LEV 2:3 NOV | Lev Praha - Metallurg Novokuznetsk (KHL)

KHL

Lev – Novokuznetsk

2:3 (after OT)

final/OT

Lev Praha

2:3 (2:0, 0:2, 0:0)

Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Monday 29.10.2012, 19:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL

		Game over.
		Shots on goal in the game were 42-21 for Lev; Lazushin stopped all 30 shots he faced after entering the game with his team down 2-0. (21:17:24)
		After a thoroughly dominating effort, Lev Praha will be devastated to come out of this with only 1 point, but they were beaten almost single-handedly by goaltender Alexander Lazushin.
	61:54	Goal for Novokuznetsk! After all kinds of pressure, an airborne puck hits FILIPP METLYUK in front of the net and bounces in for the game-winning power-play goal.
	61:01	Shot from the point stopped and held by Popperle.
	60:37	Offside Lev, Brent Sopel couldn't hold it in at the point. Klepis gets 4:00 for high sticking, so it will last almost the rest of the period.
		They are 4-on-3 on the ice.
		Timeout Metallurg.
	60:33	Jakub Klepis has been penalised, for what exactly has not been announced.
	60:20	Brilliant save by Lazushin, robbing Petr Vrana who appeared to have the game-winner on his stick.
	60:01	Overtime began.
		Shots on goal after regulation time is 41-18 for Lev.
		Both teams get 1 point in the standings. A 5-minute sudden-death overtime period will begin shortly. If nobody scores, there will be a shootout. The winner will get another point.
		Lev was the dominant team in the 3rd period, as they have been the whole game, but Metallurg goaltender Alexander Lazushin has been perfect since entering the game with his team down 2-0.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	58:15	Erik Christensen a shot from top of the slot, then Jakub Klepis on the rebound, both stopped by Lazushin . . .
	57:19	Back the other way, another chance for Novotny and Bartecko, but another save by Lazushin, who holds on.
	57:00	Weak shot from the point from Metlyuk easily turned aside by Popperle . . .
	56:20	Shot from Chernykh its Popperle in the shoulder and goes high, first Metallurg shot for some time . . .
	54:52	Repik's shot from the boards hits Lazushin square, play continues .. .
	54:33	Puck caught and held for a moment by Nazarov, faceoff will go deep in Metallurg zone.
	54:02	Lev shoot in goes over the glass, faceoff outside.
	53:44	Another Lev chance gets deflected out of play. Faceoff in the Metallurg zone.
	53:14	First a shop from a sharp angle sat dangerously in front of the Metallurg goal, then Lubos Bartecko had a glorious chance but couldn't put it away . . .
	52:34	Offside pass against Lev. Faceoff at centre ice.
	51:34	Juraj Mikus takes a shot from a sharp angle that Lazushin catches and holds.
	51:00	Teams playing a lot more conservatively now . . .
	50:01	Offside against Lev.
	47:55	Ondrej Nemec helps tee up a booming one-time slap shot from Nathan Oystrick, which is deflected out of play. Faceoff in the Metallurg zone.
	47:00	Low wrister from Michal Birner is kicked away by Lazushin . . . he seems to have quick reaction to the low shots . . .
	45:20	Juraj Mikus sends a wrist shot high, then another shot that Lazushin gloves and holds.
	44:41	Shot by Sersen from the point kicked aside by Lazushin . . .
		Today's attendance is 5012.
	43:41	Icing against Lev.
	42:10	Big hit from Dmitri Chernykh along the boards . . .
	41:06	Puck dropped for Chara, who couldn't reach it and falls . . . you know it's not a close pass if Chara can't reach it . . .
	40:38	Islamov leads a Metallurg rush to start the 3rd period, puck tipped high in front . . .
	40:01	3rd period began.
		3rd period begins at 20:39 CET, 14:39 EDT.
		Shots on goal in the 2nd period and game): Lev 17 (29), Metallurg 9 (15).
		Metallurg came back with two goals to tie it that period. Lev had some chances too, but were met by some great goaltending from Alexander Lazushin, who entered the game in relief of Tyson Sexsmith with his team down 2-0.
		2nd period finished. Tomas Surovy got one last shot before the horn that Lazushin kicked away.
	38:47	Icing against Metallurg.
		No goal. The puck did not completely cross the goal line.
	38:25	Lev comes back the other way and appears to put the puck in the net. They're going to video replay, so we'll see if it's a goal . . .
