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final
Sheffield Steelers
2:5 (1:2, 0:0, 1:3)
HV71 Jönköping
Saturday 27.08.2016, 20:00 • Motorpoint arena • Champions League • Group P
     
    Thank you for following the match and the whole CHL program. Enjoy the rest of the evening. (22:38:13)
     
    Game statistics:

    Shots on goal: 14–43
    Face-offs won: 26–32
    Penalty minutes: 20–14

     
    The game is over. The Swedes made the key step towards the victory by scoring three goals in the third period. Five power play goals is also a great result for Jonkoping. Robert Down from Sheffiled scored both goals on the other side.
     
    Game over.
     
    59:48
    HV71 Jonkoping at full strength.
     
    58:50
    Sheffield must start from behind their goal now.
     
    58:00
    Two more minutes to play in the third period.
     
    57:48
    Penalty for HV71 Jönköping (Bengtsson – 2 min., cross-checking).
     
    57:29
    The Steelers are still trying to get back into the game but the Swedish defense is playing well.
     
    56:25
    Face-off in the visiting team attacking zone. Mustukovs must pay attention.
     
    55:16
    Mustukovs made a big save on Abbott.
     
    54:56
    Goal for Sheffield!
    Power play goal for the Steelers as well. ROBERT DOWD got the rebound, burned Pettersson Wentzel and made it 5–2. Assisted by: Levi Nelson and Mike Ratchuk.
     
    53:39
    Penalty for HV71 Jönköping (Pilut – 2 min., holding the stick).
     
    52:15
    Armstrong is back. Sheffield Steelers at full strength.
     
    51:10
    HV71 still with a man advantage. The visitors are in the attacking zone with the puck.
    50:21 Mattias TEDENBY - 1:5
     
    50:21
    Goal for HV71!
    Fifth power play goal scored by the Swedes. MATTIAS TEDENBY got a clever pass to the left post and just moved the puck over the line. Assisted by: Ted Brithen.
     
    50:15
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (Armstrong – 2 min., tripping).
     
    49:27
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (Nelson – 2 min., boarding).
     
    48:36
    HV71 also at full strength.
     
    48:24
    Home team at full strength.
     
    47:10
    The home team players look frustrated. No surprise as they played a good game the first two periods.
     
    46:36
    Penalty for HV71 Jönköping (Hansson – 2 min., holding).
     
    46:24
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (Bjorklund – 2 min., cross-checking).
     
    46:22
    Goal for HV71!
    Another power goal scored by the visitors. This time the scorer is CHRIS ABBOTT and HV71 Jonkoping is now in leading 4–1. Unassisted.
     
    46:09
    Abbott tried it from the right side but the puck went wide.
     
    45:33
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (Phillips – 2 min., cross-checking).
     
    44:53
    Face-off in the neutral zone.
     
    43:40
    Another big stop by the home team goalie.
     
    41:48
    Tedenby in a breakaway but Mustukovs made a great save!
    40:26 Teemu LAINE - 1:3
     
    40:26
    Goal for HV71!
    Power play goal early in the third and the Swedes are now in a 3–1 lead thanks to TEMMU LAINE. Assisted by: Par Arlbrandt and Martin Thornberg.
     
    40:04
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (O'Connor – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out).
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    None of the players scored a goal in the second period so HV71 Jonkoping is still leading 2–1. Mattias Tedenby had probably the biggest scoring chance but Mustukovs in the home team goal stopped the penalty shot using his pad. We can expect a dramatic third period as the score difference is so small.
     
    Next period begins at 21:54 CET.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:34
    HV71 in the attacking zone but not able to get the puck through the tight British defense.
     
    39:00
    One minute to play in the second period.
     
    38:24
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (Desbiens – 2 min., tripping).
     
    38:04
    Everything is OK. The game can continue.
     
    38:04
    It looks there are some problems with the ice rink. One of the servicemen is trying to fix a small hole.
     
    37:30
    Both teams are battling for the puck in the neutral zone.
     
    35:15
    Mustukovs vs. Tedenby 2–0! The home team goalie made a pad save and stopped this great scoring opportunity for HV71!
     
    35:15
    Mustukovs made a great stick save on Tedenby who went into a breakaway! Penalty shot for HV71!
     
    35:03
    Pettersson Wentzel went down on the ice and covered the lost puck easily. Face-off in the home team attacking zone.
     
    34:08
    Sheffield Steelers at full strength.
     
    33:48
    Jonkoping back in front of Mustukovs searching for a scoring position.
     
    32:41
    Complications for HV71 as the British defenders got the puck out of their zone.
     
    32:08
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (O'Connor – 2 min., hooking).
     
    32:08
    Mustukovs made a reliable stop and covered the puck.
     
    31:24
    Face-off in the neutral zone.

     
    30:10
    Desbiens is back on the ice. The home team survived this situation quite easily.
     
    29:41
    Two Sheffield forwards went against one single defender but they couldn't even shoot the puck.
     
    28:10
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (Desbiens – 2 min., tripping).
     
    27:50
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    27:06
    The home team must start from behind their goal again.
     
    26:25
    The Steelers lost the puck after one of their tries.
     
    25:50
    Penalty for HV71 Jönköping (Tedenby – 2 min., slashing).
     
    25:48
    HV71 in the attacking zone again and there is coming some more work for the home team defenders.
     
    24:34
    Mustukovs went down on the ice but couldn't cover the puck. The defenders helped him to get the piece of rubber away.
     
    23:10
    Phillips in a great scoring chance! He got the puck in front of the crease but his try missed the net.
     
    22:29
    Offside Sheffield.
     
    22:01
    Tedenby skated into the zone along the boards but the defenders stopped him and took the puck.
     
