KHL
CSKA – SKA St. Petersburg 3:2 (after OT)
final/OT
CSKA Moscow
3:2 (0:1, 1:0, 1:1 - 1:0)
SKA St. Petersburg
Saturday 28.03.2015, 15:00 • LDS CSKA • KHL
     
    101:39
    Goal for CSKA!
    There is that winning goal and it's for the hosts! Alexander Radulov spins around the net to the left, splays it back to the doorstep, and ROMAN LYUBIMOV is on hand to score! It's 3:2! Assists- Igor Grigorenko and Alexander Radulov
     
    100:01
    Start of third overtime.
     
    98:48
    Another penalty has now been called and it's the second against CSKA, as Alexander Radulov has been called again this time for delaying the game
     
    97:17
    Radulov! Alexander Radulov barges his way down the middle of SKA's back line, backhands when almost one on one, and Mikko Koskinen is solid by his near right post to field!
     
    94:11
    And now for a pointless slashing call CSKA's Evgeniy Artyukhin has made SKA's task of killing this extended penalty a lot easier!
     
    94:07
    SKA poorly cough up the puck, it's a two on one, and by the left post it's somehow tipped over with the goal gaping! That was a perfect opportunity for the hosts to take the spoils!
     
    90:10
    Igor Makarov is done for CSKA out of what looked like nothing, and he is struggling to get to his feet! And indeed SKA have been penalised for that, and it's a huge penalty with Tony Martensson being chucked out of the game with a 5+20 punishment!
     
    89:42
    Up skates Roman Cervenka, however he loses his balance at the vital moment and the puck crashes wide of the left post! And as CSKA come back to full strength we play on at 2:2!
     
    89:19
    SKA have been gifted a penalty shot! The net was purposely pushed off its moorings when Roman Cervenka took aim blocker side, and the referees have indicated a penalty shot!
     
    88:39
    Kuteikin! Closing dangerously onto the danger zone from deep Andrey Kuteikin winds up, and the goaltender kicks it out and away!
     
    87:42
    What a crucial moment this could be! The first penalty of overtime has been taken by CSKA and it's for their captain Alexander Radulov, as for hooking against his opponent he has been punished much to his disappointment
     
    85:14
    Grigorenko! CSKA power away on a two on one, Alexander Radulov dishes to Igor Grigorenko at the far left post, and Mikko Koskinen denies him with a superb save! That got the home fans out of their seats!
     
    81:23
    Seconds after Vadim Shipachyov made a mess of a brilliant opportunity when peeled on the right post Viktor Tikhonov wrists into Stanislav Galimov's body. SKA can at will make something happen, and they will rely on their reserves to get them through this one!
     
    80:01
    Start of second overtime.
     
    80:00
    End of first overtime.
     
    75:56
    Evgeniy Dadonov checks back at the high slot, takes aim, and his powerful wrister looks to brush off Stanislav Galimov and sail wide! Teammate Vadim Shipachyov looks to be in pain as in the aftermath he was barged directly into the boards behind the net!
     
    73:23
    Hjalmarsson! Suddenly CSKA are having all of the play! SKA are caught napping on a quick breakaway, and Simon Hjalmarsson lashes off target from a fantastic position! And second later Igor Makarov when one on one can't get a shot away!
     
    68:57
    Anton Burdasov thumps the left post from well out, wow! That didn't seem dangerous at all when he let rip, but he very almost handed SKA the win!
     
    62:03
    Grigorenko! The puck is taken behind SKA's net, Igor Grigorenko takes his time between the circles to fire, and he finds only Mikko Koskinen's waiting stomach! He was in space!
     
    57:30
    A shocking turnover lets in a CSKA forward deep inside SKA's zone, and it's wastefully thrashed well over the crossbar! SKA have to tighten up in these last few minutes!
     
    54:21
    Firstly Viktor Tikhonov is denied from a promising position blocker side, and then Tony Martensson slaps into Stanislav Galimov's midriff from the tip of the slot! SKA are for now holding the initiative again!
     
    52:22
    Goal for CSKA!
    They have responded perfectly to falling behind and it's all level again! CSKA breakaway at pace on the left, and beating his opponent ROMAN LYUBIMOV taps in when almost on the goal line! It's 2:2! Assists- Nikita Zaitsev and Alexander Radulov
     
    50:31
    Ketov! At the other end Evgeniy Ketov speeds away for SKA down the right on a two on one, shoots himself, and fires well over when all alone! The chances are coming thick and fast now!
     
