KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Barys 5:3 (end)
final
SKA St. Petersburg
5:3 (1:1, 3:2, 1:0)
Barys Nur-Sultan
Tuesday 21.10.2014, 17:30 • Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    59:31
    Goal for SKA!
    That's that now! What an enthralling period this is turning out to be! ILYA KOVALCHUK picks up the puck driving in from deep on the right, and he has no problems with hitting the empty net! It's 5:3! Assists- Anton Belov
     
    58:09
    Barys have already pulled Alexey Ivanov for the extra skater, it's quite a big risk from their head coach Andrey Nazarov!
     
    57:01
    Starchenko! How many chances do the visitors want! Konstantin Rudenko dishes to the free Roman Starchenko on the doorstep from a tight angle on the left, but the latter can only deftly flick into Alexander Salak's chest!
     
    53:41
    The referee has blown for another penalty but finally it's not against SKA, as Barys defenceman Evgeniy Blokhin has been penalised for tripping! The hosts will be very relieved to take the pressure off themselves for two minutes!
     
    50:01
    On an almighty goalmouth scramble Nigel Dawes looks to hit the right hand post when practically on the goal line! The home crowd drew its breath there, what drama here!
     
    49:39
    And Barys have promptly taken a timeout, they know that they can't afford to let this opportunity to go to waste!
     
    49:39
    It's incredibly another penalty against SKA! Now Dinar Khafizullin has been punished for tripping, they really are making life harder than it should be for themselves!
     
    49:20
    Dustin Boyd beats the entire SKA defence for sheer pace, wrist rather early though and Alexander Salak rather untidily fends it off! The hosts just cannot find their game at all!
     
    47:58
    The penalties keep on coming and again SKA have kept themselves on the penalty kill, as now forward Viktor Tikhonov has been called for hooking
     
    47:33
    Barys are failing to take advantage of these gaping chances coming their way and SKA are back at full strength. And now Alexander Salak makes a simply wonderful save! Nigel Dawes with what looks like an empty left hand to aim at wrists, but somehow the goalkeeper gets across to make an almost football looking save! The fans are loving that!
     
    45:13
    But again SKA have got another two minute minor against their name, they're getting into real trouble! Now Maxim Chudinov for interference is the guilty party!
     
    42:49
    Dawes! Nigel Dawes peeling off the left faceoff circle has clear space in between him and Alexander Salak, his wrister looks to be heading in but the falling Alexander Kadeikin heroically gets his chest in the way to keep it out!
     
    42:30
    And Barys have immediately been handed a big opportunity to get back on level terms already, as Tony Martensson of SKA has been penalised for hooking!
     
    42:21
    Cervenka! Just how didn't he find the net there! Alexey Ponikarovskiy spinning around to the left of the slot wrists it across, and Roman Cervenka at the far post is somehow denied by Alexey Ivanov! He looked sure to score!
     
    36:51
    The Saint Petersburg Ice Palace has fallen rather quiet and again the hosts are going on a rather unneeded penalty kill, as for hooking Alexey Ponikarovskiy has been punished for the second time in a row
     
    34:38
    Goal for Barys!
    It really is game on now as Barys are back to within one! The home defence has simply gone to sleep as ROMAN STARCHENKO feeding off loose change on the right faceoff circle is free to slap in, and he beats the despairing Alexander Salak! It's 4:3! Assists- Konstantin Rudenko and Dmitriy Upper
     
    31:08
    Suddenly the momentum looks to be swapping hands as Barys have earned themselves a quick powerplay to keep on the pressure! Alexey Ponikarovskiy of SKA has been called now for interference
     
    30:23
    Goal for Barys!
    Just like that the visitors are back into things! The SKA defence is completely caught cold as down the right the puck is slid across to the far post, and MIKHAIL RAKHAMNOV excellently finds the target! It's 4:2! Assists- Konstantin Pushkaryov and Andrey Gavrilin
     
    29:57
    And Barys have now pulled Jan Laco, with Alexey Ivanov taking his place! They had to change something as they're beginning to get swept away!
     
    29:57
    Goal for SKA!
    Wow, on his season debut SKA's number 94 opens up his own personal scoring account! Ilya Kovalchuk from the left dumps the puck into the slot, and ALEXANDER BARABANOV pokes it over the line with Jan Laco struggling! It's 4:1! Assists- Jimmie Ericsson and Ilya Kovalchuk
     
    26:07
    Barys really aren't helping themselves with so many cheap penalties and here's another, with the referees finding them guilty of having too many men on the ice! Konstantin Pushkaryov will sit this one out for his team
     
    25:12
    Dadonov! It could have already been four! Evgeniy Dadonov sprinting down the right flank on a two on one takes aim himself, and Jan Laco gets his body in the way to keep his team in it!
     
    25:08
    Bochenski! Almost straight away Barys could have done something to try and turn the tide! Brandon Bochenski feeding off a feed from the right flank hacks away at it on the doorstep, but Viktor Tikhonov and then Artemiy Panarin both block it at source!
     
    24:17
    Goal for SKA!
    SKA's powerplay is working perfectly so far today! PATRICK THORESEN tries his luck from the high slot cutting in from the left, and with Jimmie Ericsson jumping in front of the goalkeeper it hits the net! Powerplay goal and it's 3:1! Assists- Roman Cervenka
     
    24:02
    And that pressure has ended with SKA drawing a second powerplay on the spin, as Oleg Blokhin of Barys has been sent to the penalty box for slashing
     
    20:47
    Goal for SKA!
    For the first time today the hosts have got their noses ahead! Maxim Chudinov's heavy slapper from distance cannons back off the boards, and lurking on the left hand post JIMMIE ERICSSON taps home! Powerplay goal and it's 2:1! Assists- Roman Cervenka and Maxim Chudinov
     
    18:54
    We have the first penalty of the game and it's against the under fire Barys, as defenceman Maxim Semyonov has been handed a two minute minor for hooking
     
    14:26
    Goal for SKA!
    It didn't take SKA long to respond! Patrick Thoresen being pressed into the left hand boards brilliantly whips it across to the far post, and ANTON BELOV all alone finds the net! It's 1:1! Assists- Patrick Thoresen
     
    11:08
    Goal for Barys!
    Despite coming under increased pressure Barys have drawn first blood! ROMAN SAVCHENKO winds up at the blue line, and with heavy traffic in front of him Alexander Salak can't get anything on it! It's 0:1! Assists- Nigel Dawes and Evgeniy Blokhin
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 15. Belov (Thoresen), 21. Ericsson (Cervenka, Chudinov), 25. Thoresen (Cervenka), 30. Barabanov (Ericsson, Kovalchuk), 60. Kovalchuk (Belov) – 12. Savchenko (Dawes, Blokhin), 31. Rakhmanov (Pushkaryov, Gavrilin), 35. Starchenko (Rudenko, Upper)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Ivannikov)- Kalinin, Yudin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Barabanov- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Panarin, Tikhonov, Dadonov- Chudinov, Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Khafizullin, Ryasensky, Ponikarovskiy, Kadeikin, Ketov
    Barys Nur-Sultan: Laco (Ivanov)- Dallman, Lundin, Bochenski. Boyd, Dawes- Semyonov, Bartulis, Rudenko, Upper, Starchenko- Blokhin, Savchenko, Gavrilin, Pushkaryov, Zhailauov- Tserenok, Ryspaev, Likhotnikov, Rakhmanov, Romanov
    Referees: Nikolay Akuzovskiy, Alexey Belov, Sergey Morozov, Ivan Fateev
    Attendance: 12077