KHL
SKA St. Petersburg – CSKA 1:3 (end)
final
SKA St. Petersburg
1:3 (0:0, 0:1, 1:2)
CSKA Moscow
Monday 30.03.2015, 18:30 • The Saint Petersburg Ice Palace • KHL
     
    There is the final buzzer, and HC CSKA Moscow have defeated SKA Saint Petersburg 3:1 away to take a huge 3:0 series lead! They were much the more clinical, and waited for their chances to strike. Roman Lyubimov, Denis Denisov and Alexander Radulov netted for CSKA, with Maxim Chudinov replying for the hosts. Thanks for following the game with us, and see you again soon for more thrilling KHL action! (20:55:27)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:54
    The final seconds are now here, with CSKA on the way to a huge away victory!
     
    58:57
    Goal for CSKA!
    That is surely that now! Vladimir Zharkov skates up to the extra net, sets up ALEXANDER RADULOV to the left of the crease, and he comfortably ices this one! It's 1:3! Assists- Vladimir Zharkov
     
    58:03
    And already SKA head coach Vyacheslav Bykov has opted to pull Mikko Koskinen in favour for the extra skater! It's now or never for his side!
     
    58:01
    With the puck flying from one end to another SKA can't get set up in the zone to make something happen, and with the last two minutes here they are running out of time!
     
    53:23
    Thoresen! Seconds after getting one back SKA almost had that equaliser! Patrick Thoresen takes a poke at the puck, and it rolls not far wide of the right post at all! CSKA are under heavy pressure now!
     
    51:39
    Goal for SKA!
    Wow, just like that SKA have responded! MAXIM CHUDINOV is left all alone at the blue line, and he slaps in his one timer pver the goalkeeper's blocker! Assists- Ilya Kovalchuk and Anton Belov
     
    50:30
    Goal for CSKA!
    That could be the killer goal for CSKA, SKA can't keep taking such penalties! The visitors work the puck around, and pinned up by the left hand post DENIS DENISOV scores! Powerplay goal and it's 1:2! Assists- Igor Grigorenko and Alexander Radulov
     
    49:57
    SKA have taken a very untimely penalty here as they were putting the pressure on hard, with forward Jimmie Ericsson being called for interference
     
    47:01
    Patrick Thoresen again has some space on the right, he squares for the open Tony Martensson, and somehow his effort is stoned by Stanislav Galimov! Just how did he not hit the net, wow!
     
    45:16
    Martensson! SKA are turning the heat up now! It's a three on two, Patrick Thoresen sets up Tony Martensson to the right, and the Swede hits only the goalkeeper's midriff from a fantastic position! Such chances have to be taken advantage of!
     
    44:13
    Yudin! That was a clear opening for SKA! Dmitriy Yudin is open on the right wing, he goes for a powerful wrister, and Stanislav Galimov gets his body behind it to block!
     
    40:17
    The third period has begun! CSKA have been the more clinical so far, and for SKA it's one of their last chances to get something going in this series!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Statistics after the first two periods:

    Shots: 33-33
    Shots on target: 16-18
    Faceoffs: 17-19
    Hits: 13-6
    Penalty minutes: 6-6
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:41
    As SKA come back to full strength the second period is coming to a close, and CSKA are in the box seat so far!
     
    38:27
    Zaitsev! Nikita Zaitsev is allowed unmarked to drift to the right of the crease, and he is excellently denied by Mikko Koskinen! A second would allow CSKA to feel very comfortable!
     
    37:41
    SKA are getting into a bit of penalty trouble now and here's another against young defenceman Dmitriy Yudin, as he has been penalised for tripping
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 52. Chudinov (Kovalchuk, Belov) – 37. Lyubimov (Grigorenko, Radulov), 51. Denisov (Grigorenko, Radulov), 59. Radulov (Zharkov)

    SKA St. Petersburg: Koskinen (Ezhov)- Rukavishnikov, Khafizullin, Kovalchuk, Ericsson, Cervenka- Y Alexandrov, Kuteikin, Panarin, Shipachyov, Dadonov- Chudinov, A Belov, Thoresen, Martensson, Tikhonov- Yudin, Khokhryakov, Kablukov, Ketov
    CSKA Moscow: Galimov (Lalande)- Denisov, Zaitsev, Grigorenko, Lyubimov, Radulov- Nemec, Bondarev, Hjalmarsson, Mursak, Artyukhin- Panin, Egorshev, Zharkov, Korotkov, Zhafyarov- Naumenkov, Volkov, Stas, Mamin
    Referees: Alexey Anisimov, Roman Gofman, Gleb Lazarev, Roman Shikhanov
    Attendance: 12390