PET 5:2 NNO | SKA St. Petersburg - Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)

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SKA St. Petersburg – Torpedo

5:2 (end)

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SKA St. Petersburg

5:2 (2:0, 2:2, 1:0)

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

Friday 09.01.2015, 15:00 • Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL

		Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.
		Hello and welcome to this KHL regular season match between SKA Saint Petersburg and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. SKA are always favourites at home, whereas Torpedo will still be quietly confident.
		SKA have moved back up into second place of the Western Conference ahead of Jokerit after a 3:1 victory in Finland, and will be looking to build on that today. Torpedo have also been impressive lately, taking four wins from their past five.
		Last season SKA made it to the Western Conference semi final stage, while Torpedo failed to make it past the first round of the play-offs.
		Starting lineups: SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Shestyorkin)- Kalinin, Rukavishnikov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Kuteikin, N Belov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, A Belov, Khokhryakov, Ericsson, Ketov- Khafizullin, Yudin, Burdasov, Kablukov, Barabanov Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Biryukov (Alypakin)- Hietanen, Bernatskiy, Wolski, Filatov, Dmitriy Kazionov- Grigoryev, Vasiliev, Stolyarov, Salminen, Immonen- Osipov, Malevich, Galuzin, Knyazev, Denis Kazionov- Ternavskiy, Savinainen, Zharkov, Rudenkov, Potapov Referees: Mikhail Buturlin, Konstantim Olenin, Alexey Medvedev, Alexander Sadovnikov.
		The teams are now out onto the ice, and after the Russian national anthem we'll be getting underway!
	00:01	Game started.
	00:12	Off we go! The sold out Ice Palace demands only a top performance from their team!
	02:19	Goal for SKA! With one of the first real chances of the day SKA make the breakthrough! ANTON BURDASOV cuts in sharply from the right flank, and stuffs the puck into the net! It's 1:0! Assists- Dmitry Yudin
	07:24	Goal for SKA! The hosts are looking at their ruthless best today! ARTEMIY PANARIN takes aim from the blue line, and with the goalkeeper slightly out of position he strikes gold! It's 2:0! Assists- Evgeniy Dadonov and Vadim Shipachyov
	09:05	Torpedo haven't started well at all here, and they've taken a rather untimely penalty as forward Jarkko Immonen has been penalised for cross checking!
	09:24	And that has very promptly turned into a five on three for SKA! Torpedo's Kirill Knyazev has now been called for hooking, and SKA have been handed a great opportunity to increase their advantage!
	10:04	Martensson! Jimmie Ericsson sends the puck back to the hanging Roman Cervenka to slap, the rebound pops out, and the scrambling Mikhail Biryukov does well to get something on Tony Martensson's effort!
	11:24	The visitors have rode that particular storm and are back to full strength. The puck is barely leaving their zone, with SKA pressing with real force!
	12:48	Wolski! Wojtech Wolski wriggles free on the right faceoff circle, goes for a rising wrister, and Mikko Koskinen reacts quickly to catch solidly!
	12:48	SKA's Evgeniy Ketov has been punished for slashing here, and out of virtually nothing Torpedo have something on which to start off from!
	13:12	The away defence completely forgets about Anton Burdasov, he's all alone with the netminder, and Evgeniy Biryukov makes a superb right pad save to deny him! That could and should have been three!
	14:48	Immonen! Jarkko Immonen is fed directly on the doorstep, he takes a swipe at it, and somehow misses the target all together! And straight after that SKA have five players on the ice again
	15:00	The penalties keep on coming and here's another against Torpedo, as their forward Kirill Knyazev has been handed a two minute minor for hooking
	16:35	The referee can't keep his arm out of the air! The next to be called is SKA's Jimmie Ericsson, this time for tripping
	18:03	It's going to be a short five on three for Torpedo! Home defenceman Maxim Chudinov has checked his opponent against the boards, and the referee wasn't going to miss that!
	19:57	With SKA defending solidly the first period is drawing to a close, and it has been very eventful!
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Statistics after the opening period of play: Shots: 18-9 Shots on target: 13-6 Faceoffs: 11-9 Hits: 5-5 Penalty minutes: 6-6
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:21	Goal for SKA! As soon as SKA came back to full strength they strike for the third time! A huge goalmouth scramble erupts, and PATRICK THORESEN reacts quickest to score! It's 3:0! Assists- Tony Martensson
	22:41	SKA are seriously motoring now, and that third goal might just prove to be the killer! They are now going on the penalty kill though, as Ilya Kablukov has been sent for a sit down as a result of tripping
	24:24	How didn't Torpedo score that, what a fantastic chance to get on the board! Sakari Salminen pokes around for it blocker side, and Mikko Koskinen performs minor miracles to keep his shut out going!
	24:48	Goal for Torpedo! As that penalty came to an end Torpedo do now hit the target! Sakari Salminen with a brilliant behind the back feed picks out JARKKO IMMONEN at the left hand post, and the latter sweeps home! It's 3:1! Assists- Sakari Salminen
	27:25	Kuteikin! The swinging Artemiy Panarin finds Andrey Kuteikin at the blue line, and the defenceman's firm slapper is fielded by Mikhail Biryukov crouched down!
	28:41	The Saint Petersburg Ice Palace has gone rather quiet after that Torpedo goal, the home fans don't want to see their team give the initiative away!
	29:32	Out of the blue SKA have been gifted a powerplay with which to get back on track, as for having too many men on the ice Torpedo has been penalised. Finnish forward Sakari Salminen will take this one for his team
	30:33	After long and drawn out build up play Patrick Thoresen tries his luck closing down glove side, and the goalkeeper with bodies around him does a good job of clinging on
	30:40	Goal for SKA! They're a joy to watch when they are in the mood! Quite beautiful build up play tees up the steaming MAXIM CHUDINOV between the circles, and he thumps it past the goaltender! Powerplay goal and it's 4:1! Assists- Artemiy Panarin and Vadim Shipachyov
	32:07	Goal for Torpedo! Torpedo aren't willing to lie down at all! VLADIMIR MALEVICH takes a whack at the puck from distance, and the unsighted Mikko Koskinen is powerless! It's 4:2! Assists- Dmitriy Kazionov
	33:35	This game is far from done, as Torpedo are going to keep plugging away! SKA have to tighten up at the back!
	34:13	This penalty won't help the hosts at all though, as for interference Anton Belov has been found guilty
	35:53	Sakari Salminen moves in towards the middle from the left wing, wrists with pace, and no one can get on to the end of Mikko Koskinen's rebound!
	36:13	As SKA come back to full strength the visitors have a brilliant opportunity to get back within one! Mikko Koskinen looks beaten all ends up, but only he knows how he saw off an effort from point blank range!
	38:37	Pyotr Khokhryakov has two chances to hit the target to the left of the slot, and on both occasions Torpedo defencemen get back in time to shuffle the puck wide!
	39:53	The second period is drawing to a close, with a tense and thrilling third lying in wait!
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Statistics after the first two periods: Shots: 38-22 Shots on target: 27-16 Faceoffs: 16-19 Hits: 10-9 Penalty minutes: 10-8
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:33	The third period has started! SKA can't afford to be complacent at only 4:2 up, and they need to up their game even more!
	41:23	Evgeniy Dadonov works his way around the net pinned up against the left hand boards and he's earned a powerplay for his team, as Torpedo defenceman Mikhail Grigoryev has been called for holding
	43:23	Artemiy Panarin pulls to the left in a great position, however he makes the angle too tight for himself to make any real scoring chance for anyone. And Torpedo are at full strength again
	44:18	Mikhail Grigoryev, having just skated out of the penalty box, snaps away a testing wrister from distance, and through traffic Mikko Koskinen reads the play to hold
	45:44	There are so many penalties building up today! Each team is taking it in turns to got on the penalty kill, and now it's SKA as Nikolay Belov has been punished for hooking
	46:50	SKA's Pyotr Khokhryakov pulls blocker side and draws yet another foul from Torpedo, as their goaltender Mikhail Biryukov has been called for slashing. Sakari Salminen will sit this one out for him
	48:50	It's a full five on five hockey game again, and the referees will be hoping that they don't have to put their arms up in the air again! Both sides have played in a rather dirty careless manner at times!
	50:11	Burdasov! Anton Burdasov speeds on to a loose Torpedo turnover, beats his defenders for pace, and blasts wide of the left post with the netminder panicking! That got the home crowd on to its feet!
	51:54	No one can stop commit cheap violations all over the place and here's another as SKA's Tony Martensson has been hit for hooking
	53:54	Torpedo really need to start taking advantage of the openings coming their way! SKA are again at full strength, with their penalty kill working expertly so far!
	55:34	Khokhryakov! He was so close to notching up his debut SKA goal! Pyotr Khokhryakov powers around the goal to the right hand post, he has a open net, however he pokes his wraparound attempt into the near side netting!
	56:47	Goal for SKA! That will surely be that now! Artemiy Panarin quite beautifully keeps possession of the puck behind the net, feeds EVGENIY DADONOV on the doorstep, and the latter finishes off the play perfectly! It's 5:2! Assists- Artemiy Panarin
	59:31	SKA have always had the game under complete control, and they are heading towards a very important first home win of 2015!
	60:00	Game over.
		There is the final buzzer, and SKA Saint Petersburg have seen off Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 5:2 at home! The hosts were at their best at times today, and played the game out perfectly. Anton Burdasov, Artemiy Panarin, Patrick Thoresen, Maxim Chudinov and Evgeniy Dadonov all struck, with Jarkko Immonen and Vladimir Malevich replying for Torpedo. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more thrilling KHL action! (17:18:34)

