KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – Dynamo 1:4 (end)
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SKA St. Petersburg
1:4 (0:1, 1:1, 0:2)
Dynamo Moscow
Friday 13.03.2015, 17:30 • The Ice Palace of Saint Petersburg • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and HC Dynamo Moscow have made it 1:1 in the series overall with a 4:1 victory against SKA Saint Petersburg away! They were much the more effective, and made barely no mistakes. Vladimir Bryukvin, Maxim Karpov, Kaspars Daugavins and Alexey Tsvetkov struck for the victors, with Vadim Shipachyov scoring for SKA. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more exciting KHL action! (20:32:41)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:51
    The last few seconds are now here, and Dynamo are going to even this series up winning 4:1 away from home!
     
    59:26
    And the visitors will finish the game with a man down, as forward Sergey Soin has been punished for holding
     
    59:21
    Despite virtually no time remaining Dynamo have taken a timeout! And once again SKA's Mikko Koskinen has been replaced for the sixth skater!
     
    58:37
    The referees do still have a couple more penalties to call though, as again for slashing each other Evgeniy Ketov of SKA and Dynamo's Denis Kokarev have been punished
     
    57:40
    Goal for Dynamo!
    That is most certainly that now! ALEXEY TSVETKOV skates up to the empty net, and ices this one! It's 1:4!
     
    57:06
    With just under three minutes remaining SKA have already pulled Mikko Koskinen for the extra skater! That's a big risk from the head coach!
     
    55:23
    Chudinov! There's another for the missed chances category! Maxim Chudinov slaps when alone on the left faceoff circle, and he fails to find the far corner! And for roughing, SKA's Jimmie Ericsson and Alexander Osipov of Dynamo have both been sent to the penalty box
     
    54:34
    Dynamo are cleverly seeing this game out by keeping their back line very tight, SKA can't create much in the way of true goal scoring chances and are starting to run out of time!
     
    51:40
    Nothing is working for SKA in the attack at all right now, and another wasted chance has gone as Dynamo come back to full strength
     
    51:07
    Artemiy Panarin wriggles in between his markers, Evgeniy Dadonov feeds off the loose change, however Alexander Lazushin expertly plucks it out of the air to kill the danger
     
    49:40
    They have been gifted a powerplay though, as for holding against Yury Alexandrov Dynamo's Kaspars Daugavins has been called
     
    48:48
    The hosts have a mountain to climb now, against such a Dynamo team it's extremely hard to come back from a two goal deficit! The home fans need to get behind their team!
     
    47:37
    Goal for Dynamo!
    That could be a crucial goal now! The puck is worked about neatly, KASPARS DAUGAVINS is fed to the right of the slot, and he fires it home! Powerplay goal and it's 1:3! Assists- Nikolay Zherdev and Filip Novak
     
    45:51
    Despite all of their pressure SKA have taken a very untimely penalty, as Czech Roman Cervenka has been found guilty of hooking
     
    42:22
    Dynamo let in Evgeniy Ketov glove side, he backhands and can only find Alexander Lazushin's left pad! SKA are creating some fantastic chances, they just have to take advantage of them sooner rather than later!
     
    41:16
    Dadonov! What an opportunity all made by himself! Wonderfully beating marker with true skill Evgeniy Dadonov's all alone with the netminder up close, and he contrives to hit only his body!
     
    40:55
    Immediately Evgeniy Dadonov goes for a wraparound bullying his way on from the right wing, and at the second attempt Alexander Lazushin gets a claim of it
     
    40:44
    The third frame has begun! SKA are in serious need of a goal, with Dynamo currently in the box seat!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Statistics after the first two periods:

    Shots: 36-22
    Shots on target: 22-13
    Faceoffs: 22-17
    Hits: 18-16
    Penalty minutes: 6-6
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:31
    That will be such a gut wrenching goal for SKA to take, and with the second period finishing they have to go for it in the third!
     
