Khabarovsk – Spartak | 4:3 (1:0 after SO) | | | Admiral – Donbass | 4:1 (end) | | | Novokuznetsk – Dinamo Minsk | 3:2 (end) |
Novosibirsk – Medvescak | 0:2 (end) | | | Mytishchi – CSKA | 2:0 (end) | | | Riga – Lokomotiv | 4:1 (end) |
HC Slovan – SKA St. Petersburg | 2:3 (0:1 after SO) | | | Lev – Cherepovets | 3:1 (end) |
after shootout (0:1)
HC Slovan Bratislava
2:3
(1:1, 1:1, 0:0 - 0:0)
SKA St. Petersburg
Alan Ilijic
Goals and assists:
6. Stastny (Stajnoch, Mojzis), 29. Bliznak (Vondrka) – 3. Panarin (Kucheryavenko), 38. Makarov (Kucheryavenko), dec. p.s. Cervenka
Referees: Belov, Kiselyov – Gordenko, Tomilov
Attendance: 10055
Penalty missed:
HC Slovan Bratislava:
Janus (Godla) – Sigalet, Sersen, Miklik, Bliznak, Vondrka – Skoula, Netik, Mihalik, Bartovic, Olvecky – Stajnoch, Mojzis, Satan, Hudacek, Radivojevic – Mikus, Matousek, Stastny, Dano, Brejcak
Subs:
Coach:
SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Nalimov) – Kalinin, Tikhonov, Kuteikin, Cervenka, Skachkov – Kovalchuk, Ketov, Semenov, Ryasensky, Shipachyov – Alexandrov, Kucheryavenko, Ponikarovsky, Dallman, Panarin – Makarov, Sigaryov, Yudin, Burdasov
Subs:
Coach:
Subs:
Coach:
SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Nalimov) – Kalinin, Tikhonov, Kuteikin, Cervenka, Skachkov – Kovalchuk, Ketov, Semenov, Ryasensky, Shipachyov – Alexandrov, Kucheryavenko, Ponikarovsky, Dallman, Panarin – Makarov, Sigaryov, Yudin, Burdasov
Subs:
Coach:
Referees: Belov, Kiselyov – Gordenko, Tomilov
Attendance: 10055
Alexander Kucheryavenko – 2A, 2P, 2 shots, 7 faceoffs won, 18:03 on the ice.
Shots on goal: SLV 27, SKA 38
Blocked shots: SLV 7, SKA 3
Faceoffs: SLV 25, SKA 31
Hits: SLV 5, SKA 3
Penalties: SLV 6, SKA 16
Ice leaders:
SLV – Michal Sersen – 24:35
SKA – Evgeny Ryasensky – 21:51.
ROMAN CERVENKA the decisive scorer with a beatiful challenge and nice placed shot into the lower right.
Shots on goal: SLV 3, SKA 2
Faceoffs: SLV 3, SKA 4
Penalties: SLV 0, SKA 2.
Shootout will begin soon, and full stats will follow the end of the game.
Faceoffs: SLV 9 (22), SKA 5 (27)
Penalties: SLV 0 (6), SKA 2 (14).
Overtime beginning soon.
Blocked shots: SLV 1 (5), SKA 1 (1)
Faceoffs: SLV 16 (36), SKA 16 (36)
Hits: SLV 1 (4), SKA 0 (2)
Penalties: SLV 6, SKA 12 (2+10 misconduct)
Ice leaders:
SLV – Martin Skoula – 14:59
SKA – Kevin Dallman – 13:50.
And we're right where we started, again. Alexander Kucheryavenko has possession on the left boards and in desperation sends the puck to Janus, he makes a pad deflection already kneeling and at instance IGOR MAKAROV is there on the puck and scores on his second attempt to tie the game.
Assist: Alexander Kucheryavenko.
I guess this is what hockey has for you if you dominate the game. MARIO BLIZNAK intercepted the pass in the neutral zone, drove it to the net over the left wing with Michal Vondrka on the other side, passes to him and picks up the deflection on his shot to beat Ezhov and get Slovan in front.
Assist: Michal Vondrka.
Blocked shots: SLV 3, SKA 0
Faceoffs: SLV 9, SKA 10
Hits: SLV 3, SKA 2
Penalties: SLV 0, SKA 0
Ice leaders:
SLV – Jonathan Sigalet – 7:03
SKA – Evgeny Ryasensky – 7:34.
What a score! A great solo effort by ANDREJ STASTNY who dekes out Dmitry Kalinin as he crosses the blue line in the middle and drives into the zone, takes the puck back and then to the side, going one-on-one with Ilya Ezhov beating him without a problem.
Assist: Martin Stajnoch, Tomas Mojzis.
SKA open the scoring early in the first as Alexander Kucheryavenko holds the puck at the boards behind Janus' net and makes a blind pass backwards to the left post, where ARTEMY PANARIN strikes a one-timer into the empty net before Janus could cover.
Assist: Alexander Kucheryavenko.
HC Slovan Bratislava: Janus (Godla) – Sigalet, Sersen, Miklik, Bliznak, Vondrka – Skoula, Netik, Mihalik, Bartovic, Olvecky – Stajnoch, Mojzis, Satan, Hudacek, Radivojevic – Mikus, Matousek, Stastny, Dano, Brejcak
SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Nalimov) – Kalinin, Tikhonov, Kuteikin, Cervenka, Skachkov – Kovalchuk, Ketov, Semenov, Ryasensky, Shipachyov – Alexandrov, Kucheryavenko, Ponikarovsky, Dallman, Panarin – Makarov, Sigaryov, Yudin, Burdasov
Referees: Belov, Kiselyov – Gordenko, Tomilov.
Pretty much everything is known about SKA. They top the standings overall being untouchable with a record of 21-6-6 and 73 points, 5 ahead of second Dynamo Moscow and 14 more than 3rd placed Dinamo Riga.
They have the league's best known player, Ilya Kovalchuk, who broke the contract with the New Jersey Devils prior to the start of the KHL season to come play back home in Russia.
They're in great form and look unstoppable having connected 5 wins in a row, mainly at home, but they win on the road as well.
Best players:
Ilya Kovalchuk 30 (12+18)
Roman Cervenka 29 (8+21)
Viktor Tikhonov 25 (15+10)
Goalies:
Alexander Salak – 21 G, 14 W, 94.2 SVS%, 1.56 GAA, 3 SO
Ilya Ezhov – 10 G, 7 W, 92.6 SVS%, 1.88 GAA, 1 SO.
Last games:
SKA – Neftekhimik 2:1
SKA – Atlant 4:1
Lev – SKA 3:4 SO.
Slovan have come back on the winning track after last game's win against Severstal 3:2, following 4 consecutive losses on the road trip. It still didn't help much, although they're getting nearer the preceding, 12th Severstal in the West, with a record of 8-6-17 and 36 points, two less than Severstal.
Best players:
Michel Miklik 23 (10+13)
Milan Bartovic 21 (9+12)
Michal Vondrka 16 (7+9)
Goalies:
Jaroslav Janus – 20 G, 8 W, 88.7 SVS%, 3 GAA, 2 SO
Miroslav Kopriva – 13 G, 3 W, 90.6 SVS%, 2.60 GAA
Last games:
Barys – Slovan 6:1
Avangard – Slovan 4:2
Slovan – Severstal 3:2.