KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Torpedo 5:2 (end)
final
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
     
    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
     
    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!
     
    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
     
    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
     
    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
     
    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
     
    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!
     
    34:13
    This penalty won't help the hosts at all though, as for interference Anton Belov has been found guilty
     
    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
     
    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
     
    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
     
    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
     
    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!
     
    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
     
    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
     
    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!
     
    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
     
    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
     
    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
     
    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!
     
    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!
     
    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!
     
    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!
     
    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
     
    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
    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