MHL
SKA-1946 – Atlanty 3:2 (1:0 after SO)
after shootout (1:0)
SKA-1946 Saint Petersburg
3:2 (0:1, 1:1, 1:0 - 0:0)
Atlanty Moscow Region
Saturday 07.02.2015, 11:00 • Yubileyniy Arena • MHL
     
    What a simply brilliant game that was, and SKA-1946 Saint Petersburg have confirmed their place in the Kharlamov Cup play-offs with a thrilling 3:2 shootout win over Atlanty Moscow Region! They did it the hard way, equalising in the final minute after coming back from two goals down. Kirill Petkov, Nikolay Demidov and Alexander Barabanov in the penalty shootout won the game for SKA-1946, with Pavel Borunov and Stanislav Kondratev replying for the visitors. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more pulsating MHL action! (13:30:09)
     
    Game over.
     
    65:00
    Goal for SKA-1946!
    ALEXANDER BARABANOV scores the winning penalty shot!
     
    3. series
    1:0
    Gleb Shashkov has to score for Atlanty now, but no! He's denied by a fantastic Nikita Bogdanov poke check, and it's SKA-1946's day!
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Alexander Barabanov cuts brilliantly to the backhand, and finds the net!
     
    2. series
    0:0
    Savva Andreev backhands over the bar for the visitors!
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Defenceman Daniil Gasyukov goes for SKA-1946, and he thrashes wide of the right hand post!
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Atlanty's Valeriy Gurin is first up, and he's denied by Nikita Bogdanov as he shuts the five hole!
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Statistics after overtime:

    Shots: 45-68
    Shots on target: 27-44
    Faceoffs: 36-38
    Penalty shots: 10-6
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    64:46
    Overtime is coming to an end here, and penalty shots are on their way inside the Yubileyniy Arena! It's a fitting end to an absolute thriller!
     
    63:14
    Barabanov! Alexander Barabanov spins on to the right faceoff circle, takes aim sharply, and misses the near corner by inches! That was so close!
     
    62:35
    Atlanty work the puck around all areas of SKA-1946's zone, it's set back to the point, and Nikita Bogdanov grabs a hold of the slapper coming in
     
    61:43
    Alexander Dergachyov intelligently lays the puck back to a teammate skating on the left flank, and the eventual scuffed effort is caught neatly by Denis Cherepov
     
    61:05
    Baranov! Atlanty forward Ilya Baranov puts on a show of flashy skills to appear out of nowhere on the crease, and the SKA-1946 defence saves the day by forcing him off balance!
     
    60:23
    Overtime has begun! If no goals will be scored in these five minutes, then we will go to penalty shots! What a dramatic game this has been!
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Statistics after the initial 60 minutes:

    Shots: 40-64
    Shots on target: 23-41
    Faceoffs: 34-34
    Penalty minutes: 10-6
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 34. Petkov (Barabanov), 59. Demidov (Dergachyov, Khatsey), dec. goal Barabanov – 5. Borunov (Zatsepilin), 22. Kondratev (Vozovik)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Gurin (ATL)
    0:0   Gasyukov (SKP)
    2. series:
    0:0   Andreev (ATL)
    1:0   Barabanov (SKP)
    3. series:
    1:0   Shashkov (ATL)

    SKA-1946 Saint Petersburg: Bogdanov (Korobov)- Gasyukov, Valentsov, A. Barabanov, Khatsey, Petkov- Demidov, Churkin, Nikolaev, Dergachyov, Larichev- Sulteev, Kostygov, Volodin, Volkov, Kushtel- Nesterov, Lelin, Chernov, Shepitko
    Atlanty Moscow Region: Cherepov (M. Kudryatsev)- Borunov, Zorko, Zatsepilin, Mutnykh, Gurin- Skhodtsev, Orlov, Baranov, Kondratev, Andreev- Vozovik, Kurglikov, Shevchenko, Shashkov, Gusev- Krasnov, Shinkarenko, Katsedym, Vasiliev, A. Kudryatsev
    Referees: Alexander Solntsev, Fyodor Boitsov, Dmitriy Rasskazov