KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Lokomotiv 2:3 (end) | Lev – Donbass 3:1 (end)
final
SKA St. Petersburg
2:3 (0:0, 1:2, 1:1)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Wednesday 26.03.2014, 16:30 • Yubileyny Sports Palace (Sankt Petersburg) • KHL
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:30.
     
    Starting lineups:

    SKA St. Petersburg: Salák (Ezhov) – Alexandrov, Khafizullin, Kalinin, Martensson, Tikhonov, Malyshev, Kovalchuk, Ponikarovsky, Makarov, Kablukov, Sigarev, Dallman, Thoresen, Semenov, Cervenka, Chudinov, Ryasensky, Shipachev, Barabanov

    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Vishnevski, Holös, Plotnikov, Konkov, Redlihs, Chernikov, Petrov, Kronwall, Averin, Pashnin, Platt, Apalkov, Vasiliev, Yakovlev, Lyubushkin, Musatov, Galimov, Sprukts, Kartayev

    Referees: Gofmann, Ravodin.
     
    The Russian anthem is on now. The game is starting soon.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:20
    SKA is playing in blue, Lokomotiv in white.
     
    01:15
    Petrov collected the puck at the back, no shots so far.
     
    01:40
    Sanford deflected the shot of Shipachev in the middle, Barabanov was also close.
     
    02:10
    Lokomotiv missed a glorious chance! Lyubushkin had a close attempt from the left side, Salak closed the angle, Sprukts was also very close, Salák saved again bravely!
     
    03:00
    Apalkov fired in the middle, Salák guided his net. The match started well!
     
    03:45
    Ponikarovsky fired from the left side from shadow, it was an easy save for Sanford.
     
    04:00
    Offside by Yaroslavl. Lokomotiv started this match more active than St. Petersburg.
     
    04:55
    Distant shot by Gorokhov in the middle, Salák grabbed it.
     
    06:00
    Malyshev shot in the middle, put his stick into another shot, a defender blocked it.
     
    06:24
    Safety save by Sanford, now commercial break is on.
     
    06:55
    2 minute penalty for Galimov and Alexandrov. 4 against 4 now.
     
    08:04
    Good shooting position on the right, Kovalchuk fired, Sanford saved!
     
    08:57
    Both teams are in full strength now. It was an easy 4 against 4 for both.
     
    09:35
    Shipachev fired from the left side, no success, but a penalty in sight when game stops.
     
    09:35
    Galimov is out for 2 minutes again. Power play for SKA this time.
     
    11:20
    Chudinov shot from the right, but it was too wide.
     
    11:40
    No problem for Lokomotiv during this penalty.
     
    12:05
    Kovalchuk fired in the middle, Sanford deflected it.
     
    12:30
    Second commercial break is on now. The speed is good enough, unfortunately, we haven't seen a goal yet.
     
    13:05
    Safety save by Salák, Plotnikov had an attempt in the middle.
     
    13:50
    Ponikarovsky got a pass from the back, fired, Sanford kicked it out!
     
    14:35
    Shipachev fired from the left side, Sanford deflected it again. Slight domination by SKA now, but not heavy.
     
    15:30
    Teams focus on defence now, but SKA is more active.
     
    15:50
    Sanford guided his net, put his hand on the puck in front of Martensson.
     
    17:10
    The attacks of Lokomotiv are mostly filtered by SKA defenders.
     
    17:55
    Vasiliev's shot from the right also blocked by a defender, Salák grabbed the puck finally.
     
    18:40
    Lokomotiv is trying to possess the puck now after the offensive tactics of SKA in the last 10 minutes.
     
    19:10
    Last minute is running, Yakovlev is building a new attack by Yaroslavl.
     
    19:52
    Kablukov shot from the left but it was way too wide.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    The match is exciting and interesting, unfortunately we have lack of goals yet. Don't forget, the overall standings is also 2-2, everything is wide open.
    It's 0-0 now, stay with us after the break too!
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    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:40
    Cervanka fired from the right side, Sanford pushed it out with his arms!
     
    21:35
    SKA is starting this period active as well.
     
    22:00
    Konkov got a surprisingly great pass from the back, he went round and fired from the left, Salák was on his place!
     
    22:06
    Lyubushkin is out for 2 minutes. Power play for SKA St. Petersburg.
     
