KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Vityaz 7:1 (end)
final
SKA St. Petersburg
7:1 (1:0, 1:1, 5:0)
Vityaz Podolsk
Saturday 27.09.2014, 15:00 • Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    The final buzzer has now sounded, and SKA Saint Petersburg have emerged victorious for the tenth time in a row after completely hammering Vityaz Podolsk 7:1! The game was tight until the third period, but that is where the hosts really came to life. Vadim Shipachyov, Andrey Kuteikin, Dmitriy Kalinin and Evgeniy Dadonov with a late hat trick all got on the scoreboard for SKA, whereas Vyacheslav Solodukhin grabbed Vityaz's consolation. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more exciting KHL action! (17:20:50)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:23
    The forlorn visitors are back at full strength. SKA have been at their enthralling best today, as they are easing to a glittering 7:1 triumph on home ice!
     
    58:54
    Goal for SKA!
    Let the caps rain down on the ice, we have a hat trick on our hands! YEVGENI DADONOV peeling just to the left of the crease finds the net with aplomb! Powerplay goal and it's 7:1! Assists- Artemiy Panarin
     
    56:53
    Tikhonov! What an amazing skate from the SKA number 10, wow! Viktor Tikhonov showing awesome skill twists and winds his way through the entire Vityaz defence, but he just can't control it when shaping to shoot!
     
    55:05
    Viktor Tikhonov at the tip of the crease looks to hand Tony Martensson a goal of his own from point blank range, but it comes to nothing! He should really have shot himself!
     
    54:23
    The visitors are losing their heads, they know that the game has fallen horribly away from them! Igor Golovkov has been hit with a 5+20 punishment for checking to the head and neck area against his opponent!
     
    54:05
    Goal for SKA!
    Vityaz simply cannot handle SKA right now, the hosts are playing wonderfully! Viktor Tikhonov barges his way down the left wing, backhands it to the far post and EVGENIY DADONOV makes no mistake! It's 6:1!
     
    52:43
    Tempers really start to raise here! Dmitriy Yudin looks to drop the gloves against Georgiy Berdyukov, and both have been sent to the penalty box for roughing! Those two don't like each other at all!
     
    51:43
    Goal for SKA!
    SKA are flowing with confidence now! The puck is chucked between the circles from the left hand boards, it falls to EVGENIY DADONOV and he smashes his effort in off the underside of the bar! Powerplay goal and it's 5:1! Assists- Artemiy Panarin and Vadim Shipachyov
     
    51:23
    Vityaz aren't helping themselves out here by collecting another penalty, Denis Grebeshkov is now the guilty party for tripping
     
    49:46
    SKA have survived that particular score and they're at full strength again with just over ten minutes remaining
     
    49:01
    Korolyov! Dished with a clever feed across the crease by the right hand post Anton Korolyov can't find the target from point blank range! He just had to do better there!
     
    47:46
    As soon as they came back to full strength Vityaz have got a very handy powerplay of their own, as SKA captain Ilya Kovalchuk has been penalised for roughing. With their backs up against the wall they have to take full advantage of such opportunities!
     
    45:36
    The hosts are running their opponents ragged here! And they've earned another powerplay for themselves, with Vityaz's Yury Koksharov has been called into the penalty box for hooking!
     
    44:21
    Dmitriy Kalinin to the left of the blue line dumps the puck into the slot, Tony Martensson is lurking but Harri Sateri watches it all the way and covers
     
    43:12
    SKA will feel that now they should have enough to see out the game! Vityaz just haven't emerged from the dressing room and they're being made to pay!
     
    41:23
    Goal for SKA!
    The Saint Petersburg Ice Palace has seen its roof blasted off! DMITRIY KALININ collects at the point, takes aim and the puck flies high into the left hand corner! It's 4:1! Assists- Evgeniy Dadonov
     
    40:35
    Goal for SKA!
    Now SKA can breathe a bit easier! Picking up a loose rebound on the crease JIMMIE ERICSSON pulls out to the backhand and slides it under Harri Sateri! It's 3:1! Assists- Ilya Kovalchuk
     
    40:06
    As we get going in the third and deciding period Vityaz come back to full strength. It promises to be a thrilling end to the game, with SKA's lead a fragile one!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. Shipachyov (Panarin, Kovalchuk), 33. Kuteikin (Dadonov, Shipachyov), 41. Ericsson (Kovalchuk), 42. Kalinin (Dadonov), 52. Dadonov (Panarin, Shipachyov), 55. Dadonov (Tikhonov), 59. Dadonov (Panarin) – 22. Solodukhin (Korolyov)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Ivannikov)- Kalinin, Yudin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Tikhonov- Kuteikin, Khafizullin, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Ryasensky, Ermakov, Ponikarovskiy, Kadeikin, Ketov
    Vityaz Podolsk: Sateri (Saprykin)- Grebeshkov, Grishin, Tsyganov, Horak, Kempe- Berdyukov, Vereschagin, Solodukhin, Koksharov, Korolyov- Golovkov, Seleznyov, Shitikov, Yakubov, Afinogenov- Klimontov, Bukhanko, Vyglazov, Mamin, Schatskiy
    Referees: Alexey Belov, Yury Oskirko, Stepan Korshak, Alexander Chernyshev