KHL
Vityaz – SKA St. Petersburg 4:6 (end)
final
Vityaz Podolsk
4:6 (2:2, 1:2, 1:2)
SKA St. Petersburg
Wednesday 29.10.2014, 17:30 • Ice Palace of Podolsk • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and in a true classic SKA Saint Petersburg have seen off Vityaz Podolsk 6:4! It was a game to savour, as both teams showed real class in the attack. Artemiy Panarin, Viktor Tikhonov, Dmitriy Kalinin, Igor Makarov, Roman Cervenka and Maxim Chudinov gave SKA the win, whereas Alexander Kucheryavenko, Mario Kempe, Mikhail Yakubov and Vyacheslav Solodukhin replied for Vityaz. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more thrilling KHL action! (19:59:54)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:52
    With SKA cleverly seeing the game out they are heading to a crazy 6:4 win in Podolsk!
     
    58:31
    Maxim Afinogenov shows some serious speed blitzing down the left flank, but he makes the angle too awkward for himself and Alexander Salak gets his body in the way to keep it out! It's getting frantic here!
     
    56:38
    Martensson! The puck pops out to the doorstep with an almighty scramble erupting, Tony Martensson slaps first time but only into the goalkeeper's midriff!
     
    54:43
    Some home fans were seen walking out of the arena following SKA's sixth goal, but I can imagine that they are regretting that now! It's setting up to be a grandstand finish!
     
    52:44
    Goal for Vityaz!
    But straight away the hosts give themselves a glimmer of light! The SKA defence goes missing as VYACHESLAV SOLODUKHIN steams clean through one on one, and with the backhand he strikes gold! It's now 4:6! Assists- Robert Kousal
     
    52:30
    Goal for SKA!
    They're pulling away now! Completely free at the blue line MAXIM CHUDINOV slaps as hard as he can, and Ivan Lisutin is helpless to stop it! Powerplay goal and it's 3:6! Assists- Ilya Kovalchuk
     
    51:50
    Shitikov! Shorthanded Vityaz should have really got back within touching distance! It's a two on one as SKA cough up the puck in the attacking zone, but blocker side Dmitriy Shitikov can't lift it over Alexander Salak! You can let chances like that go to waste!
     
    50:45
    SKA are gradually taking control of proceedings expertly and they're going to have another man's advantage, as Maxim Afinogenov of the hosts has been found guilty of cross checking
     
    50:18
    Artemiy Panarin now has an attempt, he drives down the left, lets a wrist shot go but again Ivan Lisutin is on his game. Despite conceding five times he has been solid for Vityaz today!
     
    48:06
    Kovalchuk! He just can't score today! Ilya Kovalchuk forces his way through one on one, cuts glove side, but can't lift it over the goalkeeper's left pad!
     
    46:45
    Just as Vityaz come back to full strength again Ilya Kovalchuk tries his luck this time from the right, but Ivan Lisutin reads it well to cover
     
    45:47
    Ilya Kovalchuk lets rip with a monstrous slapper on the left faceoff circle, but the goaltender flashes leather impressively to deny him! That was hit with some force!
     
    44:45
    But SKA have earned a powerplay during that incident, as Vityaz's Yakov Seleznyov has been called for slashing
     
    44:41
    Barabanov! Picking up another huge rebound on Ivan Lisutin's crease Alexander Barabanov swings devilishly to the left hand post, but he wrists over the near corner with the net gaping!
     
    43:09
    Porseland! Immediately Vityaz could have again got back within one! The puck falls at the stick of Mathias Porseland racing down between the circles, but he's denied by a massive glove save by Alexander Salak! That's ideal goaltending!
     
    42:07
    Goal for SKA!
    That could turn out to be the killer blow! The puck trickles its way through all the way to the doorstep slightly to the left, and ROMAN CERVENKA neatly backhands in with practically an empty net to aim at! It's 3:5! Assists- Alexander Barabanov and Maxim Chudinov
     
    41:23
    Anton Belov thumps the puck into the crease from the blue line, but no one can get a deciding touch on it as it flies all the way through
     
    40:23
    The third and deciding period is underway! With only a slender one goal lead SKA need to rid themselves of their nerves!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Kucheryavenko (Afinogenov), 17. Kempe (Afinogenov, Berdyukov), 35. Yakubov (Shitikov, Vyglazov), 53. Solodukhin (Kousal) – 2. Panarin (Kuteikin, Tikhonov), 5. Tikhonov (Kuteikin, Dadonov), 33. Kalinin (Kablukov, Makarov), 39. Makarov (Burdasov), 43. Cervenka (Barabanov, Chudinov), 53. Chudinov (Kovalchuk)

    Vityaz Podolsk: Lisutin (Sateri)- Grebeshkov, Porseland, Tsyganov, Horak, Kousal- Vereshagin, Berdyukov, Kempe, Afinogenov, Kucheryavenko- Golovkov, Seleznyov, Vyglazov, Shitikov, Yakubov- Bukhanko, Sabinin, Solodukhin, Korolyov, Shvets-Rogovoy
    SKA St. Petersburg: Salak (Ivannikov)- Kalinin, Khafizullin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Ketov- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Panarin, Tikhonov, Dadonov- Chudinov, Belov, Barabanov, Martensson, Cervenka- Yudin, Ermakov, Burdasov, Kablukov, Makarov
    Referees: Roman Gofman, Alexey Ravodin, Viktor Birin, Alexey Medvedev
    Attendance: 5350