KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Novokuznetsk 6:2 (end)
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SKA St. Petersburg
6:2 (1:1, 4:0, 1:1)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Thursday 27.11.2014, 17:30 • Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and SKA Saint Petersburg have romped to a thumping 6:2 triumph over Metallurg Novokuznetsk! The hosts were dominant for long spells, and simply outclassed their opponents. Patrick Thoresen, Vadim Shipachyov, and Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexander Kadeikin both with a double made the win safe. Kirill Gavrilichev and Nikolay Skladnichenko netted the Metallurg replies. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more thrilling KHL action! (19:55:14)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:51
    The final seconds are now upon us, and SKA are heading to a confidence boosting 6:2 victory on home ice!
     
    59:30
    Ermakov! Andrey Ermakov teases Metallurg defencemen with the puck, pulls to the left before slapping, and he misses the far post by inches!
     
    58:19
    The difference was straight away put back to four goals, and SKA have been guilty at times of taking their eye off the ball at the back. The home fans still have a lot to shout about though!
     
    57:13
    Goal for Metallurg Novokuznetsk!
    Metallurg have some sort of consolation for themselves to take away! NIKOLAY SKLADNICHENKO is laid off to the right of the crease, and he goes five hole on Evgeniy Ivannikov! It's 6:2! Assists- Nikita Kamalov and Mikhail Plotnikov
     
    54:56
    Goal for SKA!
    It looked as though SKA had gone quiet, but there is their sixth! ALEXANDER KADEIKIN is set up at the high slot, and he wrists it with feeling into the net! It's 6:1! Assists- Roman Rukavishnikov and Alexey Ponikarovskiy
     
    53:33
    Off a faceoff draw on the left a snappy wrister is put in on net, and Evgeniy Ivannikov catches it neatly. Despite not having that much to do today so far, the SKA goaltender has looked solid!
     
    51:45
    Kovalchuk! Ilya Kovalchuk pulling down the right takes himself away from his opponents, and slaps fiercely into the side netting! He really wants his hat trick!
     
    51:39
    Rather unexpectedly here Metallurg have opted to take a timeout, with still over eight minutes remaining
     
    50:35
    Up skates Anton Burdasov, he drifts blocker side, and can't beat Rafael Khakimov who stands his ground! We play on still at 5:1
     
    50:35
    SKA have been handed a penalty shot! Anton Burdasov had his back hacked at when one on one, and a penalty shot has been awarded!
     
    48:47
    SKA have eased off slightly letting Metallurg have more possession, and Dmitriy Yudin, and then goaltender Evgeniy Ivannikov, make a couple of heroic blocks from up close!
     
    46:28
    Panarin! Roman Cervenka at the high slot cleverly feeds Artemiy Panarin who is pacing down the right wing, but the latter's one timer is stoned by Rafael Khakimov's right pad!
     
    44:51
    Zotov! The puck trickles back to the blue line, Vitaliy Zotov slaps it as hard as he can, and Evgeniy Ivannikov flashes leather confidently to deny him! SKA did indeed come back to full strength just a few moments before that attempt
     
    42:44
    Vadim Shipachyov quite brilliantly darts his way up close, but smacks the right hand post! And for interference a few seconds later SKA defenceman Dinar Khafizullin has been handed a two minute minor
     
    41:38
    Evgeniy Ivannikov, who barely touched the puck during the second, makes a very alert save blocker side on a pacy Metallurg counterattack! He looked fresh on that play!
     
    40:57
    The third period has now begun! And after still having an outstanding penalty running Metallurg are back to full strength. They had a second period from hell, and have to find their feet!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Statistics after the first two periods:

    Shots: 44-22
    Shots on target: 28-16
    Faceoffs: 24-16
    Hits: 14-19
    Penalty minutes: 4-4
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. Thoresen (Kovalchuk, Ericsson), 22. Kovalchuk (Shipachyov), 24. Kadeikin (Thoresen, Ermakov), 24. Kovalchuk (Shipachyov, Thoresen), 27. Shipachyov (Yudin), 55. Kadeikin (Rukavishnikov, Ponikarovskiy) – 18. Gavrilichev (Mityarkov, Kosourov), 58. Skladnichenko (Kamalov, Plotnikov)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Ivannikov (Shestyorkin)- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Barabanov- Kalinin, Rukavishnikov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Khafizullin, Ermakov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Toluzakov- Yudin, Kablukov, PonikarovskIy, Kadeikin, Burdasov
    Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Sorokin (Khakimov)- Zotov, Fairchild, Kaprizov, O'Brien, Stoa- Kuklev, Dorofeev, Komaristiy, Malinovskiy, Galimov- Kamalov, Kanarskiy, Skladnichenko, Garifulin, Plotnikov- Garvilichev, Belokhvostikov, Mityarkov, Kurepanov, Kosourov
    Referees: Denis Bondar, Roman Schenyov, Andrey Matyusha, Evgeniy Petrov
    Attendance: 12173