The end of the third period

Samu Backman covers the puck being backed up by a defeseman, making a skate save. He shouldn't have yawned

Spartak SPb players played greatly in the opponent's zone, there's a shot!

A dangerous high-speed attack initiated by Spartak SPb - the blue line crossed in the blink of an eye

Ronald Choteborsky appeared to be better at face-off

In a short, slack flick Marian Dufek shots through the goalie.

Goal. 4-5. Marian Dufek

Each player of the Skills got the puck in this bully-off – the moment for the shot!

Marian Dufek exhibits rocket speed upon entering the zone

Eriks Kirpluks securing a pass couldn't see the opponent. He falls onto the ice gathering ice chips. It was hard on him

Where the heck is the puck!? Oh yeah, here it is, held by Skills

A penalty. Edgars Skele 2 minutes

An unsuccessful hip-check by Edgars Skele. That's a penalty

Samu Backman parries the shot

The goalkeeper’s view is closed! Point-blank shot!

Spartak SPb holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

An eager beaver Niels Prebensen achieved his goal and ended the attack

Aapeli Suomi played well at face-off, neatly passing the puck to a teammate

Suitable actions are demosntrated by Anatolijus Vitols, who picked a good spot - the puck is stuck in his gear

Skills greatly played the puck and Klas Annerfalk is left eye to eye with the goalkeeper. Shot!

Klas Annerfalk built up a burst of speed from the cage and meeting no resistance entered the attack zone

Ronald Choteborsky couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Spartak SPb is with the puck

An intense fight by the board, the puck is sent out of the zone

A penalty. Eugen Hammer 2 minutes

Rough play by Eugen Hammer. Minor penalty, no doubt

Anatolijus Vitols catches the puck surprisingly easy

Klaus Zijerdi with the puck popped from the boarder – risky fire blazes at the cage Spartak SPb!

A long bomb across the blue line - Skills is in the opponent's zone

Eric Dähler stands strong on the blue line and meets the opponent

Spartak SPb attempts to enter the opponent's zone

A pass in the middle of nowhere and Skills loses control over the puck

A pass in the middle of nowhere and Spartak SPb loses control over the puck

Samu Backman comes out a winner in this matchup - the puck is still and locked in!

Zmitrok Kolas is left alone on the slot!

Spartak SPb charges

Ronald Choteborsky appeared to be better at face-off

The whole areay is on lockdown by Samu Backman. He leaves no single chance to the opponent

There’s a moment at the Skills cage!

Eugen Hammer hastily crosses the blue line around the board

A penalty. Eriks Kirpluks 2 minutes

Eriks Kirpluks breaks the rules

Players of Skills start their attack

A push, Max Bootman smacks the board with his face and the puck is lost

A breakaway! Goal!

Goal. 3-5. Oskar Tikhomirov

Oskar Tikhomirov is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

Spartak SPb players entered the zone without a hitch

Start of the third period

The end of the second period

Attackers of Skills broke into the zone without noticing that they had lost the puck. A clear check.

Samu Backman parries the puck in the corner of the ice

Axel Guevremont slips between defenders, open for the pass – He gets it!

Skills skipped a beat and Axel Guevremont is in the zone already

Samu Backman parries, the puck wasn't left on the slot for good but quckly pressed down

Practically it is possible to shoot from any position - Aapeli Suomi aims!

Skills skipped a beat and Aapeli Suomi is in the zone already

Defensemen apprehended Linards Sosars and removed him out of the zone

Aapeli Suomi leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

A shot was good, the vision blocked for Anatolijus Vitols, but the puck got into a trapper as if attracted by a manget

Tristan Johannessen playfully handled the defender

The puck bounces back to the Spartak SPb zone

Herve Comtois meets the opponent on high speed! Puck, baton and gloves - all three are lost.

Chiaffredo Biondi leaves no chance to the opponnent in face-off

An intense fight by the board, the puck is sent out of the zone

The whole areay is on lockdown by Samu Backman. He leaves no single chance to the opponent

Shot from the blue line!

The defender look worn-out, it's time to change, Spartak SPb enters the zone efortlessly

A penalty. Alexander Salomaki 2 minutes

An unsuccessful hip-check by Alexander Salomaki. That's a penalty

Samu Backman catches the puck in the air and hides it behind the defensemen

Linards Sosars shoots against the defenseman

Spartak SPb holds the puck. A pass to the left, another one to the right, then back, a shot. Zone is entered!

Thomas Hilferding makes a hip-check on the opponent. Neat and tidy!

Ronald Choteborsky appeared to be more adroit at face-off

Face-off is won by Lubomir Dolezal

After a carom the puck as if reluctantly wanishes between the leg pads. Samu Backman falls on ice and miraculously presses it with his back!

Aapeli Suomi shoots!

Max Bootman built up a burst of speed from the cage and meeting no resistance entered the attack zone

Some hustle on the slot of Skills, several attempted shots but the puck never finds a way across the finishing tape

Chiaffredo Biondi is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

Tobias Kohn hastily crosses the blue line around the board

Anatolijus Vitols! What is the goalkeeper of Spartak SPb doing! At full stretch he saves an empty corner of the cage!

Practically it is possible to shoot from any position - Eduard Joukovski aims!

Alexander Salomaki moved aside, spinned in place and entered the zone

Carsen Culkin stands strong on the blue line and meets the opponent

Goalie was confused by change of puck's direction! Fritjof Vogl swung his baton!

Goal. 3-4. Fritjof Vogl

Fritjof Vogl shots

The defender couldn't reach the puck and stop the pass. What a dangerous misfortune.

