KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Jokerit 2:1 (2:0 after SO)
after shootout (2:0)
SKA St. Petersburg
2:1 (1:0, 0:1, 0:0 - 0:0)
Jokerit Helsinki
Sunday 15.02.2015, 15:30 • Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    That went all the way down to the wire, and SKA Saint Petersburg have defeated Jokerit 2:1 after penalty shots! It was a very even game for the most part, with both teams extremely well matched. Roman Rukavishnikov and Ilya Kovalchuk with the winning penalty shot netted for SKA, with Ville Lajunen scoring for the visitors. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more thrilling KHL action! (18:10:07)
     
    Game over.
     
    Goal for SKA!
    ILYA KOVALCHUK nets the winning penalty shot!
     
    3. series
    2:0
    Pyotr Khokhryakov can win it here now for SKA, and he does just that firing clinically into the left hand corner! It's SKA's day!
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Steve Moses is second for Jokerit, and he's shut down by the netminder's left pad!
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Ilya Kovalchuk skates forward next, and he goes top shelf glove side for 1:0!
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Here goes Jokerit's captain Niko Kapanen, and he is denied by Mikko Koskinen five hole!
     
    1. series
    0:0
    Roman Cervenka opens the shootout up as he skates first for SKA, and he fires directly into Henrik Karlsson's chest!
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Statistics after overtime:

    Shots: 65-50
    Shots on target: 39-22
    Faceoffs: 30-35
    Hits: 33-21
    Penalty minutes: 2-4
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    64:51
    And that was indeed the final chance of the day, as penalty shots are needed here! It's been a very tense affair from start to finish!
     
    64:37
    Moses! That's what the American can do! Steve Moses bullies his way from the left on to the crease one on one, however he's pressured effectively when attempting to get something away!
     
    63:47
    As a low, cutting slap shot is fired in from the blue line, Mikko Koskinen shows very sharp reactions to get his pads in the way, and then push it away with his stick
     
    63:01
    Henrik Karlsson can't grab hold of a rising dump from the left hand boards, Jimmie Ericsson and Ilya Kovalchuk try their best to punish him, and in the end the referee kills the play dead!
     
    61:06
    Vaananen! Just as I said that the Jokerit defenceman could, and probably should, have finished it! Space opens up for Ossi Vaananen closing in down the right, however he is stoned at point blank range by home netminder Mikko Koskinen!
     
    60:31
    Henrik Karlsson makes the first save of the extra frame, as he covers up a powerful wrister from the right flank. He will probably be the busiest during this time!
     
    60:04
    Overtime has started! Remember that we will have five minutes of game play, and if no one can score penalty shots will be coming up! And of course both sides already have the one point in the bank
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Statistics after the initial 60 minutes:

    Shots:
    Shots on target:
    Faceoffs:
    Hits:
    Penalty shots:
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 18. Rukavishnikov (Shipachyov), dec. goal Kovalchuk – 32. Lajunen (Moses, Omark)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Cervenka (PET)
    0:0   Kapanen (JOK)
    2. series:
    1:0   Kovalchuk (PET)
    1:0   Moses (JOK)
    3. series:
    2:0   Khokhryakov (PET)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Ezhov)- Kalinin, Rukavishnikov, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Cervenka- N Belov, Kuteikin, Ketov, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, Khafizullin, Thoresen, Martensson, Tikhonov- Ermakov, Yudin, Burdasov, Kablukov, Khokhryakov
    Jokerit Helsinki: Karlsson (Helenius)- Korpikari, Gunderson, Hagman, Kapanen, Huhtala- Vaananen, Jaakola, Ben-Amor, Wirtanen, Poysti- Ohtamaa, Lajunen, Umark, Hahl, Rita- Moses, Koukal
    Referees: Alexey Anisimov, Vyacheslav Bulanov, Viktor Birin, Sergey Morozov
    Attendance: 12326