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Neftekhimik – SKA St. Petersburg 1:3 (end)
final
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
1:3 (0:1, 1:1, 0:1)
SKA St. Petersburg
Tuesday 22.10.2013, 17:30 • Ice Palace Nizhnekamsk • KHL
     
    Petersburg was the better team tonight and deserves 3 points and the first place of the Western Conference. (19:33:33)
     
    Shots on goal – 31:34.
    Penalties – 2:2.
    Bully – 24:29.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:05
    Icing of visitors.
     
    58:44
    Petersburg clears the puck.
     
    58:00
    The last 2 minutes of the third period.
     
    57:01
    Thoresen's shot is stopped by Dalton.
     
    56:15
    Visitors are saving time.
     
    55:22
    Nizhnekamsk can't get into the offensive third.
     
    54:01
    Goal for SKA!
    ROMAN CERVENKA got a pass in front of the half empty net and scores! Assists: Vadim Shipachyov, Ilya Kovalchuk.
     
    51:53
    Icing of SKA.
     
    50:55
    Shikin makes an awesome save against Milovzorov from post to post!
     
    49:32
    Icing of visitors, not much going on so far.
     
    48:00
    A slapshot from the blue line by Belov went into the chest of Shikin.
     
    46:22
    SKA isn't rushing anything.
     
    45:00
    Neftekhimik can't create pressure.
     
    43:42
    Cibak's shot went into the glove of Shikin.
     
    42:26
    A shot by Kovalchuk from the same position and with the same result.
     
    41:10
    Cervenka's shot from the right mantinel wasn't dangerous.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 23:23.
    Penalties – 2:2.
    Bully – 17:21.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:00
    The last minute of the second period.
     
    38:38
    Both teams play very defensive now.
     
    37:22
    A shot from Cibak went into the glove of Shikin.
     
    36:26
    Chudinov's shot from the blue line went wide.
     
    35:44
    SKA creates pressure, but it can't get into scoring positions.
     
    34:05
    Nizhnekamsk is in full strength.
     
    33:50
    Cervenka's shot from between the circles went into Dalton's chest.
     
    33:03
    The home team defends easily so far.
     
    31:57
    Komaristy gets called in for interference.
     
    31:05
    A shot by Milovzorov from a low angle didn't go through pads of Shikin.
     
    29:31
    Icing of Neftekhimik.
     
    27:31
    Goal for SKA!
    Kovalchuk found PATRICK THORESEN from side to side, who scores into the half empty net! Assist: Ilya Kovalchuk.
     
    27:06
    Petersburg is in full strength.
     
    26:31
    Alshevsky's shot from the left side wasn't dangerous.
     
    26:03
    CSKA clears the puck twice in a row.
     
    25:06
    Thoresen gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for interference.
     
    24:22
    Shikin stops a wrist shot from Lyudukhin.
     
    23:05
    Goal for Neftekhimik!
    YEGOR MILOVZOROV hits the top right corner of the net from the left circle, great positioning of Cibak in front of the net.
     
    22:39
    Shipachyov missed the net from between the circles.
     
    21:26
    Again Belov, but Shikin makes another save.
     
    20:39
    Belov's shot from a low angle wasn't dangerous.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 8:11.
    Penalties – 1:1.
    Bully – 11:14.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:30
    Visitors clear the puck.
     
    19:00
    The last minute of the first period.
     
    18:20
    SKA easily defends so far.
     
    17:12
    Kalinin gets 2+2 minutes in the penalty box for high sticking.
     
    15:47
    Goal for SKA!
    VIKTOR TIKHONOV gets somehow the puck into the net with a weak shot from the blue line! Assist: Vadim Shipachyov.
     
    15:25
    Shikin catches a wrist shot of Cibak into his glove.
     
    15:09
    Polygalov's shot from the blue line went into the chest of Shikin.
     
    13:41
    Visitors have pressure again, but they need to create a scoring chance.
     
    12:31
    Nizhnekamsk is in full strength.
     
    11:33
    Petersburg can't get into the offensive third.
     
    10:31
    Mamashev gets called in for hooking.
     
    9:25
    Milovzorov's shot from between the circles went wide.
     
    6:33
    SKA keeps pressure, but it can't get into scoring positions.
     
    5:46
    Nizhnekamsk is only clearing the puck.
     
    3:55
    Semyonov's shot went into the glove of Dalton.
     
    3:28
    Osala's shot from the blue line wasn't dangerous.
     
    2:37
    Dalton stops a shot by Cervenka from the right circle.
     
    2:00
    Nizhnekamsk is getting under pressure.
     
    0:49
    Osala's shot from the right side wasn't dangerous.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Dalton (Mamedov) – Mamashev, Belov – Berezin, Kosmachev – Shchitov, Romanov – Belyakov, Kulikov – Polygalov, Koukal, Lyuduchin – Osala, Cibak, Milovzorov – Taratukhin, Yakiov, Komaristy – Alshevsky Y., Kokhryakov, Alshevsky S.

    SKA St. Petersburg: Nalimov (Shikin) – Dallman, Alexandrov – Kalinin, Ryasensky – Semyonov, Chudinov – Yudin – Tikhonov, Thoresen, Martensson – Shipachyov, Cervenka, Kovalchuk – Ponikarovsky, Skachkov, Kucheryavenko – Makarov, Sigarev, Malyshev

    Referees: Byolov, Bulanov – Michel, Shikhanov.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
    Commentary by

    Jakub Šperk

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 24. Milovzorov – 16. Tikhonov (Shipachyov), 28. Thoresen (Kovalchuk), 55. Cervenka (Shipachyov, Kovalchuk)

    HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Dalton (Mamedov) – Mamashev, Belov – Berezin, Kosmachev – Shchitov, Romanov – Belyakov, Kulikov – Polygalov, Koukal, Lyuduchin – Osala, Cibak, Milovzorov – Taratukhin, Yakiov, Komaristy – Alshevsky Y., Kokhryakov, Alshevsky S.
    SKA St. Petersburg: Shikin (Nalimov) – Dallman, Alexandrov – Kalinin, Ryasensky – Semyonov, Chudinov – Yudin – Tikhonov, Thoresen, Martensson – Shipachyov, Cervenka, Kovalchuk – Ponikarovsky, Skachkov, Kucheryavenko – Makarov, Sigarev, Malyshev
    Referees: Byolov, Bulanov – Michel, Shikhanov