    22:18
    Goal for SKA!
    Thoresen passed from the right side to DALLMAN, the puck was bouncing all the way, finally into the net of Sanford. 1-0, SKA has taken the lead!
     
    24:00
    What can Lokomotiv do with this situation? Can they change the game?
     
    24:40
    SKA is still in attack, but Lokomotiv defence is working well now.
     
    25:01
    Makarov fired from the middle, it was some centimeters wide!
     
    25:35
    SKA is still putting a slight pressure on Yaroslavl, but no shot this time.
     
    26:10
    Kovalchuk fired from the right side, Sanford deflected it with his stick.
     
    26:39
    Yaroslavl in attack, Salák had a safety save on the right. Commercial break is on now.
     
    27:30
    Musatov had a trick on the left side and a bomb ended it, Salák changed direction and saved! Nice manouvre!
     
    28:02
    A penalty for SKA now. Power play for Yaroslavl for 2 minutes. Cervenka is penalised.
     
    28:40
    Difficult time for SKA but defence was reliable so far.
     
    28:50
    Offside by Lokomotiv on the left.
     
    29:30
    Huge bomb by Gorokhov in the middle, Salak saved it.
     
    29:50
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    Konkov passed exactly for GOROKHOV to the middle and he fired -and scored – right into the right side of the goal! 1-1! Lokomotiv dealt with the power play and equalised.
     
    30:50
    Lokomotiv remained in attack now.
     
    31:25
    Petrov had a bomb in the middle near the blue line, Salák blocked it, Game not stopped.
     
    31:42
    Kablukov shot from the right side, Sanford hit it out with his gloves.
     
    32:50
    Salák grabbed a distant shot from the middle, and a penalty in sight for SKA after the commercial break.
     
    32:50
    Ponikarovsky is out for 2 minutes from SKA again.
     
    33:45
    Defence of St Petersburg is great now, not allowing Yaroslavl to shoot.
     
    34:15
    Holös shot on the left side clearly, but Salák closed the angle very well!
     
    34:35
    Chudinov blocked a shot in the middle, SKA can not possess the puck now.
     
    35:20
    Full strength for home team again, they escaped this penalty.
     
    36:15
    Huge bomb in the middle by Petrov! Salák showed an excellent save! Lokomotiv is putting pressure now on SKA.
     
    37:00
    Salak saved again after a close shot by Apalkov in the middle!
     
    37:35
    Martensson had a solo in the middle, tricked backwards, fired, Sanford saved it finally!
     
    38:05
    Averin fired from the left side, Salák again at work.
     
    38:18
    Plotnikov shot from the left by a difficult angle, Salák closed the angle again.
     
    38:22
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    Right after the faceoff, Yaroslavl has taken the lead already! GALIMOV took the puck on the left side and bombed it into the net from a very sharp angle! 1-2!!
     
    38:50
    Interesting, that St. Petersburg can retake the lead, or not.
     
    39:10
    Last minute is running, the game has spun up after the first goal.
     
    39:28
    Chudinov is penalised for 2 minutes, Lokomotiv has a power play now.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    After St. Petersburg took the lead, Yaroslavl was able to bring some new elements and changed the game with two visitor goals!
    It's 1-2 now, but both teams have the serious chances to score more goals!
    Stay with us after the break as well!
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    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:20
    Don't forget, Lokomotiv is still in power play!
     
    40:25
    Goal for Lokomotiv!
    AVERIN dealt with the power play and scored the third Lokomotiv goal! My Godness, another change in fortune in this pair, 1-3 now!!
     
    41:20
    Chernikov shot from the right side, Sanford saved, and a boxing match is on now behind the goal. Penalty in sight.
     
    41:23
    Kovalchuk and Lyubushkin are both penalised for roughing.
     
    42:45
    Midfield play is on, no serious shots.
     
    43:30
    Sanford saved a big shot from the right and both teams are in full strength now.
     
    43:56
    The goal has moved, game stopped.
     
    44:20
    Galimov slid to offside now.
     
    44:45
    SKA has to take more risk for open attacking, but it can leave the doors open for counters for Yaroslavl.
     
    45:35
    Thoresen fired from the right side, it was flying in front of Sanford across.
     
