KHL
Khabarovsk – Salavat Yulaev 0:2 (end)
final
Amur Khabarovsk
0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Sunday 14.09.2014, 08:00 • Platinum Arena • KHL
     
    59:48
    And Amur have now taken a timeout and pulled Sergey Borisov in favour of the extra skater despite time almost being up!
     
    59:48
    Before the game is out Salavat's Ivan Lekomtsev has received one last penalty for interference
     
    57:26
    What an untimely penalty for Amur to give away, as Jesse Niinimaki has been found guilty of slashing. That might just kill the game as a contest!
     
    52:19
    Tarasov! Played in with a splayed dish across the face Dmitry Tarasov lurking by the right post has almost half an empty net to aim at, but he makes poor contact with the goal gaping!
     
    50:34
    Salavat's Ivan Lekomtsev for checking has been sent to the penalty box, giving Amur a very timely powerplay opportunity to try and give the Platinum Arena something to cheer about!
     
    47:52
    Both sides are back at full strength as the pace is becoming more frantic, the home fans don't want their team to give up easily!
     
    47:32
    An almighty scrum erupts on Vladimir Sokhatskiy's crease as the puck is swung all the way around by the right hand post, but it hangs in the air and it eventually swiped clear! Amur have to start taking advantage of such chances!
     
    45:52
    Sergey Teryaev for holding is the next to be sent to the penalty box for Amur, but at the same time Salavat's Alexander Pankov has been penalised for diving
     
    42:59
    Goal for Salavat Yulaev!
    That might go a long way to Salavat claiming all three points today! The puck is sent all the way back to the point, where Ilkka Heikkinen's looping drive is expertly tipped in past the goaltender by ALEXEY GLUKHOV! It's 0:2! Assists- Ilkka Heikkinen and Anton Slepyshev
     
    42:55
    Already the numbers have been evened up though, as Amur's Denis Ezhov has been penalised for slashing against his opponent!
     
    41:51
    Hascak! That was a real opening for Amur! All alone on the doorstep with only the goaltender to beat Marcel Hascak contrives to slap wide of the left hand post! He really had to hit the target there!
     
    41:36
    Salavat's Evgeniy Skachkov for tripping while attacking has been sent to the penalty box, and Amur have an ideal powerplay chance to get something going!
     
    39:03
    Amur have to be careful not to let their heads drop, they're finding Salavat's pressure hard to deal with! And both sides have picked up a penalty at the same time, with Amur's Rastislav Spirko being called for holding and Denis Tolpeko of Salavat for interference
     
    37:08
    Goal for Salavat Yulaev!
    Finally Salavat have their deserved breakthrough, it's been coming for a while! Teemu Hartikainen bursting down the right wing squares it across to the far post, and DENIS TOLPEKO slides the puck into the net! It's 0:1! Assists- Dmitriy Makarov and Teemu Hartikainen
     
    34:23
    And out of nothing Amur have been gifted a powerplay to try and take the pressure off themselves, as Dmitiry Makarov has been punished for unsportsmanlike behaviour!
     
    30:25
    That Salavat powerplay lasted all of nine seconds though, the heat is being raised! For tripping up Mikhail Fisenko on a pacy Amur breakaway Denis Bodrov has been called!
     
    30:16
    The hosts are running into penalty trouble here, Salavat are starting to take complete control! Now Marcel Hascak for hooking is on his way for a two minute sit down!
     
    27:42
    How many chances do Salavat want! Firstly Dmitriy Syomin wrists high into a pool of bodies from the high slot, and then from point blank range Anton Slepyshev is somehow denied by the goalkeeper on a juicy rebound! The crowd here appreciate Sergey Borisov's efforts!
     
    26:10
    The penalties are starting to come more frequently now, and Jesse Niinimaki of Amur is the next to be on his way to the box this time for hooking. But Marcel Hascak for slashing in the same play has also been penalised, all of a sudden making it a five on three Salavat powerplay!
     
    22:50
    With Amur's penalty running down they will soon be going on the powerplay themselves, as Dmitriy Makarov of Salavat has been called for holding
     
    21:31
    Salavat have an early powerplay for themselves here, as Denis Ezhov of Amur has been punished for interference
     
    15:02
    Sergey Borisov pushes a slapshot from between the circles right out on front of him, but Ivan Vishnevskiy with practically an empty net to aim somehow can't score on the rebound! Home defenders did brilliantly to force him wide!
     
    13:48
    Amur have now received their first penalty of the game, as forward Alexander Yunkov has been found guilty of tripping against his opponent
     
    10:26
    As soon as Salavat come back to full strength they have their second one on one opportunity of the game already! Dmitriy Syomin charging out of the penalty box is fed, but Sergey Borisov makes an excellent save sitting down to shut the door!
     
    08:24
    Amur are just starting to up the pressure slightly and they've earned themselves a second powerplay already, Salavat forward Dmitriy Syomn has been handed a two minute minor for hooking
     
    07:44
    Dmitriy Lugin forcing his his way down behind the net after finding room down the left backhands it into the danger zone, but from point blank range Mikhail Fisenko is denied by the goalkeeper! That's the best chance of note so far!
     
    01:07
    Pihlstrom! Shorthanded Salavat could and should have made a very quick breakthrough! Charging through one on one Antti Pihlstrom takes aim from between the circles, but netminder Sergey Borisov fends it off!
     
    00:14
    And immediately we already have our first penalty, as Denis Bodrov of Salavat has been penalised for an early slashing call!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 38. Tolpeko (Makarov, Hartikainen), 43. Glukhov (Heikkinen, Slepyshev)

    Amur Khabarovsk: Borisov (Bolshakov)- Safronov, Taimi, Yunkov, Spirko, Tarasov- Peretyagin, Ezhov, Niinmaki, Miklik, Hascak- Kurbatov, Teryaev, Fisenko, Lugin, Katsuba- Dekalo, Tereschenko, Bashkirov, Litovchenko, Zheleznov
    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Sokhatskiy (Koval)- Bodrov, Kutuzov, Tolpeko, Makarov, Hartikainen- Vishnevskiy, Heikkinen, Skorokhodov, Pankov, Syomin- Zubarev, Koltsov, Pihlstrom, Kaygorodov, Skachkov- Lekomtsev, Stepanov, Glukhov, Slepyshev
    Referees: Yakov Deev, Alexey Ravodin, Andrey Matyusha, Evgeniy Petrov