KHL
Dynamo – SKA St. Petersburg 0:2 (end)
final
Dynamo Moscow
0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)
SKA St. Petersburg
Sunday 15.03.2015, 15:00 • Luzhniki Stadium • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and SKA Saint Petersburg have defeated HC Dynamo Moscow 2:0 to take a huge 2:1 lead in the series! They fully deserve their victory, and they were a class above today. Anton Burdasov and Ilya Kovalchuk netted their goals, with Mikko Koskinen grabbing a shutout. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more exciting KHL action! (17:28:37)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:51
    And the match is now coming to an end, with SKA heading towards a massively crucial 2:0 away victory!
     
    59:45
    As Alexander Lazushin was again pulled for the hosts Dynamo have taken a last ditch penalty, with forward Nikolay Zherdev being called for slashing
     
    58:50
    Goal for SKA!
    That's that now! ILYA KOVALCHUK twists at neutral ice, and brilliantly hits the empty net! It's 0:2! Assists- Roman Cervenka
     
    58:33
    Dynamo have now pulled goaltender Alexander Lazushin for the extra skater! They had to do something!
     
    57:15
    The last three minutes are already here, with virtually nothing happening at all at the moment! Dynamo can't get anything going, while SKA are looking calm and sure about themselves!
     
    54:49
    Evgeniy Dadonov speeds through one on one, but no! The referees had already whistled for offside, much to the dismay of the SKA forward who was in the clear!
     
    53:41
    Roman Cervenka sees space open up in front of him, glove side takes aim, and Alexander Lazushin's blocker sees it spin up into the air
     
    52:52
    The home crowd are becoming a bit frustrated now, their team are not being allowed to do anything in the attacking zone! SKA are expertly holding the puck and spending time going forward too!
     
    51:25
    Kovalchuk! Roman Cervenka battles for the puck along the left hand boards, squares for Ilya Kovalchuk, and his two stabs are covered by the goalkeeper! Dynamo's defence is becoming more and more open as time rolls on!
     
    50:47
    Jimmie Ericsson escapes his marker down the left wing, has Ilya Kovalchuk in the middle, opts to shoot himself and the goaltender kicks it out near post
     
    49:01
    Pestushko! That was an ideal opportunity for Dynamo to strike! Maxim Pestushko has the puck at the doorstep, and with only Mikko Koskinen to beat he finds only the left side netting! He simply had to hit the target!
     
    48:50
    Very few goalscoring chances are coming our way here with both teams so compact in defence, nobody wants to give up an inch anywhere on the ice!
     
    46:20
    Kalinin! Dmitriy Kalinin lets rip from the point, and it's seriously awkward for Alexander Lazushin to hold! That was hit with some power!
     
    46:13
    Viktor Tikhonov wrists in from the blue line, and Alexander Lazushin has no other option than to freeze. SKA's away fans are the louder inside the arena at the moment, with them being heard loud and clear!
     
    44:45
    SKA are controlling the game well at the moment, they are holding the puck in both ends with confidence and not wanting to part with it
     
    41:55
    Andrey Mironov has a bit of space for himself slightly to the left, he fires from distance, and ti flies well wide of the far post
     
    40:31
    Mikko Koskinen holds on to a dump from the blue line as we begin in the third frame. SKA have to really shut up shop if they are to see this one out, while Dynamo will give it everything they've got!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 27. Burdasov (Kalinin, Rukavishnikov), 59. Kovalchuk (Cervenka)

    Dynamo Moscow: Lazushin (Sharychenkov)- Novak, Robinson, Karsums, Tsvetkov, Karpov- Jalasvaara, Solovyov, Daugavins, Volkov, Zherdev- Mironov, Vishnevskiy, Kokarev, Tereshchenko, Pestushko- Osipov, Babenko, Soin, Bryukvin, Sopin
    SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Ezhov)- Rukavishnikov, Kalinin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Cervenka- N Belov, Khafizullin, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, A Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Tikhonov- Ermakov, Yudin, Burdasov, Kablukov, Ketov
    Referees: Antonin Jerabek, Alexey Ravodin, Konstantin Gordenko, Alexander Sysuev
    Attendance: 8024