KHL
Salavat Yulaev – Jokerit 0:2 (end)
final
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Jokerit Helsinki
Wednesday 04.02.2015, 15:00 • Ufa Arena • KHL
     
    The final buzzer has indeed sounded, and Jokerit Helsinki have come out victorious against Salavat Yulaev in Ufa 2:0! They had to withstand a huge barrage of pressure from their hosts, while showing their class to come out unscathed. Tommi Huhtala and Petteri Wirtanen netted, with goaltender Riku Helenius grabbing a very well earned shut out. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more exciting KHL action! (17:15:31)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:59
    It has been a thriller today, and Jokerit have shown true grit to take a priceless 2:0 away win!
     
    59:57
    Goal for Jokerit!
    That's it now, it is Jokerit's day! PETTERI WIRTANEN takes up the puck at neutral ice, and with ease hits the empty net! It's 0:2! Assists- Atte Ohtamaa and Nico Kapanen
     
    58:53
    Goaltender Leland Irving has duly been pulled for the extra skater! It's now or never for the desperate Salavat!
     
    58:53
    Ilkka Heikkinen drifting to the left lets rip, and near post Riku Helenius isn't going to let that one pass him. And with already less than two minutes remaining Salavat have taken a timeout!
     
    56:23
    On a rare Jokerit breakaway Tommi Huhtala wrists to the left of the slot, and Leland Irving is solid enough to keep his team in the game. The puck did roll into the net afterwards, but just like earlier on the whistle had clearly been heard already!
     
    56:19
    Syomin! Dmitriy Syomin, steaming down on to the doorstep, thrashes at the juicy rebound falling out, and he contrives to hit only the top of the bar! Jokerit are being saved by miracles time and time again!
     
    55:47
    Kutuzov! You can feel the panic being carried all around the Ufa Arena, shots are being taken at any opportunity! Alexander Kutuzov has space between the circles, he takes a powerful smash, and the goaltender gets his stomach in the way!
     
    53:51
    The puck is flashed into the crease from the left flank, and with Salavat sticks digging away for it Riku Helenius gets something on it with his right toe! What do Salavat have to do to buy a goal!
     
    53:14
    All of the possession is being had by the hosts, their opponents have parked the bus for sure and just want to hang on for dear life as time begins to tick down!
     
    50:01
    As both sides are back at full strength Salavat work the puck behind the net, squeeze it across, and almost on the goal line the Finns swipe it out! They have a long ten minutes coming up ahead of them!
     
    49:09
    Jokerit do take the heat off themselves as a couple of wristers from distance are dumped in, and Leland Irving gloves them both expertly. He is almost a spectator now!
     
    47:22
    The hosts have burst their own bubble now though! For a completely needless call of having too many men on the ice Salavat are soon going on the penalty kill! Forward Evgeniy Skachkov will sit this one out for his team
     
    47:19
    A thunderous slap shot from the point cannons into Riku Helenius's right post! It's simply crazy what is going on inside Jokerit's zone, the pressing is immense at all angles of the ice!
     
    45:36
    For an ensuing penalty in that play Salavat have been handed a vital man's advantage, as Jokerit's Niko Peltola has been punished for holding
     
    45:31
    Pihlstrom! Just how didn't he score, what a gaping opportunity! The puck pops out to the doorstep, and with Riku Helenius out of position Antti Pilhstrom thrashes it wide of the right hand post! The fans are up in arms about that!
     
    43:32
    Dmitriy Vishnevskiy shows some of his strength charging down the right flank, and as his deflected slapper takes a sharp turn the netminder covers it with his arm!
     
    42:33
    Pihlstrom! Antti Pihlstrom is dished hanging off the right faceoff circle, he wrists with feeling, and the ever nervous Riku Helenius sits on it in time!
     
    41:08
    Leland Irving emerges out of his net glove side to sweep away the loose puck, he takes a complete air shot however and is lucky to not get punished for that!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. Huhtala (Gunderson, Kapanen), 60. Wirtanen (Ohtamaa, Kapanen)

    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Irving (Sokhatskiy)- Kulda, Heikkinen, Khlystov, Tolpeko, Glukhov- Zubarev, Vishnevskiy, Makarov, Syomin, Hartikainen- Koltsov, Kutuzov, Pihlstrom, Kaygorodov, Skachkov- Golovanov, Mereskin, Dubrovskiy, Mitrofanov
    Jokerit Helsinki: Helenius (Karlsson)- Vaananen, Gunderson, Hagman, Kapanen, Huhtala- Korpikari, Todd, Wirtanen, Rita, Sallinen- Ohtamaa, Peltola, Moses, Maki, Omark- Ben-Amor, Sillanpaa, Poysti
    Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov, Konstantin Olenin, Alexander Zakharenkov, Alexander Sadovnikov
    Attendance: 7080