Traktor – Vityaz | 3:2 (end) | | | Metallurg M – Dynamo | 1:0 (1:0 after SO) | | | Salavat Yulaev – Ak Bars | 1:0 (end) |
Neftekhimik – Torpedo | 3:5 (end) | | | Lokomotiv – HC Yugra | 6:2 (end) | | | Cherepovets – Avtomobilist | 2:1 (end) |
CSKA – Medvescak | 1:3 (end) | | | Mytishchi – Avangard | 2:0 (end) | | | SKA St. Petersburg – Barys | 3:2 (end) |
Riga – Spartak | 3:2 (end) | | | HC Slovan – Donbass | 1:2 (end) | | | Lev – Dinamo Minsk | 3:1 (end) |
Dennis Mende
Goals and assists:
25. Ketov (Panarin, Shipachyov), 34. Panarin (Ketov, Semenov), 44. Panarin (Shipachyov) – 24. Starchenko (Zhailauov, Savchenko), 26. Antropov (Zhailauov)
Referees: Sergeyev, Cherenkov – Sivov, Shelyanin
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SKA St. Petersburg:
Salak (Shikin) – Alexandrov, Dallman, Kalinin, Chudinov, Khafizullin, Semenov – Martensson, Thoresen, Cervenka, Ketov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Tikhonov, Kucheryavenko, Makarov, Ponikarovsky, Kablukov, Sigaryov
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Barys Nur-Sultan: Yeremeyev (Ahonen) – Barker, Lundin, Savchenko, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Blokhin, Grebenshchikov – Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd, Zhailauov, Starchenko, Antropov, Upper, Panshin, Romanov, Polishchuk, Rakhmanov, Hamill
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Barys Nur-Sultan: Yeremeyev (Ahonen) – Barker, Lundin, Savchenko, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Blokhin, Grebenshchikov – Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd, Zhailauov, Starchenko, Antropov, Upper, Panshin, Romanov, Polishchuk, Rakhmanov, Hamill
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Referees: Sergeyev, Cherenkov – Sivov, Shelyanin
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SKA St. Petersburg are 2nd in Western Conference with 99 points in 51 games while Barys Astana are 2nd in Eastern Conference with 94 points in 51 games. Their rivals Ak Bars Kazan have a better record with 98 points but Barys lead their division.
When the KHL continued on Wednesday after a four week long break for the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi the SKA players had still problems to find their rhythm and lost against desperate playoff candidates Avangard Omsk (4-5 OT) on home ice. For Barys it was a similar situation when they faced playoff candidates Atlant Mytishchi (1-5) on the road and were beaten heavily.
SKA's topscorers are Ilya Kovalchuk (40 pts), Artemy Panarin and Roman Cervenka (36 pts each). For Barys these are Brandon Bochenski (57 pts), Nigel Dawes (47 pts) and Dustin Boyd (37 pts).
SKA as home team and due to the more stable return to KHL this week have the role as the favourites but everything is open!
SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Shikin) – Alexandrov, Dallman, Kalinin, Chudinov, Khafizullin, Semenov – Martensson, Thoresen, Cervenka, Ketov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Tikhonov, Kucheryavenko, Makarov, Ponikarovsky, Kablukov, Sigaryov
Barys Astana: Yeremeyev (Ahonen) – Barker, Lundin, Savchenko, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Blokhin, Grebenshchikov – Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd, Zhailauov, Starchenko, Antropov, Upper, Panshin, Romanov, Polishchuk, Rakhmanov, Hamill
Referees: Sergeyev, Cherenkov – Sivov, Shelyanin
Shots on goal: SKA 11 – Barys 15
In power play the guests from Kazakhstan open the score! A 2-on-2 attack over the left wing is started by Talgat Zhailauov whose cross-pass to the right is used by ROMAN STARCHENKO score the 1-0 from short distance!
Assisted by Talgat Zhailauov and Roman Savchenko.
Exactly one minute it took SKA to score the equalizer early in this middle period! Nobody attacked Artemy Panarin whose powerful shot from within the slot forced guest goalie Yeremeyev to allow a rebound which was used by EVGENY KETOV from short distance!
Assisted by Artemy Panarin and Vadim Shipachyov.
Fast attack by the guests over the right wing and after a perfectly timed cross-pass by Talgat Zhailauov it is NIKOLAI ANTROPOV who deflects the puck towards the net before battling in the rebound with the second try! 2-1 for Barys and three goals in just two and a half minutes!
Assisted by Talgat Zhailauov.
The weak power plays by the Kazakhs are punished by the home team! Evgeny Ketov skates behind the Barys net, gives a beautiful back hand pass back into the slot and from short distance ARTEMY PANARIN beats Vitaly Yeremeyev with a one-timer into the left corner to tie the game another time!
Assisted by Evgeny Ketov and Alexei Semenov.
Shots on goal: SKA 7 (18) – Barys 14 (29)
A perfect long cross-pass by Vadim Shipachyov from the left circle finds the stick of ARTEMY PANARIN who deflects the puck into the right corner past the chanceless Yeremeyev from short distance! SKA get the lead in this game for the first time – 3-2!
Assisted by Vadim Shipachyov.
Shots on goal: SKA 11 (30) – Barys 7 (36)