    38:50
    Goal for Dynamo!
    Again out of nothing Dynamo find the net! MAXIM KARPOV closes down to the high slot, wrists with little backlift, and Mikko Koskinen lets it slip under him! It's 1:2! Assists- Alexey Tsvetkov and Andrey Mironov
     
    37:51
    The visitors got rather lucky there you have to say, and with SKA icing the puck they come back to full strength
     
    36:10
    Just how didn't that go in! Andrey Kuteikin slaps not once, twice, but three times, and somehow from close range it's hacked over the bar! He had to hit the target!
     
    35:51
    Just as Anton Burdasov was shut down when speeding in from the right Dynamo have taken another penalty! Vladimir Bryukvin has been punished for tripping, and it's a golden chance for SKA to take the lead for the first time!
     
    33:17
    Robinson! Now at the other end Dynamo come close! Mat Robinson takes a slap, and on the ensuing rebound Sergey Soin just can't connect! He had an open corner of the net to aim at!
     
    32:20
    Dadonov! The loose puck falls at the stick of Evgeniy Dadonov to the right of the crease, and he appears to smash the near post! That was so close!
     
    32:13
    Alexander Lazushin takes in the puck as it travels in from deep, and gives his deep a bit of a breather by holding on to it. Dynamo have gone flat lately, and are going off the boil
     
    31:18
    The Ice Palace exploded with that goal, and all the momentum is with SKA now! They are noticeable upping the tempo pressing with all their might!
     
    29:33
    Goal for SKA!
    There is that goal that SKA have been dearly craving for! The Dynamo defence gets sucked out, and by the right post VADIM SHIPACHYOV is free to find the net! Powerplay goal and it's 1:1! Assists- Artemiy Panarin
     
    28:01
    Dynamo have collected their first penalty of the match so far, as for roughing Finnish defenceman Janne Jalasvaara has been handed a two minute minor
     
    25:33
    Anton Belov lifts the puck in by the goalkeeper's glove, and Alexander Lazushin catches solidly. He has been reliable when called upon so far, and his team do need stability
     
    24:36
    Breaking in beyond the attacking blue line Anton Burdasov drifts out to the left, takes aim, and defencemen in front of him charge it down at source. SKA haven't really got going in the period as yet, with Dynamo tactically strong
     
    22:07
    Vladimir Bryukvin takes up the puck alongside the left boards, however when attempting to find space in which to shoot it rolls into Mikko Koskinen's grasp
     
    21:03
    Nothing was created however by the visitors, and SKA have five players on the ice again
     
    20:01
    The second stanza is go! And remember that Dynamo are still on the powerplay for a further 01:03!
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Statistics after the opening period of play:

    Shots: 16-10
    Shots on target: 12-5
    Faceoffs: 13-7
    Hits: 14-11
    Penalty minutes: 6-2
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:47
    The final seconds of the first period are now upon us, with Dynamo having the better of things so far!
     
    19:04
    However they have immediately taken yet another one! And it's a rather silly one, as for roughing again Patrick Thoresen has been called
     
    18:30
    SKA were very solid during that time, and they will be relieved to come back to full strength again with not much time left in the period
     
    17:57
    Maxim Karpov shows a spurt of pace on the right flank, wrists low into the near corner, and that isn't ever going to really test Mikko Koskinen
     
    16:30
    A penalty has been called here and it's against SKA, as for tripping Ilya Kovalchuk has been penalised
     
    14:14
    Up skates Evgeniy Ketov, he goes to the right, lies Alexander Lazushin on the ice, and in the end makes the angle too difficult for himself! We play on still at 0:1!
     
    14:14
    SKA have a penalty shot! Evgeniy Ketov was chopped down by Alexander Osipov when charging through one on one, and the referees have indicated a penalty shot!
     
    13:41
    Ilya Kovalchuk is again in the thick of the action as he feed the onrushing Jimmie Ericsson on the right, and his fierce wrister is neatly fielded not giving up any rebounds
     
    13:04
    Kovalchuk! Skating on to the left faceoff circle Ilya Kovalchuk spreads the puck across, Maxim Chudinov shoots first time, and eventually the goalkeeper gets his glove on it to cover! SKA want to get back on level terms as soon as possible!
     