Commentary by

Shaun Nicolaides

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 3. Burdasov (Yudin), 8. Panarin (Dadonov, Shipachyov), 21. Thoresen (Martensson), 31. Chudinov (Panarin, Shipachyov), 57. Dadonov (Panarin) – 25. Immonen (Salminen), 33. Malevich (Kazionov)

SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Shestyorkin)- Kalinin, Rukavishnikov, Thoresen, Martensson, Cervenka- Kuteikin, N Belov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, A Belov, Khokhryakov, Ericsson, Ketov- Khafizullin, Yudin, Burdasov, Kablukov, Barabanov

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Biryukov (Alypakin)- Hietanen, Bernatskiy, Wolski, Filatov, Dmitriy Kazionov- Grigoryev, Vasiliev, Stolyarov, Salminen, Immonen- Osipov, Malevich, Galuzin, Knyazev, Denis Kazionov- Ternavskiy, Savinainen, Zharkov, Rudenkov, Potapov

Referees: Mikhail Buturlin, Konstantim Olenin, Alexey Medvedev, Alexander Sadovnikov

Attendance: 12253

1st period
	02:19
	07:24
	09:05
	09:24
	12:48
	15:00
	16:35
	18:03
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:21
	22:41
	24:48
	29:32
	30:40
	32:07
	34:13
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:23
	45:44
	46:50
	51:54
	56:47
Final