A penalty. Eriks Kirpluks 2 minutes

We hear a whistle and it seems we have a penalty

The puck hits the pad's edge and almost crosses the cage line - Samu Backman manages to throw it away just in time

Bully-off to the right; Fritjof Vogl with the puck – a chance!

Fritjof Vogl is in the opponent's zone

The puck hits the pad's edge and almost crosses the cage line - Samu Backman manages to throw it away just in time

Max Bootman delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

Max Bootman does a buttonhook. Spartak SPb is advancing

After a row of caroms from the defensemen the puck got into the goalie's trapper

It seemed that from nothing there is a moment at the cage

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Edgars Skele corralled it and crosses the blue line

Eriks Kirpluks couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Spartak SPb is with the puck

Samu Backman parries, the puck wasn't left on the slot for good but quckly pressed down

Steady passes, the puck wanders like in a maze – a moment!

The puck bounces back to the Skills zone

Start of the second period

The end of the first period

A strong flick by Fritjof Vogl succeds! Goalie didn't have time to react!

Goal. 3-3. Fritjof Vogl

Combination, pass goes by - Fritjof Vogl is alone!

An accurate pass. Spartak SPb moves forward

Skilfully turning around, Fritjof Vogl decides to perform a backhand shot and makes it a goal!

Goal. 3-2. Fritjof Vogl

Fritjof Vogl delivers a hidden shot from a face-off circle!

Entered the zone around the boards, a cross!

Anatolijus Vitols saw every movement and it wasn't hard to parry the puck

Marian Dufek already prepares to shoot!

Skills players entered the opponent's zone with no efforts

Eriks Kirpluks couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Skills is with the puck

Defensemen apprehended Eduard Joukovski and removed him out of the zone

Ronald Choteborsky overreacted a bit and his pass was easily readable. The puck is lost

Alexander Salomaki aimed between the wickets but Anatolijus Vitols played well with leg pads

Alexander Salomaki jumps over the sprawled defender after the puck, there's only the goalkeeper in front of him!

Rough but skillfull pass from a teammate. Alexander Salomaki corralled it and crosses the blue line

A penalty. Alexander Repse 2 minutes

Alexander Repse breaks the rules

Chiaffredo Biondi couldn't make a good deal of fighting at face-off. Spartak SPb is with the puck

Samu Backman catches the puck surprisingly easy

Swift shot!

A sprint drive! Fritjof Vogl enters the zone

Some hustle on the slot of Spartak SPb, several attempted shots but the puck never finds a way across the finishing tape

Alexander Salomaki is left alone on the slot!

Anikey Artemyev watches out for a partner to send a pass to

Samu Backman solved this puzzle choosing the right position

Spartak SPb players spun a carousel in the opponent’s zone, Hugo Larroque shoots

Defenders are almost cuddling the cage as Spartak SPb keeps on advancing

With a backhand shot Zmitrok Kolas puts the puck in a corner, leaving the goalkeeper a failure!

Goal. 3-1. Zmitrok Kolas

Spartak SPb sniper charges from the blue line!

Not for the first time Zmitrok Kolas exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

Seemingly the corner was vacant but Samu Backman appeared out of the blue on the puck's way!

Spartak SPb sniper charges from the blue line!

Spartak SPb cought the opponent on change

A penalty. Lubomir Dolezal 2 minutes

Lead referee raises his hands, we have a penalty

Skills owns the puck

Samu Backman pressed the puck to the ice and tucked himself up getting ready for a face-off

Norbert Brunclik circles the penalty zone, passes and gets the puck again!

Entered the zone around the boards, a cross!

Chiaffredo Biondi played splendidly at the spot

various technics are used by Samu Backman, rotating like a hamster on a wheel! Save!

Intuitive pass, the puck is on the hook - Fritjof Vogl is ready to shoot!

A dangerous high-speed attack initiated by Spartak SPb - the blue line crossed in the blink of an eye

Clear play by Anatolijus Vitols

Alexander Salomaki crossed the entire opponent's zone and was behind the cage, pass to the slot. Dangerous!

Anikey Artemyev built up a burst of speed from the cage and meeting no resistance entered the attack zone

A marvelous wrist shot by Eduard Joukovski! Puck is in the net!

Goal. 3-0. Eduard Joukovski

Row of passes, attackers kept the puck, it's time to shoot - Eduard Joukovski is in favourable position!

Forwards of Skills entered the zone of Spartak SPb

Forwards spent quite a time thinking the attack over and lost the puck

A penalty. Tobias Kohn 2 minutes

A penalty within the team Spartak SPb

Zmitrok Kolas is stronger at the spot

Samu Backman manages to interlock the leg pads, a dull blow, the puck is settled

Shot from the blue line!

A long bomb across the blue line - Spartak SPb is in the opponent's zone

In the meanwhile Klas Annerfalk makes a breakaway.....And leaves Anatolijus Vitols no chance!

Goal. 2-0. Klas Annerfalk

Klas Annerfalk is alone on the slot and receives the pass – Dangerous!

Skills players entered the opponent's zone with no efforts

Anatolijus Vitols - a mechanical shoulder movement, nice reaction!

Alexander Salomaki took the defender away and he is ready to hit the target!

On an even keel fowards of Skills rolled into the zone

In a short, slack flick Erafej Brouka shots through the goalie.

Goal. 1-0. Erafej Brouka

Erafej Brouka playfully handled the defender

Not for the first time Anikey Artemyev exhibits proficiency, switching his team to attack

Start of the first period