KHL
Mytishchi – SKA St. Petersburg 4:3 (end)
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Atlant Mytishchi
4:3 (1:0, 2:0, 1:3)
SKA St. Petersburg
Friday 03.10.2014, 17:30 • Arena Mytishchi • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and Atlant have become the first team this season to get the better of SKA Saint Petersburg as they have come out on top 4:3! It was a true thriller, and the hosts came very close to throwing away a four goal lead. Artyom Chernov, Mikhail Glukhov, Nikita Soshnikov and Maxim Potapov put Atlant up by four, before Dmitriy Yudin, Ilya Kovalchik and Patrick Thoresen got SKA back to within touching distance. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more exciting KHL action! (19:52:37)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:52
    It's the final seconds with Atlant heading to an very dramatic 4:3 triumph over SKA, what a game this has been!
     
    58:31
    SKA have taken a timeout! And for the last throw of the dice Alexander Salak has been pulled for the extra skater!
     
    58:03
    SKA are putting on unbelievable pressure inside Atlant's zone! Atte Engren is standing tall so far though, he seriously doesn't want to concede a dramatic fourth!
     
    57:01
    Belov! Beating all of his opponents for power off the right flank Anton Belov is just about clean through with the goalkeeper, but he can't dig the puck out from under his stick!
     
    56:01
    Artemiy Panarin finds some room for himself driving in past the left faceoff circle, but he's denied by an excellent glove save by Atte Engren!
     
    55:01
    Soshnikov! He could have made Atlant fans breathe a little easier there, but bursting in from the right wing Nikita Soshnikov can't dig an attempt out from point blank range!
     
    54:38
    The visitors did kill that penalty expertly though and are back at full strength. They have just under five minutes left to break Atlant hearts!
     
    52:38
    They have made their task harder though, as despite having all of the momentum Patrick Thoresen has been penalised for slashing
     
    51:38
    SKA are showing all of their character here, from four down they're in touching distance! You wouldn't put it past them drawing level at all that's for sure!
     
    50:20
    Goal for SKA!
    The comeback is most certainly on now! Atlant are hanging on by the skin of their teeth! Roman Cervenka fires in from the right faceoff circle, and PATRICK THORESEN pokes it in directly on the goal line! Powerplay goal and it's 4:3! Assists- Roman Cervenka and Viktor Tikhonov
     
    48:34
    The penalties keep on coming now! Atlant's Andrey Tatarukhin is the next to be sent to the box, it's getting a bit scrappy at times now!
     
    46:12
    That Atlant powerplay didn't last for too long though, as Mikhail Glukhov has been handed a two minute minor for hooking as well
     
    45:08
    The visitors have burst their own bubble here though, as forward Jimmie Ericsson has been found guilty of hooking against his opponent!
     
    43:44
    Chudinov! Maxim Chudinov weaves his way into the danger zone from deep, wrists with power but Atte Engren shuts the five hole in time! He can expect to be a very busy man now!
     
    42:57
    And Atlant have now taken a very well needed timeout, after such a confident couple of periods they are in serious danger of throwing it all away!
     
    42:57
    Goal for SKA!
    Wow. all of a sudden SKA are right back in it! Atlant look all at sea as the puck is flying all around everywhere, and ILYA KOVALCHUK banks it off the goalkeeper's back! It's 4:2!
     
    42:28
    Goal for SKA!
    Finally the away fans have something to cheer about! A mad goalmouth scramble erupts on the crease, it's eventually sent back to the high slot and DMITRIY YUDIN thumps it in the net! It's 4:1! Assists- Ilya Kablukov
     
    40:24
    Goal for Atlant!
    They should seal it now for the hosts! The SKA defence is nowhere to be seen as the puck is chucked across the crease from pinned up against the right hand boards, and MAXIM POTAPOV taps it over the line at the far post! It's 4:0! Assists- Artyom Chernov and Maxim Mayorov
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Chernov (Shmelyov), 30. Glukhov, 35. Soshnikov (Gilroy), 41. Potapov (Chernov, Mayorov) – 43. Yudin (Kablukov), 43. Kovalchuk, 51. Thoresen (Cervenka, Tikhonov)

    Atlant Mytishchi: Engren (Shikin)- Dyblenko, Gilroy, Shmelyov, Chernov, Engqvist- Novopashin, Nemec, Potapov, Mayorov, Glukhov- Tyulyapkin, Rukavishnikov, Taratukhin, Koltsov, Yashin- Baldaev, Voronin, Leschenko, Soshnikov, Levitskiy
    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Ivannikov)- Kalinin, Belov, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Tikhonov- Kuteikin, Y Alexandrov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Ryasensky, Chudinov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Ermakov, Yudin, Burdasov, Kablukov, Makarov
    Referees: Antonin Jerabek, Anatoliy Zakharov, Sergey Misyur, Stanislav Raming
    Attendance: 6100