Dinamo open new KHL season with win

  • 2019-09-03
  • LETA/TBT Staff

RIGA - Latvian ice hockey club Riga Dinamo opened the 2019/2020 Kontinental Ice Hockey League (KHL) season on Monday, defeating Russian ice hockey club Moscow Spartak 2:1 in overtime.

Jacob Berglund scored the regulation goal for Dinamo, while Carter Ashton scored the winner in overtime.

Dinamo will play its next regular season match at home on Wednesday against Russian ice hockey club Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo.

Last season, Dinamo finished in 9th place in the KHL's Western Conference standings and failed to qualify for the KHL playoffs for the fifth season in a row.