KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Novosibirsk 5:4 (end)
final
SKA St. Petersburg
5:4 (0:2, 2:1, 3:1)
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Saturday 29.11.2014, 15:00 • Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    59:40
    A timeout has been taken by Sibir, the puck is stuck deep inside SKA's zone with just a few seconds to go!
     
    59:02
    And Mikko Koskinen has now been swapped for the extra skater, Sibir are going all out with only a minute to go!
     
    59:01
    With some sort of miracle the puck stays out of the SKA net, Igor Shestyorkin already laying on the ice somehow stopped that from going over the line!
     
    57:35
    Koskiranta! The SKA defence just is not in the game at all! Jarno Koskiranta is allowed to crawl down to the danger zone on the right, wrists, but Igor Shestyorkin is not sleeping near post!
     
    56:11
    Goal for Sibir!
    Sibir have certainly deserved that goal, and it's a real hockey game now! JONAS ENLUND expertly takes in a whack from the point, rounds Igor Shestyorkin, and backhands into the net! Powerplay goal and it's 5:4! Assists- Dmitriy Kugryshev and Patrik Hersley
     
    55:10
    Sibir are seriously putting the heat on and as a result they've earned a timely powerplay for themselves, as SKA forward Jimmie Ericsson has been punished for interference
     
    54:02
    Goal for SKA!
    Now the hosts are rolling! ANDREY KUTEIKIN picks up the puck just inside the blue line, and he absolutely thunders it high into the right hand corner! It's 5:3! Assists- Artemiy Panarin and Roman Cervenka
     
    52:31
    Goal for SKA!
    SKA have their first lead of the day, and it could be a very important one! Mikko Koskinen lets a huge rebound escape his pads, and falling over in mid air on the doorstep ILYA KOVALCHUK taps home! It's 4:3! Assists- Andrey Kuteikin
     
    42:14
    Goal for SKA!
    There is that craved equaliser! Clever build up play ends with DMITRIY KALININ thumping in when charging to the left of the slot, and he beats Mikko Koskinen near post! Powerplay goal and it's 3:3! Assists- Roman Rukavishnikov and Roman Cervenka
     
    42:05
    And the hosts have been gifted a powerplay to put the pressure on, as for interference Igor Ozhiganov has been penalised!
     
    36:31
    The referee has his arm up again, and it's Sibir who have got a handy powerplay coming up, as SKA have been spotted for having too many men on the ice. Team captain Ilya Kovalchuk will sit this one out
     
    33:41
    Monya! Just like that it could have been a two goal difference again! The home defence goes missing as Dmitriy Monya speeds on the right on a two on one, wrists himself, and smacks the far post!
     
    31:51
    Goal for SKA!
    What an important marker that could turn out to be! A quite beautiful flowing play picks out the free VADIM SHIPACHYOV at a tight angle on the right, and he wonderfully goes waterbottle on the goalkeeper! Powerplay goal and it's 2:3! Assists- Artemiy Panarin and Patrick Thoresen
     
    31:12
    A penalty here has been called against Sibir, as their forward Viktor Bobrov has been handed a two minute minor for hooking
     
    30:17
    Gubin! And now it's Sibir's turn to let a gaping opportunity slip them by! Oleg Gubin is teed up at the high slot, but he contrives to wrist wide of the right hand post with the whole goal to aim at!
     
    29:09
    Kovalchuk! He simply had to hit the net! Ilya Kovalchuk is slipped clean through one on one, goes five hole, and the netminder makes a brilliant save to deny him!
     
    26:33
    Shipachyov! SKA are having so many chances to really grab a foothold in the game! Vadim Shipachyov is all alone on the right faceoff circle, he slaps as hard as he can, and the puck thunders wide of the far post! The goalkeeper was already powerless!
     
    24:47
    Goal for Sibir!
    And they have done just that! The puck is slapped into the crease from the blue line, and ALEXEY KOPEIKIN lurking in front of Igor Shestyorkin deflects it in! Powerplay goal and it's 1:3! Assists- Igor Ozhiganov and Renat Mamashev
     
    24:35
    SKA have had their baloon burst here however! Swedish forward Tony Martensson has been called for hooking directly under the referee's nose, and Sibir have been gifted with a chance to take the initiative back!
     
    22:43
    Goal for SKA!
    Now SKA finally have something to build on! ILYA KABLUKOV pulls to the left hand post from behind the net, thrashes it across, and it takes a wicked deflection off a Sibir defenceman before beating Mikko Koskinen! It's 1:2! Assists- Dmitriy Yudin and Alexey Ponikarovskiy
     
    18:10
    And it has now become a five on three for SKA! For holding Sergey Gimaev has been punished, and it's a golden opportunity for SKA to get back into the game!
     
    17:27
    We have the first penalty of the game and it's gone against the visitors, as for holding defenceman Konstantin Alekseev has been called
     
    14:40
    Ponikarovskiy! Panic is starting to creep into SKA's game! Alexey Ponikarovskiy bullies his way onto the slot from a tight angle on the left, a mass goalmouth scramble erupts, and Mikko Koskinen eventually manages to grab a hold of it!
     
    12:15
    And SKA head coach Vyacheslav Bykov has made a big change here, with Evgeniy Ivannikov being pulled for 18 year old Igor Shestyorkin! He had to do something!
     
    12:15
    Goal for Sibir!
    Sibir are taking their chances expertly, and are now already two up! JONAS ENLUND moves into the attacking, zone, wrists sharply from the left faceoff circle, and catches the netminder unawares! It's 0:2! Assists- Renat Mamashev and Jarno Koskiranta
     
    08:22
    Goal for Sibir!
    Oh dear, what happened to Evgeniy Ivannikov there! DMITRIY MONYA winds up from just inside SKA's zone, and the netminder somehow lets it drift over his glove and in! It's 0:1! Assists- Viktor Bobrov
     
    07:10
    Kalinin! What a chance to give SKA an early lead! Dmitriy Kalinin, completely open, is teed up on the left faceoff circle, and his fearsome slapper is beaten away by Mikko Koskinen's glove!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 23. Kablukov (Yudin, Ponikarovskiy), 32. Shipachyov (Panarin, Thoresen), 43. Kalinin (Rukavishnikov, Cervenka), 53. Kovalchuk (Kuteikin), 55. Kuteikin (Panarin, Cervenka) – 9. Monya (Bobrov), 13. Enlund (Mamashev, Koskiranta), 25. Kopeikin (Ozhiganov, Mamashev), 57. Enlund (Kugryshev, Hersley)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Ivannikov (Shestyorkin)- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Barabanov- Kalinin, Rukavishnikov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Burdasov- Khafizullin, Ermakov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Yudin, Ponikarovskiy, Kadeikin, Kablukov
    HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen (Bespalov)- Hersley, Alekseev, Enlund, Koskiranta, Kugryshev- Mamashev, Ozhiganov, Kopeikin, Bobrov, Monya- Ignatovich, Gimaev, Shumakov, Gubin, Sannikov- Belov, Shalunov, Maslikhin, Voroshilo
    Referees: Konstantin Olenin, Alexander Sergeev, Sergey Misyur, Stanislav Raming
    Attendance: 12191