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final
SKA St. Petersburg
0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Wednesday 11.12.2013, 16:30 • St. Petersburg Ice Palace • KHL
     
    60:00
    Game over. (18:39:51)
     
    59:08
    Kuteikin with a shot on goal, but Koshechkin leaves the puck in the game.
     
    58:52
    SKA wins faceoff and pulls Ezhov.
     
    Time-out for SKA.
     
    58:41
    Kovalchuk on a breakaway, but even now he fails to beat Koshechkin.
     
    57:11
    A good chance for Kovalchuk and Tikhonov, but Koshechkin denies them.
     
    56:26
    SKA has to score as soon as possible in order to still having a shot at saving the game.
     
    55:05
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    54:15
    SKA performing well on the powerplay.
     
    53:32
    Home team at full strength.
     
    53:05
    Evgeny Biryukov (Metallurg) receives a penalty for highsticking.
     
    53:00
    Pare receives a pass in a great situation, but hesitates to shoot.
     
    52:27
    Metallurg tries to perform a combination.
     
    51:34
    Roman Cervenka (SKA) heads to the box at a very bad time.
     
    51:11
    Goal for Metallurg!

    Chris Lee takes a shot on the net from a very narrow angle, and TIM BRENT is right in front of Ezhov to put the rebound to the back of the net.
     
    50:50
    Metallurg on the attack.
     
    49:45
    Burdasov with a shot on the net.
     
    46:48
    Metallurg on the attack.
     
    46:05
    Metallurg doesn't allow for SKA to create too many chances in front of Koshechkin's net.
     
    44:04
    Yet another chance for Burdasov.
     
    43:29
    Burdasov with a shot on Koshechkin's net.
     
    41:24
    Home team at full strength.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:24
    Andrei Kuteikin (SKA) receives two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    38:56
    Tikhonov takes a shot, ringing the post of the Metallurg's net for the third time tonight.
     
    38:32
    SKA on a lengthy attack.
     
    37:35
    Goal for Metallurg!

    Denis Platonov rushes on a three-on-three counter attack, reaches the corner of the offensive zone, and makes a backwards pass to CHRIS LEE who beats Denis Ezhov and opens the score of the match.
     
    36:31
    In the past few minutes SKA has once again began to attack more than their opponents.
     
    35:35
    Makarov makes a cross ice pass right in front of the crease to Kovalchuk, but his shot gets magnificently saved by Koshechkin.
     
    34:24
    Metallurg with the puck.
     
    33:16
    Crossbar saves Koshechkin's net for the second time tonight.
     
    33:05
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    32:35
    Offside by SKA.
     
    32:06
    Metallurg clears the puck.
     
    31:25
    Wonderful performance by Denis Platononv – he rushes to the net shorthanded, fails to find a space for a shot, decides to hold on to the puck for another ten seconds.
     
    31:07
    SKA will have another chance to play on the powerplay as Chris Lee (Metallurg) heads to the box.
     
    29:16
    Halfway through the game the score is still scoreless.
     
    27:38
    Chris Lee with a huge slap shot on Ezhov's net.
     
    26:45
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    25:48
    Kalinin takes two shots from the blue line.
     
    24:45
    Yaroslav Khabarov (Metallurg) earns the first penatly of the game.
     
    24:45
    Panarin receives a long pass to the front of the net. He is held by Khabarov, thus makes a pass to Kovalchuk whose shot is stopped only by the crossbar.
     
    24:35
    Kovar with a shot on net.
     
    23:45
    Both teams are willing to open the score of the game. Pace of the match is currently set rather high.
     
    22:05
    Two-on-one attack for SKA, Makarov decides to shoot, but gets denied by Koshechkin.
     
    20:59
    Metallurg has started the period aggressively.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    SOG: 9 – 7
    PIM: 0 – 0
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:47
    A two-on-one attack for Metallurg, but Kovar's pass doesn't reach Zaripov.
     
    18:10
    Kazionov fighting for the puck right in front of the net, but fails to score.
     
    17:52
    Metallurg still on the attack.
     
    17:40
    Pare's shot goes wide.
     
    17:17
    Timkin with a dangerous wrist shot on Ezhov's net.
     
    15:21
    Mozyakin takes a shot.
     
    13:36
    Kovalchuk with a shot on net. Koshechkin struggles to make the save.
     
    13:07
    Two-on-one counter attack for Metallurg. Platonov takes a shot on net, but Ezhov makes the save.
     
    11:59
    A chance for Metallurg, but Ezhov makes a big save.
     
    10:15
    SKA are performing admirably at their own end.
     
    09:17
    The home team is controlling the game so far. There hasn't been a single shot on Ezhov's net.
     
    08:10
    SKA controlling the puck behind their net.
     
    06:27
    Icing by Metallurg.
     
    05:06
    SKA has managed to create way more chances than Metallurg early in the game.
     
    04:51
    Shipachyov makes a great pass to Makarov, but his shot gets stopped by Koshechkin.
     
    03:49
    Cervenka makes a pass from behind the net, but Shipachyov's shot isn't successful.
     
    03:15
    Panarin receives the puck in front of the net, but Metallurg's defense denies him a scoring chance.
     
    02:45
    Metallurg on the attack.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Korobov) – Alexandrov, Kalinin, Kuteikin, Semenov, Yudin, Chudinov, Ryasensky – Tikhonov, Kucheryavenko, Kovalchuk, Ponikarovsky, Makarov, Sigaryov, Ketov, Cervenka, Burdasov, Panarin, Skachkov, Shipachyov

    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechursky) – Lee, Antipin, Malenkikh, Biryukov, Tereshchenko, Khabarov, Ibragimov – Mozyakin, Shenfeld, Pare, Timkin, Zaripov, Brent, Platonov, Kovar, Kazionov, Kosov, Malinovsky, Potekhin, Grigorenko

    Referees: Baluska, Odins – Maitak, Pronskikh.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:30.
    Commentary by

    Didzis Rudmanis

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 38. Lee (Platonov), 52. Brent (Lee)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Korobov) – Alexandrov, Kalinin, Kuteikin, Semenov, Yudin, Chudinov, Ryasensky – Tikhonov, Kucheryavenko, Kovalchuk, Ponikarovsky, Makarov, Sigaryov, Ketov, Cervenka, Burdasov, Panarin, Skachkov, Shipachyov
    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechursky) – Lee, Antipin, Malenkikh, Biryukov, Tereshchenko, Khabarov, Ibragimov – Mozyakin, Shenfeld, Pare, Timkin, Zaripov, Brent, Platonov, Kovar, Kazionov, Kosov, Malinovsky, Potekhin, Grigorenko
    Referees: Baluska, Odins – Maitak, Pronskikh