis Komkov, Kirill Krutov (all Ak Bars), Ivan Demidov, Matvei Korotky, Grigory Kuzmin, Ivan Kuzmin, Daniil Lazutin, Grigory Osipov, Vladislav Romanov, Semyon Sinyatkin, Kirill Tankov (all SKA), Alexei Vasilkov, Dmitry Utkin (both Sochi), Gleb Petrov (AKM).

Puck-drop is scheduled for 19:30 local time at the Ice Palace.