Komarov, Kovar and Ivanov banned for 1 game

In the 34^th minute of Monday's match in Khanty-Mansiysk between Ugra and HC Sochi, visiting forward Andrei Ivanov was given a major plus game misconduct penalty (5+20 minutes) for kneeing and injuring an opponent. After reviewing the incident, the KHL Disciplinary Committee supported the referee's decision, and ruled that Ivanov must pay a fine and serve a one-game suspension.

Two other players who received lengthy penalties on Monday were handed automatic bans after falling foul of the Disciplinary Regulations regarding repeat offending.

In the 20^th minute of the match in Moscow between crosstown rivals Dynamo and CSKA, home forward Nikita Komarov earned a major penalty for fisticuffs. As this was not the first ime the player had received a 5-minute penalty during the current campaign, he receives a fine and an automatic one-game suspension.

Likewise, in the 46^th minute of the match in Magnitogorsk between Metallurg and SKA, home forward Jan Kovar picked up a minor plus misconduct penalty (2+10 minutes) for checking to the head and neck area. This was the third such occasion this season that Kovar had received a 10-minute penalty, and as a result, he incurs a fine and an automatic one-game suspension.