Thursday, March 5, 2015

KHL Western Conference Quarterfinal: SKA St. Petersburg VS. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

Welcome to the western conference quarterfinal round for the 2015 Gagarin Cup Playoffs. This post will act as a reference for the entire series between SKA St. Petersburg and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.

Game 1: Ice Palace St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Mikhail Biryukov for Nizhny Novgorod and Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg opened in the first period on a Vadim Shipachyov goal, via Andrei Kuteikin and Evgeny Dadonov. SKA added on with a Tony Martensson power play goal, powered by Patrick Thoresen. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Ilya Kablukov scored, thanks to Anton Burdasov. Ivan Kasutin relieved Biryukov in goal. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a Jarkko Immonen power play goal, fueled by Wojtek Wolski and Sakari Salminen. SKA shot back in the second period with a Roman Cervanka power play goal, with a lone assist by Martensson. St. Petersburg padded the lead with a Jimmie Ericsson power play goal, guided in by Cervenka and Maxim Chudinov. SKA continued with a Dadnov goal, going in unassisted. Torpedo got one back in the third period with a Wolski goal, passed from Immonen and Alexander Makarov. Nizhny Novgorod pulled closer on an unassisted Immonen goal, his second of the game. The three stars of the 6-3 game belonged to Cervenka, Martensson, and Immonen, while Dadonov and Wolski get the honorable mentions. SKA owns a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: Ice Palace St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Ivan Kasutin for Nizhny Novgorod and Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg. Nizhny Novgorod began in the first period on an Evgeny Mozer goal, fueled by Dmitry Kazionov. Torpedo added on with an Artyom Blazhiyevsky goal, made possible by Vladimir Malevich and Gennady Stolyarov. St. Petersburg got on the board with a Roman Rukavishnikov goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Ketov. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Kasutin (29 for 30 in saves), Blazhiyevsky, and Mozer. The series heads east tied at 1.

Game 3: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Mikko Koskinen of St. Petersburg and Ivan Kasutin of Nizhny Novgorod. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period on an Evgeny Dadonov power play goal, assisted by Artemy Panarin and Vadim Shipachyov. SKA added on with a power play goal by Ilya Kovalchuk, powered by Patrick Thoresen and Maxim Chudinov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with a power play goal in the second period by Wojtek Wolski, made possible by Jarkko Immonen and Alexei Pepelyaev. Torpedo tied it on a Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev goal, via Nikita Filatov on the power play. St. Petersburg retook the lead on a power play goal from Kovalchuk, his second of the game, made possible by Jimmie Ericsson and Chudinov. SKA extended the lead as Dadonov scored, thanks to Shipachyov. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Kovalchuk, Dadonov, and Chudinov, while Shipachyov gets an honorable mention. SKA has a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4:  Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Mikko Koskinen of St. Petersburg and Mikhail Biryukov of Nizhny Novgorod. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period on a Tony Martensson goal, helped along by Patrick Thoresen. SKA added on in the second period as Ilya Kovalchuk scored, thanks to Jimmie Ericsson and Nikolai Belov. St. Petersburg extended the lead with an Evgeny Dadonov goal, coming off of Artemy Panarin and Vadim Shipachyov. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board in the third period with an Alexei Potapov goal, via Alexei Pepelyaev. This only got them to a 3-1 loss, with the three stars being Koskinen (28 for 29 in saves), Kovalchuk, and Dadonov. SKA also took a 3-1 lead, and they look to close out the series at home.

Game 5: Ice Palace St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Ivan Kasutin for Nizhny Novgorod and Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg started in the first period with a Tony Martensson goal, helped along by Patrick Thoresen and Yury Alexandrov. SKA added on with a Thoresen power play goal, powered by Roman Cervenka and Maxim Chudinov. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars belonging to Koskinen (22 save shutout), Thoresen, and Martensson. SKA won the series 4-1, and will advance to the conference semifinals. 

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