PET 4:1 SPM | SKA St. Petersburg - Spartak Moscow (KHL)

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SKA St. Petersburg

4:1 (0:1, 4:0, 0:0)

Spartak Moscow

Friday 20.09.2013, 17:30 • KHL

		Thank you for following the game with us! (19:56:42)
		SKA defended their 4-1 lead easily in the third period without investing too much and now have won 7 out of 7 games and stay with a perfect reecord with now 21 points! For Spartak more was possible today but they lost the match with four fast goals against at the start of the second period! Shots on goal: SKA 5 (28) – Spartak 10 (27)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:27	Alexander Nesterov tries it from the right circle but Salak easily catches the puck that went towards the right top corner!
	58:34	A cross-pass by Pavel Medvedev from the right wing goes wide just past the left bottom corner.
	57:40	The guests are back at full strength but the game was lost long time ago anyway.
	57:00	Spartak try it from all possbile angles but don't get their second goal of the evening so far.
	55:40	Patrick Thoresen (SKA) gets two minutes for slashing.
	54:30	A lot of breaks currently avoid that the game stays at a high quality...
	53:52	The guests are back at full strength.
	53:13	A distance shot by Kovalchuk from within the neutral zone is easily caught by Spartak goalie Ivanov.
	51:52	Salak has trouble with his equipment and his team colleagues try to fix it in the current break.
	51:52	Mikhail Yunkov (Spartak) gets two minutes for slashing.
	51:19	With a shot from the right wing Spartak defender Valery Vasilyev missed the goal.
	49:48	Spartak's Vyacheslav Kozlov just missed the puck in front of the SKA net just after reciving a dangerous cross-pass from the right wing.
	49:18	The guests are back at full strength.
	48:38	A one-timer by Evgeny Ryasensky from the left circle is deflected to the side by guest goalie Ivanov.
	47:18	Vyacheslav Kozlov (Spartak) gets two minutes for throwing the puck outside the playing area.
	45:13	Artemy Panarin with a shot for SKA from within the slot but the puck goes wide.
	43:15	Tom Wandell suddenly appeared in front of the SKA net but his shot from short distance was blocked by Salak before the situation was ended by the referees!
	42:34	The guests were working hard in power play but failed to create real danger in front of SKA goalie Salak.
	40:34	Roman Cervenka (SKA) gets two minutes by high-sticking.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Hosts SKA completely destroyed the guest defense in the first half of the period and with four consecutive goals in less than four minutes they turned an 0-1 deficit into a 4-1 lead! Afterwards they had several big opportunities to even get a higher lead! Spartak fell completely apart and only were able to get chances themselves during a 5 on 3 power play. Is the game already decided or will Spartak fight back? We'll see soon! Shots on goal: SKA 15 (23) – Spartak 10 (17)
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:51	Just when the guests were back at full strength Viktor Tikhonov missed the Spartak net from just two metres distance!
	39:19	A shot by Ilya Kovalchuk from the left circle went through two defenders but then also missed the right top corner
	37:51	Andrei Sergeyev (Spartak) gets two minutes for holding.
	36:36	Vikttor Tikhonov slipped while waiting in front of the Spartak net but still he got a shot towards the net which then went wide.
	34:22	Both penalties are over and SKA are back at full strength. This was a very important penalty killing for them and they did everything more or less right.
	33:59	Spartak are able to increase the pressure! A hard shot towards the right corner was stopped with an amazing glove save by Salak!
	33:42	A one-timer by Andrei Sergeyev from within the slot is blocked by Salak and his defenders avoided that the Spartak offense gets the rebound!
	33:07	A shot by Spartak's Matt Anderson from the left circle is easily caught by Salak.
	32:22	Alexei Semenov (SKA) gets two minutes for tripping – we'll see a very long 5 on 3 power play for guests Spartak Moscow who have an excellent opportunity to find back into this match!
	32:17	Andrei Kuteikin (SKA) gets two minutes for hooking.
	31:59	Deron Quint's shot from within the slot goes straight into the gloves of SKA goalie Salak!
	30:50	A shot by Tony Martensson from the left circle towards the right bottom corner is stopped with a pad save by Ivanov.
	29:28	Almost the next one for SKA but Ivanov shows an excellent save against a shot from the right circle!
	27:02	After almost every SKA shot in this period went in the guests' coaching staff decided to change the goalies and Jeff Glass was subsituted by Alexei Ivanov!
	27:02	Goal for SKA! ILYA KOVALCHUK receives the puck deep inside the guest zone and fires a hard shot past the unlucky Glass for the 4-1 – the fourth goal for SKA in less than four minutes!!!! Without assist!
	25:58	Goal for SKA! After Roman Cervenka's shot from the left wing was stopped by Glass, Yuri Alexandrov received the puck and gave it to TONY MARTENSSON who made it 3-1 for SKA with a blue line shot that hit the stick of a Spartak defender who waited next to the right post!! They are running over Spartak completely! Assisted by Yuri Alexandrov and Roman Cervenka.
	25:00	The atmosphere is great now off course in St. Petersburg. The hosts are keeping the pressure on the Spartak net very high while their fans support them very loud!
	23:53	Goal for SKA! Incredible! Within just 42 seconds the home side turns around the match completely! IYLA KOVALCHUK tried it with a shot from the left circle that hit the legs of Spartak player Pavel Medvedev and went in from there against the chanceless guest goalie Glass! Assisted by Viktor Tikhonov.
