Monday, April 1, 2013

Western Conference Final: SKA St. Petersburg VS. Dynamo Moscow

Welcome to the post for the Western Conference Final between SKA St. Petersburg and Dynamo Moscow in the KHL Gagarin Cup playoffs. This post will act as a reference for the entire series.

Game 1: Ice Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Alexander Yeryomenko for Dynamo and Ilya Ezhov for SKA. Moscow opened with a first period goal by Janne Jalasvaara goal, going in unassisted. Dynamo added on with a power play goal by Dominik Granak, powered by Konstantin Gorovikov. Moscow extended the lead in the second period as Konstantin Kasyanchuk scored, with a lone assist from Alexei Sopin. St. Petersburg got on the board in the third period with an Alexander Kucheryavenko, fueled by Igor Makarov and Anton Burdasov. SKA pulled closer as Viktor Tikhonov potted the pick, with the help of Patrick Thoresen. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Kasyanchuk, Yeryomenko (28 for 30 in saves), and Kucheryavenko. Dynamo takes an early 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: Ice Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Alexander Yeryomenko for Dynamo and Ivan Kasutin for SKA. Moscow led off in the first period as Konstantin Kasyanchuk scored, thanks to Konstantin Gorovikov and Filip Novak. Dynamo added on as Denis Mosalyov scored, with the help of Denis Kokarev and Alexei Tsvetkov. St. Petersburg got on the board with an Andrei Pervyshin goal, fueled by Patrick Thoresen and Viktor Tikhonov. Moscow shot back as Alexei Sopin scored, with a lone helper from Kokarev. SKA got one back in the second period on a Tikhonov goal, made possible by Kevin Dallman and Tony Martensson. Dynamo added on as Marek Kvapil scored a goal, guided in by Sopin. This was it for the scoring, leaving the final at 4-2, with the three stars going to Sopin, Kokarev, and Tikhonov. Dynamo heads home with a 2-0 series lead in hand.

Game 3: Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Ilya Ezhov for SKA and Alexander Yeryomenko for Dynamo. St. Petersburg got going in the second period with a Viktor Tikhonov goal, assisted by Tony Martensson and Patrick Thoresen. SKA added on as Martensson scored, thanks to Kevin Dallman and Tikhonov. Moscow got on the board in the third period with a Dominik Granak goal, passed from Konstantin Gorovikov and Marek Kvapil. Dynamo tied it on an Alexei Tsvetkov goal, courtesy of Denis Kokarev. Moscow took the lead with seven seconds left in the game as Konstantin Kasyanchuk scored, with the help of Andrei Mironov. Dynamo iced it at 4-2 just six seconds later as Yury Babenko scored, with a lone assist from Sergein Soin. The three stars were Kasyanchuk, Tikhonov, and Martensson. Dynamo has placed a stranglehold on SKA by holding a 3-0 lead over them.

Game 4: Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Ilya Ezhov for SKA and Alexander Yeryomenko for Dynamo. Moscow struck first in the first period as Marek Kvapil scored, with the help of Jakub Petruzalek and Konstantin Gorovikov. Dynamo added on in the second period with an Alexei Tsvetkov power play goal, coming off of Denis Kokarev. St. Petersburg got on the board with a Kevin Dallman power play goal, powered by Patrick Thoresen and Yury Alexandrov. SKA tied it with a Mikhail Varnakov goal, with a lone assist from Alexander Kucheryavenko. St. Petersburg took the lead as Evgeny Artyukhin scored, thanks to Dallman and Anton Burdasov. SKA extended the lead on another Dallman goal, fueled by Igor Makarov and Kucheryavenko in the third period. St. Petersburg added on when Dmitry Vorobyov scored a goal, set up by Tony Martensson and Viktor Tikhonov. SKA iced it at 6-2 with an unassisted empty net goal by Teemu Ramstedt. The three stars were Dallman, Kucheryavenko, and Ezhov (23 for 25 in saves). SKA stays alive but still trails 3-1 in the series.

Game 5: Ice Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Alexander Yeryomenko for Dynamo and Ilya Ezhov for SKA. Moscow began in the third period with an Alexei Tsvetkov goal, assisted by Alexei Sopin and Janne Jalasvaara. St. Petersburg tied it with a Viktor Tikhonov power play goal, powered by Dmitry Kalinin and Kevin Dallman. SKA won in the second overtime with another Tikhonov goal, passed from Tony Martensson and Patrick Thoresen. The final was 2-1, with the three stars going to Tikhonov, Ezhov (43 for 44 in saves), and Yeryomenko (49 for 51 in saves). SKA pulled closer with the win and only trails 3-2 in the series now.

Game 6: Luzhniki Minor Arena, Moscow, Russia. In goal: Ilya Ezhov for SKA and Alexander Yeryomenko for Dynamo. Moscow started in the second period with a Marek Kvapil goal, and Jakub Petruzalek had the only helper. Dynamo added on when Kvapil scored again, his second of the game helped along by Sergei Soin and Petruzalek. St. Petersburg got on the board with an Evgeny Artyukhin goal, set up by Fyodor Fedorov. Moscow shot back with a power play goal by Ilya Gorokhov, powered by Denis Kokarev and Alexei Tsvetkov. Dynamo padded the lead as Kvapil finished his hat trick, assisted by Petruzalek, who got a sock trick, and Soin. Moscow iced it at 5-1 with an empty net goal by Sergei Konkov, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kvapil, Petruzalek, and Soin, while Yeryomenko gets an honorable mention by going 20 for 21 in saves. The series is over, and Dynamo will represent the Western Conference as they compete for the Gagarin Cup after their 4-2 series win.

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