PET 1:0 MYT | SKA St. Petersburg - Atlant Mytishchi (KHL)

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final/OT

SKA St. Petersburg

1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0)

Atlant Mytishchi

Wednesday 20.02.2013, 16:30 • KHL

		Thanks for following the game with us! Both teams already face each other again tomorrow at 16.30 CET for game two. (19:06:00)
		After a hard fight SKA St. Petersburg were able to beat underdogs Atlant Moscow Oblast with a power play goal by Patrick Thoresen early in overtime. It was the expected close result but in th end SKA also gained the expected lead in the series.
		Game over.
	63:42	Goal for SKA! With the first power play of the overtime PATRICK THORESEN decides the match in favour of SKA! Assisted by Petr Prucha.
	63:09	Oleg Yashin (Atlant) gets two minutes.
	62:30	The next goal will decide match one of the series. There are 20 minute sudden death overtimes until one of the teams scores.
	60:01	Overtime began.
		We are going to see the first overtime of this year's Gagarin Cup playoffs and surprisingly this happens in the match between Western Conference winners SKA and underdogs Atlant.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	59:51	Fast counter by the guests. At the second post they just missed the goal.
	58:48	Ezhov left his net to keep the puck in play but it landed in front of the skates of an opponent and this was almost punished!! Gleb Klimneko missed the wide open net with his shot from the left wing!! Biggest chance for Atlant in this match!
	58:00	The last two minutes of regular time were just announced.
	57:33	SKA from the left wing, pad save Galimov.
	56:37	Atlant now barely get out of their own zone. The pressure gets more and more.
	54:27	Another double chance for SKA! First Galimov blocked a shot from a half right position and then he blocked the following wrap-around try! The hosts definately want to decide this match in regulation.
	54:12	Counter by the guests, Ezhov stops the shot from the right wing.
	53:05	The referees say the puck never crossed the goal line!
	53:05	Video review! First SKA hit the crossbar and then Galimov covered the puck up on the goal line! Looks almost like he stopped the puck behind the goal line!
	52:27	The hosts are back at full strength.
	52:08	Another blue line shot for the guests, this time by Ozolins, into the gloves of Ezhov.
	51:48	Atlant with a blue line shot through Tochitsky and almost Mikhnov gets the rebound with the net wide open!
	50:27	Ivan Nepryayev (SKA) gets two minutes.
	50:14	Nepryayev with a dangerous shot from a half left position, doesn't get the puck past Galimov.
	49:39	Pad save by Ezhov against Mayorov.
	48:28	The hosts try it with many distance shots, don't create much danger this way.
	47:05	Engqvist with the next try for Atlant but the angle was way too sharp during his shot from the right wing!
	45:33	Fast attack by the hosts, stopped in front of the Atlant net.
	44:51	Rafael Batyrshin with a huge blast for Atlant, into the gloves of Ezhov who covered the puck up to avoid a rebound.
	43:07	SKA clearely intensified their efforts at the start of the period.
	41:14	The hosts intercept the puck in the Atlant zone but the following one-timer is stopped by Galimov. During the following counter attack Atlant almost with the lead but Ezhov stopped the break away!
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		In the second period Atlant again stayed well in their defense and they even had the bigger opportunities than the favourites from St. Petersburg. If they get the first big playoff surprise, we'll see in the next period.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:49	Big chance for Atlant from a central position, blocked by a defender just in front of Ezhov.
	38:10	Break away for SKA, stopped in the last second.
	36:47	No-look shot by the hosts, pad save by Galimov.
	35:56	Mayorov receives the pass at the left wing but can't controll the puck.
	34:37	Mikhail Varnakov with a solo run into the Atlant zone, gets past two defenders before he receives a huge hit by the last man!
	33:38	Almost the break away for Atlant but their forward crossed the blue line a second too early.
	32:50	In the last minutes the hosts were barely visible in front of the Atlant net.
	30:59	Another important save by Ezhov who blocked a shot with his whole body laying on the goal line!
	30:26	Hard shot by an SKA forward from the left wing, blocked over the crossbar by Galimov.
	29:46	An Atlant forward just crashed into Ezhov when the SKA goalie stood behind his net. The play continued...
	27:57	Suddenly the huge chance for Atlant! Ezhov had to throw himself onto the goal line and the guests missed to get the rebound into the upper part of the net!
	27:35	The guests are back at full strength.
	27:10	Thoresen comes from the right wing, skates towards the Atlant net and tries it with a shot into the first corner - save by Galimov.
	25:39	Dallman from the blue line, his shot doesn't get through the crowd.
	25:35	Alexei Petrov (Atlant) gets two minutes.
	24:29	Fast Atlant attack but they are stopped at the right wing.
	22:59	SKA counter but the last pass is not precise enough.
