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final
SKA St. Petersburg
1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0)
HC Yugra
Tuesday 04.03.2014, 16:30 • Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    There's the final buzzer, and thanks to a simply incredible performance from their goalkeeper Alexey Kuznetsov Yugra have beaten SKA 2-1! SKA dominated for practically the whole match but they found Kuznetsov too much of a force to deal with. Veli Maati Savinainen opened up the scoring in the first minute before Kevin Dallman equalised for the hosts, but Nikita Gusev's powerplay goal in the second period turned out to be the winner. Thanks for following the game with us, and join me again in just a few minutes for Slovan Bratislava against Medvescak Zagreb! (18:45:12)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:33
    SKA are now back at full strength and they have just 27 seconds left to score. Salak has now been pulled for the extra skater!
     
    58:48
    Smolenak! On the right of the crease he slides the puck wide of the far post!
     
    58:02
    Yugra are doing a good job of just taking the sting out of the game and giving Kuznetsov a breather
     
    57:33
    And on that note the Saint Petersburgers take a time out
     
    57:33
    Roman Cervenka for interference has been penalised and that is a big penalty for SKA to take with time running out
     
    57:23
    Offside from the home side
     
    57:09
    Yugra commit icing. They can see the finish line now as SKA really don't have much time to somehow beat the inspired Kuznetsov
     
    55:36
    A rather tired looking Kuznetsov lies on the ice as he catches a long Chudinov pass into his glove
     
    54:28
    Cervenka! He's denied by simply one of the best saves of the season surely! Found open at the right hand post his one timer is somehow stopped and he can't stuff the rebound home!
     
    52:52
    Panarin! As the puck pops out to him on the crease he's denied by an incredible save by Kuznetsov right on the goal line! He is having one of the games of his life out there today
     
    51:53
    A backhand pass from Thoresen from the left hand boards travels all the way through to Kuznetsov's awaiting glove
     
    51:39
    Tony Martensson on a pacy breakaway tests Kuznetsov with a weak wrister from the left and at the second attempt the goalkeeper freezes
     
    51:05
    Smolenak! Robbing his opposing defender he fires high into Salak's left hand post!
     
    50:21
    Makarov! He shoots from just inside the zone but Kuznetsov saw it all the way and he makes an easy pad save
     
    49:06
    Yugra have only Kuznetsov to thank for killing that penalty and they're back to full strength
     
    48:44
    Cervenka and Dallman both with massive slapshots are denied by Kuznetsov who is simply working miracles today so far!
     
    47:50
    Kuznetsov! Beautiful save form the Yugra netminder! Kovalchuk seemed sure to score from the doorstep but Kunetsov shuts the door with his glove!
     
    47:14
    Kuznetsov almost lets a Chudinov slapper creep under him but at the last minute he manages to push it away with his glove!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 15. Dallman – 1. Savinainen, 24. Gusev (Dixon, Sokolov)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Ezhov)- Kalinin, Chudinov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Alexandrov, Dallman, Kovalchuk, Tikhonov, Makarov- Kuteikin, Semyonov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Ketov- Ponikarovskiy, Kablukov, Sigaryov
    HC Yugra: Kuznetsov (Kukin)- Putilov, Sokolov, Savinainen, Dixon, Smolenak- Shvidenko, Shefer, Sitnikov, Magogin, Bulyanskiy- Khvostov, Tyulyapkin, Lesnukhin, Yatsenko, Knyazev- Gusev, Tochitsky, Kurchinin- Plotnikov
    Referees: Gashilov, Kulakov, Putilin, Sazonov