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final
SKA St. Petersburg
4:0 (1:0, 2:0, 1:0)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Sunday 02.03.2014, 14:00 • Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    57:49
    Goal for SKA! The puck is played around the zone well and PATRICK THORESEN finds room for a strong wrister that sails high into Lobanov's near post, powerplay goal and it's 4-0! Assists- Kevin Dallman and Roman Cervenka
     
    56:28
    Anton Lazarev has picked up a 2+10 penalty for hitting Viktor Tikhonov in the head and it's a two minute powerplay for the hosts
     
    52:39
    SKA haven't got an awful lot of offence going in this period as yet but they have an opportunity here, Andre Deveaux for roughing has been called
     
    51:48
    Emeleev! Holding the puck away from all opposing defenders he goes to Ezhov's glove side but once again from a great position he can't hit the net!
     
    49:36
    How didn't Avtomobilist score! Ezhov loses control of the puck behind his net, it pops out to the slot but somehow with an open net in front of him Artem Chernov completely misses the target!
     
    45:21
    Tony Martensson for tripping has picked up a two minute minor to put SKA on the penalty kill
     
    43:00
    Shipachyov twists to Lobanov's blocker side, goes five hole but Lobanov stops it from going between his legs! The score stays at 3-0 in SKA's favour
     
    43:00
    Penalty shot to SKA! Vadim Shipachyov was held back as he skated clean through one on one and the referees have given a penalty shot!
     
    37:40
    That powerplay didn't last for long though, for high sticking Igor Makarov will sit in the penalty box for four minutes and for now it's a four on four hockey game
     
    36:41
    Evgeniy Fedorov for slashing has picked up a two minute minor for himself and SKA are going on the powerplay
     
    36:24
    The visiting defence completely forgets about Thoresen who's lurking by Lobanov's left post, Martensson feeds him but Lobanov keeps his own personal shutout going with an alert save!
     
    33:35
    Lepisto! Unmarked on the right he one times the puck inches wide of the far post! Avtomobilist have noticeably improved after conceding that third goal
     
    33:12
    Ezhov! Big pad save from the SKA netminder! He sticks out a big pad to prevent a low wrister from the doorstep crossing the line!
     
    32:53
    Dmitriy Kalinin for slashing has been penalised and it's another powerplay for Avtomobilist to try and take advantage of
     
    30:30
    Megalinskiy! Ezhov finds his attempt from the blue line too hot to handle and with Simakov and Fedorov sniffing around for scraps he does a good job of covering at the second attempt!
     
    29:02
    Malykhin! He shows great skill to take in the travelling puck, twist around and fire into Ezhov's near post but he's denied by a solid save!
     
    28:45
    Avtomobilist have a powerplay chance here to get back into things though, Yury Alexandrov for hooking has been sent to the penalty box
     
    25:19
    That goal came just as Deveaux emerged back out on to the ice and the visitors have now decided to pull Jakub Kovar in favour of Evgeniy Lobanov
     
    25:19
    Goal for SKA! They're really motoring now! ARTEMIY PANARIN is found open by Kovar's right post and he one times the puck into the net with feeling, it's 3-0! Assists- Dmitriy Kalinin and Vadim Shipachyov
     
    24:15
    Martensson! Brilliant combination play from SKA leaves Martensson with only Kovar to beat on the doorstep but he loses his footing on the ice at the vital moment!
     
    23:19
    Avtomobilist are starting to see the game run away from them and they're going on the penalty kill, Deveaux for roughing has been sent to the penalty box
     
    22:29
    Goal for SKA! Alexey Ponikarovskiy lays the puck back to ILYA KABLUKOV who gives Kovar no chance with a powerful blast that flies high into the left hand corner of the net, it's 2-0! Assists- Alexey Ponikarovskiy and Dinar Khafizullin
     
    19:53
    Goal for SKA! Their pressure has eventually told! YURY ALEXANDROV takes aim from the point and it goes all the way through and past the unsighted Kovar, just seven seconds before the end of the first period it's 1-0! Assists- Viktor Tikhonov and Alexey Ponikarovskiy
     
    18:14
    Shipachyov drives into the zone hard, finds Artemiy Panarin but from the left he miss hits his shot with the goal gaping and it allows Kovar to get across in time!
     
    16:55
    The home pressure has drawn a penalty from Lewandowski who has been penalised for holding
     
    13:11
    Kovar! Brilliant save from the Avtomobilist netminder! His team cough up the puck poorly and he denies Igor Makarov from the doorstep with a wonderful glove save!
     
    12:01
    Chernov! Great chance there to put his team ahead! He takes up the loose puck on the crease but from point blank range somehow he can't even hit the target!
     
    03:14
    Andrey Sigaryov for slashing has been called and Avtomobilist have the first powerplay of the game
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 20. Alexandrov (Tikhonov, Ponikarovskiy), 23. Kablukov (Ponikarovskiy, Khafizullin), 26. Panarin (Kalinin, Shipachyov), 58. Thoresen (Dallman, Cervenka)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Ezhov (Shikin)- Kalinin, Chudinov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Alexandrov, Dallman, Panarin, Shipachyov, Ketov- Khafizullin, Semyonov, Burdasov, Tikhonov, Makarov- Ponikarovskiy, Kablukov, Sigaryov
    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovar (Lobanov)- Zhuravlev, Gusev, Efimov, Emeleev, Lewandowski- Viklund, Lepisto, Chernov, Malykhin, Lazarev- Antonov, Megalinskiy, Golyshev, Fedorov, Simakov- Rybnitskiy, Postnikov, Vyglazov, Arkalov, Deveaux
    Referees: Olenin, Romasko, Maytak, Pronskyh
    Attendance: 11977