    12:57
    Alexander Lazushin sees the puck being thrown in from well out, and by his blocker he takes no chances freezing. And for a little bit of roughing in the aftermath SKA's Ilya Kablukov and Andrey Mironov of Dynamo have made it a four on four hockey game
     
    11:19
    Goal for Dynamo!
    That didn't look like coming! An awful mistake lets in VLADIMIR BRYUKVIN moving down to the slot, and he clinically beats Mikko Koskinen glove side! It's 0:1!
     
    09:30
    Mat Robinson frees himself up speeding into the attacking zone, wrists with heavy traffic in front of him, and the unsighted Mikko Koskinen still manages to take it in
     
    09:02
    As time goes on Dynamo are getting to grips with SKA's advances better and better, both side are playing physical forechecking with gusto all over the ice
     
    04:58
    And now Dynamo's goaltender comfortably catches a rising dump from a tough angle. A lot will depend on his performance today, as he will need to be fully concentrated
     
    04:50
    Home forward Anton Burdasov twists inside his opponent, cuts past the blue line, and wrists directly into Alexander Lazushin's waiting midriff
     
    04:05
    The hosts have started with a lot more energy than yesterday, Dynamo are being pressed deep into their own zone and will have to wait for their chance on the counterattack!
     
    01:18
    What power SKA have begun with! You can feel how pumped up they are! At first Vadim Shipachyov takes an air shot when alone on the doorstep, and then a pass to the far right post is passed up upon by Patrick Thoresen! Dynamo got a bit lucky!
     
    00:44
    Here we go! SKA are hungry for their second, with Dynamo under pressure already!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The teams are now out on to the ice, and after the Russian national anthem we'll be getting underway!
     
    Starting lineups:

    SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Ezhov)- N Belov, Kalinin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Cervenka- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, A Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Tikhonov- Ermakov, Yudin, Burdasov, Kablukov, Ketov

    Dynamo Moscow: Lazushin (Sharychenkov)- Novak, Robinson, Karsums, Tsvetkov, Karpov- Jalasvaara, Solovyov, Daugavins, Volkov, Zherdev- Mironov, Vishnevskiy, Kokarev, Tereshchenko, Pestushko- Osipov, Babenko, Soin, Bryukvin- Sopin

    Referees: Alexey Anisimov, Vyacheslav Bulanov, Eduard Metalnikov, Alexander Sirotkin.
     
    Today's hosts finished in second place of the KHL Western Conference, with Dynamo not far behind in third.
     
    It was a pulsating opening to the series yesterday, as SKA came from behind twice to take game one 3:2 in overtime. Dynamo really do need an away victory today, while SKA will be focused on seriously putting the heat on their opponents.
     
    Hello and welcome to this KHL Gagarin Cup second round playoff match between SKA Saint Petersburg and HC Dynamo Moscow. This is the second game in the series, with SKA having the upper hand so far.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 30. Shipachyov (Panarin) – 12. Bryukvin, 39. Karpov (Tsvetkov, Mironov), 48. Daugavins (Zherdev, Novak), 58. Tsvetkov

    SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Ezhov)- N Belov, Kalinin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Cervenka- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, A Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Tikhonov- Ermakov, Yudin, Burdasov, Kablukov, Ketov
    Dynamo Moscow: Lazushin (Sharychenkov)- Novak, Robinson, Karsums, Tsvetkov, Karpov- Jalasvaara, Solovyov, Daugavins, Volkov, Zherdev- Mironov, Vishnevskiy, Kokarev, Tereshchenko, Pestushko- Osipov, Babenko, Soin, Bryukvin- Sopin
    Referees: Alexey Anisimov, Vyacheslav Bulanov, Eduard Metalnikov, Alexander Sirotkin
    Attendance: 12304