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
     
    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
     
    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!
     
    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
     
    38:41
    Goal for SKA!
    This is turning into a true thriller! Ivan Lisutin can't hold on to a huge slapshot from Anton Burdasov closing down, and IGOR MAKAROV buries the juicy rebound from point blank range! It's 3:4! Assists- Anton Burdasov
     
    34:04
    Goal for Vityaz!
    Vityaz just will not go away! The puck is thrown across from behind the net, MIKHAIL YAKUBOV takes it up and with a neat move backhands it beyond the despairing Alexander Salak! It's 3:3! Assists- Dmitriy Shitikov and Nikita Vyglazov
     
    32:01
    Goal for SKA!
    That is a seriously important goal for SKA! The home defence forgets all about DMITRIY KALININ sneaking in by the left faceoff circle, and after being set up he scores in beautiful fashion finding the far high corner! It's 2:3! Assists- Ilya Kablukov and Igor Makarov
     
    29:19
    Yakov Seleznyov of Vityaz has gifted the visitors a great chance to get back on track though, as he has been found guilty of cross checking
     
    28:02
    Kucheryavenko! What an opening to put Vityaz ahead for the first time today! All alone to the left of the crease Alexander Kucheryavenko is picked out, but he contrives to fire wide of the near post! He simply had to hit the target there!
     
    26:16
    You can tell that these two don't like each other at all! Maxim Chudinov of SKA looks to drop the gloves against one of his opponents the boards, but the referees have straight away sent him to the penalty box for roughing!
     
    17:43
    And we have a mass brawl on our hands! Ilya Kablukov and Anton Burdasov of SKA drop their opponents to the ground, and it ends with the latter gaining a six minute penalty for unsportsmanlike behaviour! It will indeed be another Vityaz powerplay, despite their Anton Bukhanko getting punished for roughing too
     
    16:20
    Goal for Vityaz!
    SKA have to stop taking such silly penalties, they're getting punished! A heavy slapper from the point pops out to the left of the slot, and MARIO KEMPE taps it in with the goalkeeper out of position! Powerplay goal and it's 2:2! Assists- Maxim Afinogenov and Georgiy Berdyukov
     
    16:01
    Yet again though the visitors have been called for another offence, as now they have too many men on the ice. Captain Ilya Kovalchuk will sit this one out
     
    13:12
    But straight away there's been another penalty called, SKA are getting into a bit of penalty trouble here! Igor Makarov is the next to be punished for an illegal attack!
     
    10:38
    The penalties keep on coming and again SKA are the team to be punished, as forward Viktor Tikhonov has been penalised for tripping
     
    08:49
    Goal for Vityaz!
    That's a chance that they have taken advantage of perfectly! ALEXANDER KUCHERYAVENKO receives the puck to the right of the crease, twists and backhands looking for the far corner, and it catches Alexander Salak offguard! Powerplay goal and it's 1:2! Assists- Maxim Afinogenov
     
    07:11
    SKA's Yury Alexandrov has been found guilty of tripping here, and the hosts have been gifted a powerplay chance to take the pressure off themselves
     
    06:49
    Cervenka! Vityaz are horribly open defensively! Once again down the right Roman Cervenka has a two on one, opts to shoot himself but Ivan Lisutin gets something on it!
     
    05:01
    SKA are seriously up for it, but Vityaz could have already brought themselves back in the game! Mario Kempe beats everyone for power on the right flank, but when bursting on to the crease he can't stuff it beyond Alexander Salak from point blank range!
     
    04:21
    Goal for SKA!
    The visitors are looking so ruthless early on! Excellent build up play feeds VIKTOR TIKHONOV between the circles, and first time he thumps it past the home goalkeeper Ivan Lisutin! Powerplay goal and it's 0:2! Assists- Andrey Kuteikin and Evgeniy Dadonov
     
    02:42
    Vityaz don't seem to have got started at all today and immediately after conceding they've got a very untimely penalty, as Anton Bukhanko has been called for tripping
     
    01:12
    Goal for SKA!
    And just like that SKA have a very early lead for themselves! Quite fantastic puck movement sees Viktor Tikhonov lay the puck back to the doorstep, where the onrushing ARTEMIY PANARIN sweeps home! It's 0:1! Assists- Andrey Kuteikin and Viktor Tikhonov
    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