    46:05
    SKA wants to take some domination in attacks, Yaroslavl is forced to do defence now.
     
    46:35
    St. Petersburg is putting pressure on Lokomotiv, only sometimes can visitors do attacks.
     
    47:20
    Yaroslavl is destroying attacks in the last 2-3 minutes, isn't it too early?
     
    47:33
    Sanford grabbed the puck after a close shot in the middle. Now commercial break is on, it's worthy for Lokomotiv I think, the pressure is on in the last few minutes. But they still have 2 goals advantage.
     
    48:20
    Lokomotiv spent half a minute in front of the opponent goal, but only two slight shots – blocked by defenders.
     
    49:35
    Barabanov fired from the left side, Sanford guided his net!
     
    49:46
    Shot of Yakovlev bounced out of bounds.
     
    50:30
    Cervenka had a shot on the left side, a defender blocked it with his stick.
     
    51:15
    Semyonov bombed from the left, then Kovalchuk also had one, Sanford is working very well today!
     
    52:25
    Inexact pass by SKA ahead, the puck slid out of the third.
     
    52:40
    Kablukov had a superb chance to score but failed to push the puck inside from some centimeters! Sanford closd the angle superbly.
     
    54:20
    SKA is trying nearly everthing but Lokomotiv has a great day today.
     
    54:55
    Shot from the left side by Ponikarovsky, Sanford deflected it.
     
    55:30
    We're into the last 5 minutes now.
     
    56:05
    Yakovlev hit the puck out of the zone, but too long, faceoff by Lokomotiv on the left side.
     
    56:25
    Petrov had a chance to fire, he did so on the right hand side, Salák hit the puck out.
     
    56:36
    2 minute penalty for Martensson, it's very bad news for SKA, only 3,5 minutes left and 2 goals down.
     
    57:24
    Goal for SKA!
    Lokomotiv was not able to shoot, but SKA scored a goal under a penalty!! THORESEN had a solo in the middle, and scored after a clean shot! 2-3, it's not over yet!
     
    57:54
    Yaroslavl would have been able to decide the game, but it's a shock for them, getting a goal in power play! What's gonna happen now?
     
    58:05
    There is still a power play for Lokomotiv, don't forget, Martensson's 2 minute penalty is still alive.
     
    58:10
    We can be sure, SKA is going to try everything now, less than 2 minutes to go.
     
    58:40
    Full strength for home team.
     
    59:05
    Into the last minute, it's very exciting now, SKA is attacking.
     
    59:25
    Empty net by SKA!
     
    59:32
    Plotnikov shot the puck out but a faceoff is going to be in Lokomotiv's third!
     
    59:32
    Timeout now, I think by St. Petersburg.
     
    59:32
    Can Lokomotiv hold on the challenge?
     
    59:36
    Kovalchuk shot from the right side, Sanford saved, but Kovalchuk and Holös are in a huge boxing match.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    The big clock was not exact, the match finished earlier than expected.
    Lokomotiv has taken a deserved but unexpected victory today! Don't forget, SKA won in Yaroslavl by 6-1 two days ago.
    Today's match: SKA – Lokomotiv: 2-3!
    And the overall standings is the same: 2-3!
    Next match in Yaroslavl, Lokomotiv has a great chance to get into the semi finals!
    Thanks for attention!
    ---- (18:42:42)
    Commentary by

    Kármán Zoltán

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 23. Dallman (Thoresen, Cervenka), 58. Thoresen – 30. Gorokhov (Redlihs, Konkov), 39. Galimov (Petrov), 41. Averin

    SKA St. Petersburg: Salák (Ezhov) – Alexandrov, Khafizullin, Kalinin, Martensson, Tikhonov, Malyshev, Kovalchuk, Ponikarovsky, Makarov, Kablukov, Sigarev, Dallman, Thoresen, Semenov, Cervenka, Chudinov, Ryasensky, Shipachev, Barabanov
    Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Kolesnik) – Vishnevski, Holös, Plotnikov, Konkov, Redlihs, Chernikov, Petrov, Kronwall, Averin, Pashnin, Platt, Apalkov, Vasiliev, Yakovlev, Lyubushkin, Musatov, Galimov, Sprukts, Kartayev, Gorokhov
    Referees: Gofmann, Ravodin