MYT 4:3 PET | Atlant Mytishchi - SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)

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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

		Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
		Good evening and welcome to this KHL regular season match between Atlant Mytishchi and SKA Saint Petersburg, These two already know each other pretty well, and the hosts will be confident of causing a real upset.
		Just last week SKA took on Atlant in Saint Petersburg, and saw off their opponents 5:4 in a tight and thrilling encounter. That win was one of an amazing 12 our of 12 so far, in what has become a new Russian record. Atlant on the other hand are struggling, languishing in 13th place of the Western Conference with only nine points.
		In the previous season Atlant failed to make the KHL playoffs, whereas SKA made it all the way to the Western Conference semi finals.
		Starting lineups: 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.
		The teams are now out on to the ice, and after the anthem of the Russian Federation we'll be getting underway!
	00:01	Game started.
	00:34	Goal for Atlant! Within just seconds the hosts take a surprising lead! Alexander Salak gives out a big rebound off a wrister from the right flank, and ARTYOM CHERNOV takes full advantage of it making no mistake with the net half empty! It's 1:0! Assists- Sergey Shmelyov
	00:44	Dadonov! Straight away SKA could have got back on terms! A poor turnover right by their own net by Atlant defencemen lets in Evgeniy Dadonov, but one on one he can't get the better of Atte Engren!
	02:59	Alexander Salak of SKA is having a really shaky opening here, he's giving up juicy rebounds all over the place! As a wrist shot from distance gets deflected up and over their bar SKA break down the other end, and Atte Engren has to freeze a dump from deep
	03:01	Kovalchuk! Ilya Kovalchuk is fed lurking between the circles, he lashes at it first time but the puck flies past the right hand post! What a frenetic start it's been here inside the Arena Mytishchi!
	04:39	Soshnikov! Twisting around the net to the right post Nikita Soshnikov tries to stuff it over the line, but at the last minute Alexander Salak gets his pad in the way! That was so close to going in!
	06:51	Artemiy Panarin hangs back past the left faceoff circle, waits to be dished but he ends up smashing his slapper wide of the near post! SKA are relying on only counterattacks to create, Atlant are so pumped up!
	07:42	Soshnikov! What a fantastic chance to put Atlant up by two, he looked sure to score! The puck is wizzed across to Nikita Soshnikov all alone to the left of the slot, but both of his attempts are stunningly saved by Alexander Salak's glove! That's an unbelievable save!
	10:23	Evgeniy Dadonov speeding down on to the crease is almost found with a feed across from the right flank, but he can't control it! He would have been clean through one on one otherwise!
	11:01	Salak! Just what planet is he on today! As the puck is rolling all around the SKA slot Andreas Engqvist looks to dink it over Alexander Salak's left pad, but somehow the netminder reaches it! That was even better than his previous save!
	12:08	Dmitriy Kalinin slaps it in with serious force from the blue line, but Atte Engren kicks it out and around the boards! The pace is so high, it's breathless stuff here!
	13:41	All of a sudden it's a SKA two on one down the right flank, Vadim Shipachyov pulls to the backhand, the net looks empty, but Atte Engren with an amazing glove save shuts the door! Both goalkeepers are putting on a show so far!
	13:56	Makarov! The Atlant defence is looking more open than before now! Igor Makarov battles his way through, shapes to take aim but Roman Rukavishnikov gets back in time to poke it away!
	16:27	Artyom Chernov battles hard for the puck pinned up against the right hand boards, cuts in sharply to the slot and from point blank range thrashes it wide of the far post!
	18:02	Ilya Kovalchuk works an opening for himself at the tip of the crease, fires dangerously and Atte Engren is happy to see that drift wide glove side
	19:51	We're already coming to the end of a brilliant opening period!
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Statistics after the first period: Shots: 18-12 Shots on target: 12-2 Faceoffs: 9-8 Hits: 9-5 Penalty minutes: 0-0
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:13	Off we go in the second stanza! SKA will be wanting as quickly as possible to square this game up!
	21:18	Mikhail Glukhov whips the puck across the crease from a tight angle on the right, and Alexander Salak sweeps it up with challengers charging in around him
	21:40	Soshnikov! How many chances does he want! On a pacy three on two breakaway Nikita Soshnikov is picked out skating hard down the left, but with the goal at his mercy he contrives to smack the near post! The goalkeeper was already helpless there!
	23:40	Now SKA's Ilya Kovalchuk is the next to hit the woodwork! What a game this is turning out to be! Ilya Kovalchuk on the right faceoff circle winds up for a massive slapshot, and it cannons off the bar!
	25:24	Cervenka! Not long after Andrey Kuteikin slammed the puck into Atte Engren's stomach Roman Cervenka has room down the left wing, opts to shoot himself but again it's straight into the goalkeeper! SKA are creating more and more!
	27:23	We have first penalty of the day and it's against the hosts, forward Artyom Voronin has been penalised for holding
	28:01	Maxim Chudinov slaps in with power from the point, and Atte Engren almost falling on his back still manages to freeze it
	29:23	Despite holding the puck deep inside their opponents' zone SKA failed to get any real dangerous attempts away and Atlant are back at full strength
	29:55	Atlant out of nothing have a penalty shot! Mikhail Glukhov was skating through one on one, and he was chopped down illegally!
	29:55	Goal for Atlant! That was an opportunity that they couldn't let go to waste! Up steps MIKHAIL GLUKHOV, and he wrists clinically into the left hand corner! It's 2:0!
	30:51	Soshnikov! Again Nikita Soshnikov is in the thick of the action, he just can't score today! Wonderfully getting the better of the entire SKA defence bullying his way in from the left he works a perfect chance for himself, but can't lift it over the goalkeeper's right pad!
	32:23	Atlant goaltender Atte Engren is completely taken out and he's being seen to by the medical staff, but after a few minutes he seems ok to carry on!
	34:50	Goal for Atlant! Atlant are simply brimming with confidence! SKA cough up the puck in the neutral zone, and after a cute tic tac toe play NIKITA SOSHNIKOV finds the net just to the right of the crease! It's 3:0! Assists- Matthew Gilroy
	35:39	SKA just aren't on their game at all today so far! And they're going on a very unwanted penalty kill, as forward Vadim Shipachyov has been punished for checking against the boards
	37:23	Yaroslav Dyblenko smacks it in from the point, and with Alexander Salak panicking it gets deflected up and over the crossbar!
	37:39	SKA did at least look more solid killing that penalty and they have five players on the ice again
	39:31	The second stanza is now drawing to its close with Atlant sitting very pretty at three to the good!
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Statistics after the opening 40 minutes of play: Shots: 22-40 Shots on target: 21-18 Faceoffs: 21-20 Hits: 15-10 Penalty minutes: 2-2
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:11	The third and deciding period is underway! It will be hard for SKA to get back into this, they have to pull something out of the bag!
	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
	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
	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!
	42:57	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!
	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!
	45:08	The visitors have burst their own bubble here though, as forward Jimmie Ericsson has been found guilty of hooking against his opponent!
	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
	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!
	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
	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!
	52:38	They have made their task harder though, as despite having all of the momentum Patrick Thoresen has been penalised for slashing
	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!
	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!
	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!
	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!
	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!
	58:31	SKA have taken a timeout! And for the last throw of the dice Alexander Salak has been pulled for the extra skater!
	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!
	60:00	Game over.
		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)

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

1st period
	00:34
1st intermission
2nd period
	27:23
	29:55
	34:50
	35:39
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:24
	42:28
	42:57
	45:08
	46:12
	48:34
	50:20
	52:38
Final