    49:33
    What a horrible mix up for SKA there! Mikko Koskinen poorly hands the puck out to a teammate when completely surrounded, and in the end it's blasted over the top with the netminder already out of the picture! He got lucky!
     
    45:40
    Goal for SKA!
    SKA have what could be a telling second lead today! Artemiy Panarin chucks the puck across from the left, and VADIM SHIPACHYOV practically kicks it on from close range! It's 1:2! Assists- Maxim Chudinov and Artemiy Panarin
     
    40:23
    As soon as we begin in the third, and crucial, period a penalty has been called! And it's against the hosts, as Igor Grigorenko has almost taken SKA's Jimmie Ericsson's face off
     
    38:53
    All of a sudden a goalmouth scramble erupts on CSKA's crease, and with Patrick Thoresen and Viktor Tikhonov poking around for it the hosts eventually clear their lines! That was very dangerous!
     
    34:41
    And now it's CSKA's turn to have a man's advantage, as Evgeniy Ketov of SKA has been penalised for a blatant trip under the referee's nose
     
    32:03
    The referee has his arm up here and it's for a penalty against CSKA, with Ivan Telegin being punished for high sticking against Czech Roman Cervenka
     
    22:00
    Goal for CSKA!
    SKA cannot afford to get into penalty trouble, they will be punished! NIKITA ZAITSEV is freed up bursting down between the circles, and he wrists hard over Mikko Koskinen's blocker! Powerplay goal and it's 1:1! Assists- Roman Lyubimov and Igor Grigorenko
     
    21:36
    Just as Anton Burdasov skated back out SKA are already going on the penalty kill again, as now Swede Jimmie Ericsson has been caught delaying the game
     
    21:00
    Grigorenko! That was an opening! Alexander Radulov's wrister from the right faceoff circle is miss hit, and Igor Grigorenko doing a full 360 can only hit Mikko Koskinen's pads who holds on excellently!
     
    19:30
    As SKA got a bit caught up attacking they have taken an unneeded penalty, with Anton Burdasov being found guilty of interference
     
    14:22
    Dadonov! Evgeniy Dadonov brilliantly backs down to the tip of the crease, and wrists over the crossbar with home defencemen nowhere to be seen! SKA are finding their rhythm now!
     
    13:14
    However very promptly the numbers have been evened up, as SKA's Swedish forward Tony Martensson has been called for slashing. It's a very important go ahead goal for SKA, however they need to keep their heads!
     
    12:15
    Goal for SKA!
    There is that crucial breakthrough for SKA! A huge rebound pops out to the doorstep, and the open EVGENIY DADONOV nets his team's first goal of this series! Powerplay goal and it's 0:1! Assists- Andrey Kuteikin and Artemiy Panarin
     
    11:44
    We have a penalty here and it's going against CSKA, as for boarding and elbowing against Dinar Khafizullin Maxim Mamin has been rightfully penalised with a 5+20 penalty! That could hurt his team hard!
     
    08:32
    Cervenka! Finally SKA create something! Roman Cervenka escapes his marker slipping down the left, and he fires wide of the far post! Goaltender Stanislav Galimov looked beaten all ends up!
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 22. Zaitsev (Lyubimov, Grigorenko), 53. Lyubimov (Zaitsev, Radulov), 102. Lyubimov (Grigorenko, Radulov) – 13. Dadonov (Kuteikin, Panarin), 46. Shipachyov (Chudinov, Panarin)

    CSKA Moscow: Galimov (Lalande)- Denisov, Zaitsev, Lyubimov, Grigorenko, Radulov- Bondarev, Nemec, Mursak, Artyukhin, Hjalmarsson- Panin, Egorshev, Telegin, Korotkov, Zharkov- Naumenkov, Stas, Mamin, Kvartalnov, Makarov
    SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Ezhov)- Rukavishnikov, Khafizullin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Cervenka- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, A Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Tikhonov- Yudin, Burdasov, Kablukov, Ketov
    Referees: Alexey Anisimov, Antonin Jerabek, Dmitriy Sivov, Sergey Shelyanin
    Attendance: 5600