	22:36	Yuri Alexandrov with the big chance for SKA. Waiting alone at the second post he just missed the puck!
	22:21	The hosts are back at full strength.
	21:52	Blue line shot by the guests, blocked by their own forward.
	20:55	Nice combination by the Atlant offensve but they don't get a shot on goal before the SKA defense clears the situation.
	20:21	Tony Martensson (SKA) gets two minutes.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		SKA dominated the first 20 minutes without getting any major scoring chances. Atlant defended well and waited for counter attacks. It is the expected scenario so far.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:30	Half a minute is left in the period, the atmosphere in St. Petersburg is excellent.
	18:25	Suddenly an Atlant forward made it all the way through towards the SKA net but when he tried it with a deke he was stoppedy by Ezhov.
	16:45	The hosts reorganize their play for the last couple of minutes in this first period.
	16:12	Hard crash in the Atlant defending zone, both players continue.
	14:18	Patrick Thoresen from the left wing, into the gloves of Galimov.
	13:42	The game is stopped because one of the SKA players lost his helmet.
	12:26	Artemy Panarin with a great scoring position in front of Galimov but his shot is stopped by the guest goalie.
	11:47	Atlant can free themselves a bit from the pressure now.
	10:22	Shot from a half right position, cleared by Galimov.
	09:29	Dangerous cross-pass by the home side in front of Galimov but the guest goalie was in between with his stick and cleared the situation.
	08:24	The guests are back at full strength.
	08:02	Shot by SKA from the blue line, wide.
	07:13	Again Galimov didn't clear a shot well and allowed SKA the rebound. Luck for him they didnt use it.
	06:54	Blue line shot by the hosts, goes wide.
	06:24	Oleg Yashin (Atlant) gets two minutes for hooking. First penalty of this playoff series.
	06:15	Long distance shot by the home side from the neutral zone. Galimov blocks the shot to the side but almost a forward of the hosts gets the rebound!
	05:41	During the following counter attack Atlant almost score via wrap-around but Ezhov made the pad save.
	05:27	Good opportunity for SKA with a one timer from a central position.
	05:00	Atlant try to keep the game more open now.
	02:00	Hosts SKA St. Petersburg start with a lot of pressure in front of their enthusiastic fans.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Kasutin) - Alexandrov, Dallman, Osipov, Pervyshin, Semenov, Churilov, Berdyukov - Martensson, Prucha, Thoresen, Tikhonov, Varnakov, Ramstedt, Panarin, Kucheryavenko, Afinogenov, Nepryayev, Fyodorov, Burdasov Atlant Mytishchi: Galimov (Volkov) - Batyrshin, Rukavishnikov, Vishnevsky, Ozolins, Kosmachyev, Petrov, Dyblenko - Glukhov, Kablukov, Koltsov, Engqvist, Mayorov, Shevchenko, Mikhnov, Klimenko, Tochitsky, Ignatushkin, Kadeikin, Yashin, Shmelyov Referees: Belov, Kadyrov - Gordenko, Tomilov
		SKA St. Petersburg revceive Atlant Moscow Oblast for game #1 of the Gagarin Cup playoff quarterfinals. SKA were among the top teams in the West from the begin of the regular season and won their first ever Continental Cup - the regular season championship of KHL - with 115 points in 52 games. Although they lost top forwards Ilya Kovalchuk, Vladimir Tarasenko and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky due to the end of the NHL lockout, they soon compensated these losses. Their topscorers now are Patrick Thoresen (51 pts), Tony Mårtensson (42 pts) and Kevin Dallman (38 pts). For Atlant the playoff qualification was a big surprise. The team had a huge deficit towards the 8th spot before they came back with 8 wins in their last 9 regular season matches to finnish one point ahead of Donbass Donetsk (72 pts). They lost their topscorer Nikolai Zherdev who was traded to Ak Bars Kazan but an amazing team spirit was more than an equal substitute for him. Their current topscores are Andreas Engqvist (36 pts), Maxim Mayorov (22 pts) and Sandis Ozolins (20 pts). Atlant stay the clear outsiders in the duel with SKA but with the momentum on their side everything is possible. When both teams faced each other during the regular season SKA won twice but only 3-2 and 4-3. If SKA can get the expected lead in the series or if Atlant get the important away win, we'll see soon.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30 GMT / 16:30 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 64. Thoresen (Prucha)

SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Kasutin) - Alexandrov, Dallman, Osipov, Pervyshin, Semenov, Churilov, Berdyukov - Martensson, Prucha, Thoresen, Tikhonov, Varnakov, Ramstedt, Panarin, Kucheryavenko, Afinogenov, Nepryayev, Fyodorov, Burdasov

Atlant Mytishchi: Galimov (Volkov) - Batyrshin, Rukavishnikov, Vishnevsky, Ozolins, Kosmachyev, Petrov, Dyblenko - Glukhov, Kablukov, Koltsov, Engqvist, Mayorov, Shevchenko, Mikhnov, Klimenko, Tochitsky, Ignatushkin, Kadeikin, Yashin, Shmelyov

Referees: Belov, Kadyrov - Gordenko, Tomilov

1st period
	06:24
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:21
	25:35
2nd intermission
3rd period
	50:27
After 3rd period
Overtime
	63:09
	63:42
Final/OT