    21:34
    The Steelers are called for an offside. The play is stopped.
     
    20:46
    Visiting defenders with the puck but it is not an easy task to get through the neutral zone.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The first period full of nice hockey moments is over. Jonkoping showed their power and scored two power play goals but Sheffield came back with a quick answer. Stay with us and follow the second period. We are back soon.
     
    Next period begins at 20:56 CET.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:20
    Mustukovs covered the puck but one of the Swedish forwards couldn't stop and he moved the goal out of its position while slipping.
     
    19:00
    One minute to play in the first period.
     
    17:27
    Pilut is back on the ice. HV71 with five skaters again.
     
    16:59
    The British are much more active after scoring their first goal in the match. Pettersson Wentzel had to make some good saves to keep his team in the lead.
     
    15:27
    Penalty for HV71 Jönköping (Pilut – 2 min., tripping).
     
    14:55
    Goal for Sheffield!
    Quick answer and the Steelers are back in the game! ROBERT DOWD got a good pass and burned Pettersson Wentzel from between the face-off circles.
    Assisted by: Mike Ratchuk.
    13:42 Martin THORNBERG - 0:2
     
    13:42
    Goal for HV71!
    Well, this was quick. Second power play goal and the score is now 2–0. MARTIN THORNBERG got the rebound right after the face-off and scored over the left pad of goalie Mustukovs.
    Unassisted.
     
    13:39
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (Fitzgerald – 2 min., roughing).
     
    12:28
    Goal for HV71!
    Power play goal and the visitors take the lead! Captain CHRIS ABBOTT skated in front of the crease a touched a hard shot from the blue line.
    Assisted by: Martin Thornberg.
     
    12:10
    First power play opportunity for HV71 but the Steelers got the puck out of the zone right after the face-off.
     
    11:55
    Penalty for Sheffield Steelers (Mosienko – 2 min., holding).
     
    11:30
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    11:18
    Another face-off in the British attacking zone.
     
    10:40
    The visitors are doing a good job in the defensive zone. They don't keep much space for the Sheffield players. And they also have reliable Pettersson Wentzel in the goal.
     
    09:30
    Penalty for HV71 Jönköping (Thornberg – 2 min., too many men).
     
    08:20
    The Swedes are called for icing. The game is moving back in front of Pettersson Wentzel.
     
    07:10
    Both teams made a few mistakes in the previous seconds a lost the puck.
     
    06:03
    The Steelers closed the neutral zone and didn't let HV71 to get through.
     
    05:19
    Both teams are battling for the puck behind the British goal.
     
    03:57
    Fretter tried it from the left face-off circle but the puck went wide.
     
    03:10
    Laine is back on the ice. The home team kept pushing and the Swedish goal got out of its position after one of the chances.
     
    02:19
    The Steelers still in the attacking zone looking for a good position to score.
     
    01:49
    Pettersson Wentzel caught an easy shot from the blue line into his glove. The game is stopped.
     
    01:05
    Penalty for HV71 Jönköping (Laine – 2 min., tripping).
     
    00:40
    Jonkoping skated towards the attacking zone right after the opening face-off.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Both teams are on the ice. The game is going to start in no time.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Sheffield Steelers: Mustukovs (Day) – Bjorklund, O'Connor, D. Phillips, Ratchuk, Franzon, Fitzgerald – Schultz, Fretter, Armstrong – Valdix, Dowd, Nelson – Sarich, Mosienko, Desbiens – Nilsson, Ferrara, J. Phillips.

    HV71 Jönköping: Pettersson Wentzel (Soderstrom) – Reese, Borgman, Pilut, Hansson, Berglund, Persson – Thornberg, Abbott, Laine – Onerud, Arlbrandt, Brithen – Sandberg, Tedenby, L. Andersson – Sundh, E. Andersson, Bengtsson, Torngren.

    Referees: Darnell (GBR), Gamper (ITA) – Dalton, Staniforth (both GBR).
     
    HV71 Jonkoping beat their current opponent in the very first game of the group 5–3 and this has also been their only game in tournament so far. The Swedes are now facing the Steelers for the second time and they hope for another victory that would help them before two upcoming games against Salzburg.

    HV71 on the way to Sheffield
     
    Sheffield Steelers have already played twice, but they are still waiting for their first points in the competition. After losing 5–3 in Jonkoping they also got down to Salzburg in Austria 8–1. The British are now moving to their home arena. Will it help? Let’s watch the game to get the answer.
     
    Good afternoon. I welcome all fans of the Champions Hockey League. Saturday is going to be full of European hockey as there are six games in total to be played. Reserve your time and follow the match between two teams from group P – British Sheffield Steelers and Swedish HV71 Jonkoping.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 20:00.

    Vojtěch Jurák

    Goals and assists: 15. Dowd (Ratchuk), 55. Dowd (Nelson, Ratchuk) – 13. Abbott (Thornberg), 14. Thornberg, 41. Laine (Arlbrandt, Thornberg), 47. Abbott, 51. Tedenby (Brithen)


    Sheffield Steelers: Mustukovs (Day) – Bjorklund, O'Connor, D. Phillips, Ratchuk, Franzon, Fitzgerald – Schultz, Fretter, Armstrong – Valdix, Dowd, Nelson – Sarich, Mosienko, Desbiens – Nilsson, Ferrara, J. Phillips.
    HV71 Jönköping: Pettersson Wentzel (Soderstrom) – Reese, Borgman, Pilut, Hansson, Berglund, Persson – Thornberg, Abbott, Laine – Onerud, Arlbrandt, Brithen – Sandberg, Tedenby, L. Andersson – Sundh, E. Andersson, Bengtsson, Torngren.

    Referees: Darnell (GBR), Gamper (ITA) – Dalton, Staniforth (both GBR)