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HC Sibir Novosibirsk
7:2 (2:0, 2:2, 3:0)
HC Yugra
Wednesday 23.10.2013, 14:00 • Sibir Sports Complex (capacity 7,500) • KHL
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.
     
    Sibir's last game on Saturday dissapointed crowd in Sibir Sports Complex as it finished with defeat for home team against barys (2:3). However, they are currently on 5th place on Eastern Conference standings and are in good form overall. Their plan today is sure to win the game. Their deadliest weapon for now is Jori Lehtera, who's having 17 points in 18 games next to his name (4 goals + 13 assists). One can expect a point from him today also.
    Yugra is not far. They are on 7th position on East and their last game was dissapointing defeat in Khabarovsk. They do plan to improve on that result today. Their most prominent player at the moment is Vitaly Sitnikov with 12 points in 18 games (7 goals + 5 assists).
     
    Russian National Anthem is played
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    01:51
    Anton Krysanov is the first to shoot in the game; Koskinen is focused at the start of game and deflects first puck
     
    03:38
    Andrei Shefer shoots from half line, Koskinen saves
     
    05:29
    Stephen Dixon fires from top of left faceoff circle, Koskinen saves
     
    06:48
    Jonas Enlund fires from left side, Biryukov stops and holds puck against his body
     
    07:42
    Konstantin Alexeyev shoots from left side, Biryukov saves
     
    08:51
    Guests applying pressure. They circle inside home defensive zone and keep Koskinen focused, but their attempts are eventually all stopped
     
    10:22
    Guests are more agressive in opening minutes of the game. They keep puck possesion, but so far are unable to fire dangerous shots
     
    11:25
    Veli-Matti Savinainen (Yugra) gets 2 min. penalty for tripping
     
    11:49
    Goal for Sibir!
    Jori LEHTERA shoots from right side, puck bounces off of Biryukov and Lehtera manages to shoot again – this time he scores from inbetween faceoff circles – powerplay goal!
     
    13:03
    Vyacheslav Belov fires from distance, Biryukov deflects
     
    14:38
    Nikolai Lemtyugov shoots from left side, Biryukov deflects puck into his right corner
     
    16:04
    Kirill Putilov fires from blue line, Koskinen saves
     
    17:30
    Andrei Shefer (Yugra) gets penalty – 2 min. for
     
    17:44
    Goal for Sibir!
    Nikolai Lemtyugov fires from right side, puck is deflected by Biryukov and Alexei KOPEIKIN shoots low puck from inbetween circles to score another powerplay goal for Sibir
     
    19:00
    Final minute of opening period
     
    19:32
    Jarno Koskiranta (Sibir) gets 2min. penalty for tripping
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    First period shot summary:
    Sibir 8 – LEHTERA 2(1), Alexeyev, KOPEIKIN, Enlund, Belov, Lemtyugov, Sannikov
    Yugra 10 – Troncinsky, Shefer, Krysanov 2, Sitnikov, Petrov 2, Yakubov, Putilov, Savinainen
     
    First period faceoffs: Sibir 13/22, Yugra 9/22
    Penalties: Sibir 2, Yugra 4
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:52
    Goal for Yugra!
    Veli-Matti SAVINAINEN scores powerplay goal and divides home team's advantage to half
     
    21:26
    Goal for Yugra!
    Mikhail Yakubov and Mikhail Zhukov combine nicely, puck comes to Vitaly SITNIKOV who fires from distance and beats Koskinen once again.
     
    21:26
    Home team timeout.
     
    22:17
    Vladimir Gorbunov (Ugra) gets 4min. penalty for high-sticking
     
    22:45
    Goal for Sibir!
    Vyacheslav BELOV gets great assist from Jori Lehtera on right side and scores to great joy of loud crowd inside Sibir Sports Complex. Also assisted – Kristian Kudroc
     
    24:17
    Veli-Matti Savinainen (Ugra) gets 2min. penalty for tripping.
     
    26:17
    Yugra at full strength.
     
    28:25
    Alexander Kutuzov (Sibir) gets 2 min. penalty for holding
     
    30:42
    Ivan Lekomtsev (Sibir) gets 2min. penalty for hooking
     
    31:33
    Alexander Kutuzov (Sibir) gets 2min. penalty for slashing
     
    32:05
    Sergei Shumakov fires from left side, Biryukov saves
     
    32:42
    Sibir with 4 players on ice
     
    33:33
    Home team at full strength.
     
    34:58
    Marek Troncinsky fires from blue line, koskinen deflects puck
     
    35:48
    Anton Krysanov fires from top of left faceoff circle, Koskinen covers puck after deflection
     
    36:46
    Evgeny Khvostov (Yugra) gets penalty – 2 min. for interference
     
    38:14
    Sibir holds possesion and circles inside guests' defensive zone; shots in current powerplay so far are not precise
     
    38:46
    Yugra at full strength.
     