	23:11	Goal for SKA! A hard shot by Cervenka missed the net but in the following situation MAXIM CHUDINOV was able to score from the rebound of a short distance shot by Patrick Thoresen. Assisted by Patrick Thoresen and Tony Martensson.
	22:31	Almost the break away opportunity for SKA forward Patrick Thoresen. Against two defensemen his back hander was caught by Glass!
	21:14	A shot by Evgeny Skachkov from the right wing went wide. SKA are trying to take over the initiatve from the first moment. It seems like head coach Jalonen has found the right words in the locker room.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		In an even first period guests Spartak Moscow were the slightly more active side and had the better chances. In the end a one-timer by Alexei Krutov gave them a not undeserved 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. Shots on goal: SKA 8 – Spartak 7
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:57	Evgeny Skachkov received a long pass at the Spartak blue line but he couldn't get the puck under controll and the chance was gone again.
	18:26	After a fast attack by the home side former NHL star Ilya Kovalchuk fires the puck from within the slot but Glass make a glove save.
	17:44	Martensson tries it from the left cricle but only hits the chest of Glass.
	16:30	SKA are increasing the pressure on the guest net without big opportunities currently.
	15:04	The guests from the Russian capital play with aggressive forechecking and force SKA to mistakes.
	13:17	Goal for Spartak! After receiving a pass by Denis Bodrov close to the right circle ALEXEI KRUTOV scored the 1-0 guest lead with a one-timer into the right corner against a chanceless SKA goalie Salak who was out of position for a moment! Assisted by Denis Bodrov.
	12:01	A no look shot by Cervenka from the left circle is blocked with a pad save by Spartak goalie Glass.
	09:17	Alexei Semenov (SKA) gets two minutes for roughing.
	09:17	Matt Anderson (Spartak) gets two minutes for roughing.
	09:17	Tom Wandell tries it from the right circle, into the gloves of Salak.
	08:32	Excellent scoring opportunity for the guests but from just right to the net Alexander Nikulin's shot towards the right bottom corner was stopped by Salak!
	07:33	Evgeny Ketov (SKA) gets two minutes for holding. It's the first penalty of the game.
	07:13	A cross-pass by Tom Wnadell from the right wing went wide.
	06:16	Alexei Ponikarvosky received a pass at the left circle but wasn't able to get a shot on goal as his direct opponent deflected the puck wide.
	05:00	Even first five minutes are over with a slightly better SKA team.
	03:35	The game is on the way again.
	03:35	There is a break for a couple of minutes now already for problems with the lights in the SKA arena.
	02:25	Yuri Alexandrov tries it with a harmless shot from the blue line that is easily stopped by Glass.
	02:00	Anton Bursov had the best chance so far when he received a pass from behind the net close to the Spartak goalie.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Nalimov) – Kalinin, Kuteikin, Alexandrov, Chudinov, Semenov, Ryasensky, Yudin – Kovalchuk, Ketov, Shipachyov, Martensson, Thoresen, Cervenka, Tikhonov, Burdasov, Panarin, Ponikarovsky, Sigaryov, Skachkov Spartak Moscow: Glass (Ivanov) – Quint, Sergeyev, Bodrov, Kulik, Vasilyev, Megalinsky, Mamkin, Sorokin – Spirko, Anderson, Wandell, Kozlov, Nikulin, Krutov, Osipenko, Yunkov, Nesterov, Chernykh, Bobrov, Medvedev Referees: Gusev, Odins – Balodis, Lazarev
		The match between last year's regular season winners SKA St. Petersburg and Spartak Moscow is the top game this Friday in KHL. Both sides started extremly well into the season. SKA won all their first six matches of the young season in regulation against Avangard Omsk (5-1), Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (6-4), Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk (5-1), Barys Astana (5-2), Medvescak Zagreb (3-0) and Dinamo Minsk (5-1) for a perfect record of 6-0-0-0 with 18 points and impressive 29-9 goals that gives them the first place in Western Conference. Today's guests Spartak Moscow, last year one of the bottom teams in the West but in the off season they had were able to improve their roster significantly. They beat Atlant Mytishchi (2-0), Slovan Bratislava (5-0), Dinamo Riga (1-3), CSKA Msocow (3-2), Lev Prague (4-3) and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2-1 SO). With a 4-1-0-1 record they are currently 4th in the West with 14 points. A close game can be expected with Spartak in the role as the dangerous outsiders but anything but another three-point win for SKA would be a huge surprise!
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:30 GMT / 17:30 CET / 19:30 MSK.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 24. Chudinov (Thoresen, Martensson), 24. Kovalchuk (Tikhonov), 26. Martensson (Alexandrov, Cervenka), 28. Kovalchuk – 14. Krutov

SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Nalimov) – Kalinin, Kuteikin, Alexandrov, Chudinov, Semenov, Ryasensky, Yudin – Kovalchuk, Ketov, Shipachyov, Martensson, Thoresen, Cervenka, Tikhonov, Burdasov, Panarin, Ponikarovsky, Sigaryov, Skachkov

Spartak Moscow: Glass (Ivanov) – Quint, Sergeyev, Bodrov, Kulik, Vasilyev, Megalinsky, Mamkin, Sorokin – Spirko, Anderson, Wandell, Kozlov, Nikulin, Krutov, Osipenko, Yunkov, Nesterov, Chernykh, Bobrov, Medvedev

Referees: Gusev, Odins – Balodis, Lazarev

1st period
	07:33
	09:17
	09:17
	13:17
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:11
	23:53
	25:58
	27:02
	32:17
	32:22
	37:51
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:34
	47:18
	51:52
	55:40
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