Admiral – SKA St. Petersburg 5:4 (1:0 after SO) | Khabarovsk – Lokomotiv 2:1 (end) | Novokuznetsk – Mytishchi 2:5 (end)
Novosibirsk – Cherepovets 2:3 (end) | Traktor – Lev 2:3 (0:1 after SO) | Metallurg M – HC Slovan 6:2 (end)
Salavat Yulaev – Riga 4:3 (after OT) | Neftekhimik – CSKA 1:4 (end) | Torpedo – Avtomobilist 4:3 (2:1 after SO)
Vityaz – Barys 1:2 (1:2 after SO) | Ak Bars – HC Yugra 4:2 (end) | Dynamo – Avangard 6:4 (end)
after shootout (1:0)
Admiral Vladivostok
5:4 (1:2, 1:1, 2:1)
SKA St. Petersburg
Friday 03.01.2014, 07:00 • Fetisov Arena • KHL
     
    The winning penalty shot is scored by Justin Hodgman!
     
    57:29
    Goal for Admiral! Terrible mistake by Maxim Chudinov, Salak then can't hold on to the puck, and EVGENIY GRACHYOV makes it a tied game, 4-4!
     
    49:59
    Goal for Admiral! On a mad scramble on the crease ALEXEY UGAROV pushes the puck over the line and the hosts are back in the game!
     
    46:15
    Goal for SKA! ALEXANDER KUCHERYAVENKO shoots pretty weakly into Ivannikov's near post, but the puck slips through him and it's 4-2! Assists- Evgeniy Ryasensky
     
    39:30
    Goal for SKA! Second of the game for ARTEMIY PANARIN! Spins brilliantly, and with a powerful effort beats Ivannikov, 3-2!
     
    38:23
    Goal for Admiral! Their last few minutes of pressure have paid off, FELIX SCHUTZ with a great wrist shot goes upstairs on Salak and it's 2-2! Assists- Richard Gynge
     
    10:12
    Goal for Admiral! What a quick reply after conceding that second goal! Sokolov feeds ANDREY NIKITENKO on the slot, he manages to beat Salak and it's game on at 2-1! Assists- Konstantin Sokolov
     
    09:23
    Goal for SKA! ANTON BURDASOV keeps the puck in the zone, skates around and creates space for himself and with a sharp wrister makes the score 2-0!
     
    05:44
    Goal for SKA! mistake by Admiral in their own zone and ARTEMIY PANARIN takes up the puck, beats the defenders with a brilliant move and with ease scores, wonderful goal and it's 1-0!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 11. Nikitenko (Sokolov), 39. Schutz (Gynge), 50. Ugarov, 58. Grachyov, dec. p.s. Hodgman – 6. Panarin, 10. Burdasov, 40. Panarin, 47. Kucheryavenko (Ryasensky)

    Admiral Vladivostok: Ivannikov (Stelmakh)- Vorobyov, Payet, Ugarov, Nikitenko, Hodgman- Osipov, Antropov, Bergfors, Schutz, Gynge- Naumenkov, Ternavskiy, Pervushin, Drugov, Grachyov- Zemchenyok, Kostromtin, Barbashev, Kuznetsov, Sokolov
    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Ezhov)- Dallman, Alexandrov, Kovalchuk, Martensson, Tikhonov- Kalinin, Chudinov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Cervenka- Ryasensky, Semyonov, Burdasov, Kucheryavenko, Ketov- Yudin, Ponikarovskiy, Sigaryov, Makarov
    Referees: Balushka, Olenin, Morozov, Sadovnikov
    Attendance: 5500