KHL
Torpedo – SKA St. Petersburg 1:3 (end)
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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
1:3 (0:1, 0:2, 1:0)
SKA St. Petersburg
Tuesday 03.03.2015, 17:30 • Nagorniy Stadium • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and SKA Saint Petersburg have defeated HC Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 3:1 to move ahead in the series by the same score! They were so effective going forward today, and thoroughly deserve their win. Tony Martensson, Ilya Kovakchuk and Evgeniy Dadonov netted for SKA, with Alexey Potapov notching up Torpedo's sole reply. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more pulsating KHL action! (19:56:14)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:49
    There has been one last penalty to be called though, as both for roughing Evgeniy Dadonov of SKA and Torpedo's Vladimir Galuzin have been called
     
    59:31
    Torpedo are also now back to full strength, however it's not going to make any difference as SKA are heading towards a huge 3:1 victory on the road!
     
    58:43
    As SKA come back to full strength Mikhail Biryukov has again been pulled for the extra skater! The hosts aren't willing to give up!
     
    57:31
    Mikhail Biryukov is back to his net already though, as Torpedo have taken a horrible penalty! Wojtek Wolski has been penalised for tripping, and he is very angry about that!
     
    57:18
    A timeout has now promptly been taken by the hosts, and netminder Mikhail Biryukov has indeed been pulled for the extra skater! They're going all out!
     
    57:18
    Veli Matti Savinainen speeds down the right, wrists with power looking for the near corner, and at the second attempt the goaltender takes a claim of it
     
    57:01
    From the blue line Torpedo dump the puck into the danger zone, and Mikko Koskinen forces it out of the crease with his right pad! And the referees have whistled on that play, as there was illegal play inside the crease
     
    56:47
    And SKA have now taken a very untimely penalty, all of a sudden they are making this hard work! Forward Viktor Tikhonov has been called for tripping directly under the referee's nose!
     
    56:31
    Torpedo are full of motivation now, and this could prove to be a testing final few minutes for SKA! Mikko Koskinen will be disappointed to see his shutout hopes be chucked out the window!
     
    55:04
    Goal for Torpedo!
    There is that goal for Torpedo! SKA go missing at the back, Mikko Koskinen makes an amazing glove save from the doorstep, however ALEXEY POTAPOV is on hand to pot the rebound! It's 1:3! Assists- Alexey Pepelyaev
     
    54:01
    Dvurechenskiy! Nikita Dvurechenskiy wrists unexpectedly when powering down the right wing, and the puck flies into the side netting near post! That was better from the hosts!
     
    52:20
    Panarin! Talented SKA forward Artemiy Panarin brilliantly twists inside his marker on the right, wrists high, and just misses the crossbar! That would have been a beautiful goal!
     
    52:08
    The home fans inside the Nagorniy Stadium can be heard whistling, they are annoyed with how their heroes are performing! SKA are taking care of the puck expertly, not letting their opponents get anywhere near it
     
    49:08
    Torpedo's head coach Peteris Skudra can be seen shouting at his players on the bench, he really isn't happy at all! His side have been a class below today so far!
     
    47:13
    Naturally both sides have taken a penalty for that fight, with SKA's Dmitriy Kalinin and Veli Matti Savinainen taking a sit down
     
    47:13
    A huge pile up erupts on SKA's crease! The puck is turned over by the visitors, and Mikko Koskinen bails his team out with a huge double save with bodies all around him! And in the aftermath everyone decides to lose their temper with one another!
     
    46:07
    Wolski! Just as SKA come back to full strength Wojtek Wolski is dished at the right hand post, the corner is completely open to hit, however he takes a complete air shot and the chance is gone!
     
    44:07
    He will have a penalty to defend against now though, as SKA's Dinar Khafizullin has been found guilty of slashing
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 56. Potapov (Pepelyaev) – 14. Martensson (Thoresen), 34. Kovalchuk (Ericsson), 38. Dadonov (Alexandrov, Panarin)

    Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Biryukov (Kasutin)- Pepelyaev, Hietanen, Salminen, Immonen, Wolski- Bernatskiy, Blazhievskiy, Stolyarov, Galuzin, Krasnoslobodtsev- Malevich, Makarov, Mozer, Dmitriy Kazionov, Denis Kazionov- Alyaev, Filatov, Potapov, Savinainen, Dvurechenskiy
    SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Ezhov)- N Belov, Kalinin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Cervenka- Y Alexandrov, Khafizullin, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, A Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Tikhonov- Ermakov, Yudin, Khokhryakov, Kablukov, Ketov
    Referees: Alexey Anisimov, Antonin Jerabek, Viktor Birin, Alexey Medvedev