    39:00
    Final minute of second period
     
    39:42
    Marek Trocinsky (Yugra) gets penalty – 2 min. for hooking
     
    39:59
    Goal for Sibir!
    Dmitry KUGRYSHEV scores after he deflects puck in front of Biryukov. First shot came from distance by Ivan Lekomtsev
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    Shot summary second period:
    Sibir 17 – Shumakov, Monya, Lehtera, KUGRYSHEV, Kopeikin 2, Enlund 3, BELOV 2(1), Lemtyugov, Romanov, Lekomtsev 3, Kudroc
    Yugra 14 – Troncinsky, Gorbunov, Shefer, Krysanov 2, SITNIKOV, Andersson 3, Yakubov, Putilov 2, SAVINAINEN 2(1)
     
    Second period faceoffs: Sibir 13/29, Yugra 16/29
    Penalties: Sibir 6, Yugra 10
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:15
    Goal for Sibir!
    Dmitry KUGRYSHEV steals bounced puck from Yugra's defenseman, skates across Biryukov from right side and backhands puck into his net. Assits – Vyacheslav belov and Jori Lehtera
     
    43:17
    Igor Ignatushkin (Sibir) gets 2 min. penalty for hooking
     
    43:40
    Troncinsky fires from distance – Koskinen saves
     
    45:17
    Novosibirsk at full strength.
     
    46:17
    Yatsenko fires from blue line on right side, Koskinen saves
     
    46:59
    Koskiranta fires from left hand side board, Biryukov catches puck
     
    47:14
    Nikolai Lemtyugov fires from top of left faceoff circle, Biryukov saves
     
    48:54
    Biryukov stops Jonas Enlund from scoring another goal for Sibir. Enlund already stick-handles puck near guest goalie, but puck stops by slowy hitting post and eventually Biryukov covers it
     
    49:52
    Goal for Sibir!
    Stepan Sannikov skates in attacking zone on right side, passes to Igor Ignatushkin who advances puck to Dmitry MONYA who beats guest goalie for the 6th time today.
     
    51:16
    Sergei Shumakov fires from right side, Biryukov deflects
     
    52:58
    Alexander Romanov fires from right side faceoff circle, Biryukov deflects again
     
    54:05
    Jonas Enlund fires again – this time from top of faceoff circles – Biryukov saves
     
    54:56
    Kirill Dyakov (Ugra) gets 2min. penalty for hooking
     
    55:27
    Goal for Sibir!
    Jori LEHTERA gets his stick on the right place in front of goal to deflect puck after Enlund's shot – he beats Koskinen for the 7th time today. Another assist credited to Vyacheslav belov
     
    55:27
    Mikko Koskinen leaves his net, Alexei Kuznetsov comes in instead of Finn.
     
    55:32
    Mikhail Yakubov (Ugra) gets 2min. penalty for slashing
     
    55:32
    Vitaly Karamnov (Sibir) also gets 2min. penalty for slashing
     
    56:59
    Konstantin Alexeyev fires from distance, Kuznetsov saves
     
    Both teams in full strength
     
    58:00
    Final two minutes of third period
     
    58:05
    Dmitry Kugryshev fails to score an open net from left side
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    Final period shot summary:
    Sibir 20 – Shumakov 2, MONYA 2(1), LEHTERA 3(1), KUGRYSHEV, Alexeyev, Enlund 4, Lemtyugov 3, Romanov, Koskiranta, Lekomtsev, Ignatushkin
    Yugra 5 – Troncinsky 2, krysanov, Yatsenko, Gusev
     
    Third period faceoffs: Sibir 10/19, Yugra 9/19
    Penalties: Sibir 4, Yugra 4
     
    Game summary:
    Shots – Sibir 45, Yugra 29
    Faceoffs – Sibir 36/70, Yugra 34/70
    Penalties – Sibir 12, Yugra 18
    Ice time leaders – Alexander Kutuzov (22:59 on ice, 31 shifts) for Sibir and Mikhail Zhukov (22:08 on ice, 30 shifts) for Yugra
     
    Final word –
    Sibir progressed with their play throughout the game. While guests were equal in terms of play or maybe even slightly better during opening period – home side improved a lot in second. Second period in general was the best as both teams scored twice. Final period was totally dominated by home team and there's no shade on their impressive win today.
    Eurolivescores player of the game: Jori Lehtera (Sibir) (16:31:42)
    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

    CZ@MarcusLuxie

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 12. LEHTERA, 18. KOPEIKIN (Lemtyugov), 23. BELOV (Kudroc, Lehtera), 40. KUGRYSHEV, 41. KUGRYSHEV (Belov, Lehtera), 50. MONYA (Sannikov, Ignatushkin), 56. LEHTERA (Belov, Enlund) – 21. SAVINAINEN, 22. SITNIKOV (Yakubov, Zhukov)

    HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen Orekhov – Belov Kudroc Lehtera Kugryshev Enlund – Alexeyev Kutuzov Kopeikin Lemtyugin Koskiranta – Plekhanov lekomtsev Monya Sannikov Ignatushkin – Karavayev Shumakov Karamnov Romanov Butuzov
    HC Yugra: Biryukov Kuznetsov – Troncinsky Sokolov Dixon Andersson Savinainen – Shefer Starosta Sitnikov Zhukov Yakubov – Khvostov Putilov Gorbunov Krysanov Gusev – Dyakov Yatsenko Petrov
    Referees: Gofman, Cherenkov – Matyusha, Nazarov
    Attendance: 5,860