KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Metallurg M 1:2 (end)
final
SKA St. Petersburg
1:2 (0:1, 1:0, 0:1)
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Thursday 06.11.2014, 17:30 • Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    59:20
    A timeout has been taken by SKA, they only have just over thirty seconds to take this into overtime!
     
    59:13
    And SKA netminder Evgeniy Ivannikov has now indeed been swapped for the extra skater! It's now or never for the hosts!
     
    51:35
    Goal for Metallurg!
    Out of completely nothing the visitors have grabbed what could be a pivotal lead! RAFAEL BATYRSHIN whips it across from a tight angle on the right, and somehow it sneaks through the goalkeeper and in! It's 1:2! Assists- Danis Zaripov
     
    49:11
    Ponikarovskiy! Stretching his stick out on to a slide rule feed from behind the net on the left Alexey Ponikaorvskiy can only hit the side netting! That was a fantastic chance to move SKA ahead for the first time today!
     
    38:37
    Up steps Maxim Yakutsenya, but going blocker side he fails to lift it over Evgeniy Ivannikov's body who makes a really excellent save! We play on at 1:1!
     
    38:37
    We have a penalty shot here! Maxim Yakutsenya was chopped down when one on one, and the referees have indicated penalty shot!
     
    37:31
    Just as Metallurg come back to full strength SKA carve out another chance for themselves! Evgeniy Ryasensky out of nowhere appears on the doorstep, but he can only smack the goaltender's chest!
     
    37:19
    Kovalchuk! Neat and very intelligent build up play sets up Ilya Kovalchuk on the right faceoff circle, but with Vasiliy Koshechkon ducking out of the way it flashes over! That was so close to hitting the net!
     
    35:26
    Just seconds after Viktor Antipin spurned a guilt edged opportunity by the left hand post we have our first penalty of the day! Metallurg's Denis Platonov has been found guilty of holding!
     
    35:14
    Kosov! For the third time in a row he is Metallurg's main threat, and again he can't beat Evgeniy Ivannikov! Picking up the loose change to the left of the slot Yaroslav Kosov takes a poke, but the netminder somehow gets in the way of it!
     
    27:19
    Goal for SKA!
    Now SKA finally have their craved equaliser, it's been coming! To the right of the doorstep ROMAN CERVENKA hacks away at it surronded, and while practically on the goal line he stuffs it in! It's 1:1! Assists- Tony Martensson and Patrick Thoresen
     
    25:04
    Dadonov! That was the chance for SKA to tie it up! Artemiy Panarin escapes his marker speeding down the left flank, on a two on one he dishes to Evgeniy Dadonov, but the thrashes it wide! He was all alone!
     
    13:01
    Ilya Kovalchuk has his third dangerous effort as closing down on the right he wrists with power, but this time with the goaltender beaten he smacks the bar! He's coming closer and closer!
     
    11:31
    Goal for Metallurg!
    They have been on the back foot rather but they've drawn first blood! With the SKA back line nowhere to be seen MAXIM YAKUTSENIYA charges through one on one, and he goes five hole on Evgeniy Ivannikov! It's 0:1! Assists- Viktor Antipin and Rafael Batyrshin
     
    06:41
    Zaripov! That was Metallurg's best opportunity of the day so far! With the SKA defence all over the place Danis Zaripov turns at the right of the slot, he looks sure to score but the sprawling Evgeniy Ivannikov somehow denies him!
     
    04:33
    Panarin! Artemiy Panarin on his own by the right faceoff circle is fed neatly, takes aim first time and against Vasiliy Koshechkin is alert! The Metallurg netminder is seriously on his game!
     
    03:38
    Kovalchuk! What an opportunity to give SKA an early lead! Cutting in off the left flank with the Metallurg defence all over the place Ilya Kovalchuk moves glove side, but Vasiliy Koshechkin makes a massive glove save to deny him! Just how did he keep hold of that!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 28. Cervenka (Martensson, Thoresen) – 12. Yakutsenya (Antipin, Batyrshin), 52. Batyrshin (Zaripov)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Ivannikov (Salak)- Ryasensky, Khafizullin, Kovalchuk, Kablukov, Makarov- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Panarin, Tikhonov, Dadonov- Chudinov, Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Barabanov, Ponikarovskiy, Kadeikin, Ketov
    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Koshechkin (Pechurskiy)- Biryukov, Antipin, Platonov, Kovar, Zaripov- Khabarov, Lee, Grigorenko, Brent, Potekhin- Batyrshin, Bereglazov, Kosov, Kamenev, Yakutsenya- Ibragimov, Tereschenko, Pare, Yunkov, Timkin
    Referees: Alexey Anisimov, Daniel Picharek, Gleb Lazarev, Eduard Metalnikov
    Attendance: 12181