KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Mytishchi 1:3 (end)
final
SKA St. Petersburg
1:3 (1:1, 0:1, 0:1)
Atlant Mytishchi
Friday 30.01.2015, 17:30 • The Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    58:08
    As Artemiy Panarin wrists into the netminder's chest from the right faceoff circle SKA have pulled Mikko Koskinen for the extra skater! And the hosts have now taken a timeout for their last roll of the dice
     
    53:31
    Swedish forward Jimmie Ericsson has made his team's task a lot harder though, as he has made it a four on four hockey game for slashing
     
    52:14
    The referee has his arm up and he's given SKA a huge chance to get back into things, as Atlant's Anton Babchuk has been called into the penalty box for tripping
     
    51:00
    Atte Engren is playing almost on his own against SKA now! Evgeniy Ketov peels to the right hand post, attempts to stuff the puck in, and the goalkeeper stands his ground
     
    49:33
    An unbelievable goalmouth scramble erupts on Atlant's crease, and with some sort of miracle the puck doesn't move over the line! They got lucky there!
     
    47:10
    Soshnikov! He had an ideal opportunity to finish the game there! Nikita Soshnikov is open on the tip of the slot, and contrives to thrash it over the crossbar!
     
    44:48
    Kovalchuk! That was almost the immediate reply from SKA! Alexey Ponikarovskiy squeezes the puck to Ilya Kovalchuk practically on the goal line from the right, and it just doesn't go in!
     
    43:10
    Goal for Atlant!
    The visitors are simply on fire today! A three on two is quite beautifully worked to the doorstep, and ALBERT YARULLIN fires past Mikko Koskinen! It's 1:3! Assists- Evgeniy Bodrov
     
    37:57
    The tempo has been finally raised by SKA and they've worked a powerplay for themselves, with Atlant's Matt Gilroy being called for delaying the game
     
    37:29
    Roman Rukavishnikov now drifts with the backhand to the left, sends it across dangerously, and no one is on the far post to tap home!
     
    37:05
    Shipachyov! Vadim Shipachyov is fed with a eye of the needle pass on the doorstep, and he can't lift the puck over Atte Engren's outstretched glove!
     
    35:13
    Atlant look to hit the left hand post for the second time in the period, but the referees aren't too sure and are going to take a look at the video!
     
    30:48
    Levitskiy! Igor Levitskiy charges clean through, and is shut down by an amazing Mikko Koskinen glove save! How did he keep that one out!
     
    28:45
    Oh dear, SKA are completely losing it here! Their defenceman Nikolay Belov has been sent out of the game with a 5+20 penalty for kneeing against Nikita Soshnikov, and it's a fantastic chance for Atlant to extend their lead!
     
    24:29
    Kozlov! Vyacheslav Kozlov takes a huge swing at the puck directly between the circles, and it sears over the bar! The goaltender would have struggled with that one!
     
    22:20
    Goal for Atlant!
    The home fans weren't expecting that! The puck is chucked into the slot from the right hand boards, and VYACHESLAV LESHCHENKO is credited with the goal as it rolls over the goalkeeper and in! It's 1:2! Assists- Artyom Voronin
     
    17:35
    The second penalty of the match has now arrived and again it's against the visitors, as for checking to the head Vsevolod Sorokin has been penalised. And he's been smacked with a 2+10 punishment for that!
     
    15:50
    Once again SKA's back line is caught cold, Nikita Soshnikov finishes off the two on one slightly to the right and he's denied by the netminder's pads! The pace is seriously high here at times!
     
    14:52
    Ermakov! Andrey Ermakov cuts in into the attacking zone, takes on a sharp slapper from the right faceoff circle, and the surrounded Atte Engren somehow beats it away!
     
    08:31
    Goal for Atlant!
    Out of nothing Atlant have got back on terms! With the home defence nowhere to be seen NIKITA SOSHNIKOV bursts through one on one, and he finishes brilliantly over Mikko Koskinen's blocker! It's 1:1! Assists- Anton Babchuk
     
    03:02
    Cervenka! It could and maybe should have been two already! It's a two on one for Roman Cervenka down the right, he shoots himself, and misses the near post by only inches!
     
    01:39
    Goal for SKA!
    What a start for the hosts! That's just what the doctor ordered! A brilliant Vadim Shipachyov feeds the open ARTEMIY PANARIN on the left faceoff circle, and he makes no mistake! Powerplay goal and it's 1:0! Assists- Vadim Shipachyov
     
    01:08
    We already have the first penalty of the day and it's against Atlant, as Igor Levitskiy has been handed a two minute minor for tripping
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 2. Panarin (Shipachyov) – 9. Soshnikov (Babchuk), 23. Leshchenko (Voronin), 44. Yarullin (Bodrov)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Shestyorkin)- Kalinin, Rukavishnikov, Kovalchuk, Tikhonov, Ponikarovskiy- Y Alexandrov, N Belov, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, Khafizullin, Khokhryakov, Ericsson, Cervenka- Ermakov, Yudin, Barabanov, Kablukov, Ketov
    Atlant Mytishchi: Engren (Artemyev)- Gilroy, Korobov, Shmelyov, Potapov, Soshnikov- Sorokin, Novopashin, Levitskiy, Bodrov, Yashin- Tyuyapkin, Yarullin, Chernov, Tatarukhin, Kozlov- Babchuk, Yunkov, Voronin, Leshchenko- Khlopotov
    Referees: Mikhail Buturlin, Antonin Jerabek, Evgeniy Streltsov, Denis Tarasov
    Attendance: 12154