Din. St. Petersburg vs Amurskie Tigry

The match erupted from the first minute. Nikita Starshinov opened the scoring at 1:43, finishing from close range after Nikita Gromakov and A. Sergutin combined in the build-up. Amurskie responded instantly — Andrey Krasovsky equalised at 3:05 with Sergei Alekseichuk providing the assist.

The frantic pace did not let up. Gromakov restored Dinamo's lead at 7:23, with Starshinov turning provider. But Sergei Kulyushin levelled again at 10:00, Krasovsky this time the creator to make it 2-2.

Egor Pastukhov put Dinamo ahead for the third time at 13:49, with Gromakov and Y. Nyuchagin picking up the assists. Gromakov then struck his second of the period at 17:36, firing home from Starshinov's feed to make it 4-2 after the first 20 minutes.

The second period saw Dmitry Pastukhov score a power-play goal at 16:41, Starshinov again the creator, stretching the lead to 5-2. Amurskie Tigry pulled one back at 18:00 of the second period to reduce the deficit to 5-3. Dinamo added a sixth goal in the third period to seal the 6-3 victory.

Dinamo's response time. Each time Amurskie Tigry equalised in the first period — twice — Dinamo struck back within four minutes. Gromakov's second goal at 17:36, just before the first intermission, gave the hosts a two-goal cushion they never surrendered. The power-play goal from Dmitry Pastukhov early in the second period effectively ended the contest.

• Nikita Gromakov (Din. St. Petersburg) — Two goals and multiple primary assists. Involved in four of Dinamo's six goals, Gromakov was the game's standout forward, driving play from the opening shift.
• Nikita Starshinov (Din. St. Petersburg) — One goal and at least two assists, including the primary setup on Dmitry Pastukhov's power-play marker. A constant threat in the offensive zone.
• Andrey Krasovsky (Amurskie Tigry) — One goal and one assist. The bright spot for the visitors, showing creativity in transition and finishing his chance clinically.
• Egor Pastukhov & Dmitry Pastukhov (Din. St. Petersburg) — Both Pastukhovs found the net, with Dmitry's power-play goal in the second period effectively killing the game as a contest.

Player of the Match: Nikita Gromakov

The match produced nine goals, with six coming in the first period alone — a rate of one every 3.3 minutes. Dinamo's ability to respond immediately after each Amurskie equaliser defined the pattern: they never trailed for a single second. The power-play goal from Dmitry Pastukhov underlined Dinamo's special-teams edge, while the hosts' first-period conversion rate (four goals from limited chances) reflected clinical finishing rather than territorial dominance.

This was a pre-season friendly with no standings implications. For Din. St. Petersburg, the victory extends their positive pre-season form after beating the same opponent 3-2 the previous day (1 August 2026). Amurskie Tigry, playing their second pre-season match of the summer, will look to tighten defensively before the 2026/27 MHL campaign begins. Both sides continue their pre-season schedules in the coming weeks.

A free-flowing, high-scoring pre-season affair that told us more about Dinamo's attacking depth than the final margin. Gromakov's four-point performance was the headline, but the ease with which Amurskie found the net twice in the opening period suggests both teams still have defensive work ahead of the regular season. For bettors, this fixture has historically produced goals — 96% of 47 all-time meetings have gone Over 2.5 — and the trend continued here.