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SKA St. Petersburg
5:0 (0:0, 0:0, 5:0)
Lev Praha
Wednesday 30.10.2013, 16:30 • KHL
     
    59:36
    Alexei Ponikarovsky has picked up a penalty for high sticking, not that it matters at this point.
     
    59:08
    Goal for SKA!
    When it rains, it pours. The roof has caved in for Lev, as IGOR MAKAROV scores SKA's 5th goal of this 3rd period, batting a rebound out of the air with a baseball bat swing and in. They're checking to see if it was a high stick, but I'm sure it's a goal. Assist: Andrei Sigaryov.
     
    58:30
    Goal for SKA!
    Another SKA power play goal as Kovalchuk centres for VADIM SHIPACHYOV, whose one-timer beats Engren under the arm. Assist: Ilya Kovalchuk.
     
    56:50
    Another Lev penalty on the play, as Patrik Zackrisson is in the box now for slashing.
     
    54:25
    Another penalty to Lev as Marc-Andre Gragnani goes off for tripping. The dangerous SKA power play goes back to work.
     
    52:55
    Goal for SKA!
    It's starting to become a route now, as just after killing off a 5-on-3, SKA has made it 3-0. ROMAN CERVENKA's shot hits the stick of a Lev defenceman and beats Engren, who was perfectly screened by Kovalchuk and could see nothing at all. Assists: Vadim Shipachyov, Ilya Kovalchuk.
     
    50:36
    It's now a 5-on-3 Lev power play for 1:38 as just off a faceoff Alexander Kucheryavenko's stick came up and clipped Azevedo.
     
    50:19
    Lev is going to go to the power play now as Patrick Thoresen put the clutches on Gragnani in the attacking zone and gets called for holding. Lev's been back on their heels this period but it's imperative they get some offence going now.
     
    48:31
    Goal for SKA!
    An unfortunate break for Lev as ANDREI SIGARYOV drove to the net with the puck and just as he's hammered by Ryan O'Byrne, the puck hits Engren and slides into the net. Assist: Yevgeni Skachkov.
     
    44:03
    Goal for SKA!
    One penalty was over, but SKA cashes in on the 5 on 4 as Dmitri Kalinin sends a low slapper toward the net and VIKTOR TIKHONOV deflects it in for a power-play goal. Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Ilya Kovalchuk.
     
    43:02
    Another Lev penalty as Marc-Andre Gragnani is called for hooking. SKA 5 on 3.
     
    41:15
    There's a Lev penalty on the play as Justin Azevedo is sent off for slashing.
     
    41:15
    Shipachyov in front to Kovalchy in front and he's robbed by Atte Engren stretching out the left pad.
     
    37:40
    SKA works the puck around and just at the tail end of the penalty Cervenka found somebody at the side but Engren slid across to keep it out.
     
    35:41
    Now SKA to the power play as Patrik Zackrisson is called for interference in the corner.
     
    35:35
    Makarov and Panarin orchestrate a couple of SKA chances in close but Engren keeps it out.
     
    26:31
    Jiri Sekac weaves his way into the SKA zone past a sprawling defenceman, then tried to beat Salak high with the backhander, but the SKA goalie reached up to deflect it away with the glove. Eventually Salak covers for a stoppage.
     
    19:48
    Penalty against Lev. Jiri Sekac for roughing.
     
    16:13
    Salak puts on his best Dominik Hasek impersonation, sprawling around in his crease to make a breakaway save on Justin Azevedo
     
    09:40
    Penalty against Topi Jaakola of Lev, two minutes for holding
     
    06:27
    Fantastic save by Engren. The Lev defence collapsed too deep, Shipachyov found Ilya Kovalchuk right at the hash marks, but the former New Jersey Devil was denied by a brilliant glove save by Engren
     
    02:47
    Another great chance for Lev. Zackrisson at the back post is denied by the pad of a sprawling Salak
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

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    Jon Rowson

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 45. Tikhonov (Kalinin, Kovalchuk), 49. Sigaryov (Skachkov), 53. Cervenka (Shipachyov, Kovalchuk), 59. Shipachyov (Kovalchuk), 60. Makarov (Sigaryov)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Salák – Ryasensky, Alexandrov, Kalinin, Kuteykin, Semyonov, Chudinov, Yudin – Martensson, Tikhonov, Thoresen – Kovalchuk, Červenka, Shipachyov – Ponikarovsky, Kucheryavenko, Panarin – Makarov, Sigarev, Skachkov.
    Lev Praha: Engren – Ševc, Nakládal, Jaakola, O'Byrne, Gragnani, Neměc, Maenpaa, Humphries – Novotný, Klepiš, Ridderwall – Birner, Vrána, Řepík – Azevedo, Sekáč, Thornberg – Kubalík, Zackrisson, Cingel.
    Referees: Anisimov, Buturlin – Golovlyov, Shikhanov