	38:06	Goal for Novokuznetsk! The Metallurg power play finally cashing in. After sustained pressure, the puck comes to an open RANDY ROBITAILLE, who had an open half of the net to shoot at.
	37:47	Big slap shot from the point from Megalinsky goes wide, then comes in front and Popperle covers, 1:25 left in penalty.
	37:12	Another Lev penalty, Nathan Oystrick for hooking when his team was in trouble in their own end, so maybe a good penalty to take.
	36:49	Mikus drops for Surovy, wrist shot deflected high . . .
	35:22	Puck is shot on goal by Lev offside, faceoff at the blueline, not all the way down, which is how I would have called it.
	35:03	After the penalty expires, Metallurg comes in on a rush, Popperle makes the save and holds for a faceoff.
	34:55	Lev ices and it looks like that will kill the penalty . . .
	34:23	Another shot attempt from Robitaille whistles wide . . . he's their go-tog uy . . .
	33:30	Slap shot from Randy Robitaille is stopped and held by Popperle. 1:29 left in the PP.
	32:59	Michal Sersen hooks Yuri Nazarov along the boards and heads to the box. Metallurg is 0/3 today on the PP.
	32:46	One-time slapper from Brent Sopel from the point is caught and held by Popperle.
	32:11	Yefimov, Metallurg's most dangerous player this game, leads a rush into the Lev zone but his shot's deflected out of play. Faceoff inside.
	31:44	Puck goes out of play off the draw, faceoff moved inside.
	31:40	Jakub Klepis intercepts a pass in his own zone, then Lev rush the other way goes offside.
	31:05	Filipp Metlyuk sneaks in from the point and one-times a shot wide . . .
	30:15	Big hit by Michal Birner in the corner on Anton Kapotov . . .
	29:59	Puck is played by a Metallurg high stick in their own zone, faceoff coming up inside.
	29:14	Low slap shot Repik, pad save Lazushin.
	28:35	Now a chance from the left side for Hossa, but a defenceman forces him wide and his shot is wide too . . .
	28:05	Nathan Oystrick sneaks in from the point and tries a shot that Lazushin takes in the shouler, play continues . . .
	26:57	Petr Vrana beautiully sets up Jiri Sekac in front, but his wrister from right in front goes high . . .
	26:00	It's been end-to-end since the goal, with odd-man rushes both ways, play continues . . .
	25:01	Goal for Novokuznetsk! From the boards, Alexander Mereskin makes a nice pass to ALEXEI YEFIMOV, who snaps a shot that beats Popperle glove side.
	24:31	Lev 2 on 1, Hossa and Mikus, but they don't get a good shot away, play continues . . .
	24:08	Now a rush for Metallurg, Popperle the save and whistle.
	23:50	Now a shot by Vrana hits Lazushin and deflects out of play.
	23:20	Enormous pressure by Lev, Christensen and Klepis both with glorious chances, but the puck somehow stays out . . .
		Save Lazushin. Repik went to the backhand, but had no room.
	22:14	Michal Repik is hooked on a breakaway and is getting a penalty shot.
	21:21	Alexei Yefimov is sprung on a breakaway, but Tomas Popperle stands his ground and makes the save.
	20:30	Shot from Klepis turned aside by Lazushin, Metallurg on the counterattack . . .
	20:01	2nd period began.
		Teams are on the ice. 2nd period will begin shortly. Alexander Lazushin is taking over in goal for Metallurg.
		2nd period begins at 19:50 CET, 14:50 EDT.
		Shots on goal in 1st period: Lev 12, Metallurg 6.
		A fairly even period, with the big difference being Lev was 1/1 on the power play and Metallurg was 0/3.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:49	Icing against Lev.
	18:50	Randy Robitaille tried to set up Dmitri Megalinsky in front of the net, but he couldn't reach the pass and fell down . . .
	17:50	Goal for Lev! It takes less than 20 seconds for Lev's PP to click, Ondrej Nemec passes across for a ZDENO CHARA one-timer, which goes untouched through traffic and into the net.
	17:31	After a lengthy delay, Anton Kapotov gets called for high sticking Nathan Oystrick, who was slow to get up but got to the bench while play was on.
	16:43	Puck shot the length of the ice by Metallurg, icing waved off, play in Lev zone . . .
	15:44	Jiri Novotny's shot from the boards, stick save Sexsmith, play continues . .
	14:20	Zdeno Chara, lone man back, breaks up a pass on a Metallurg 2-on-1, play continues . .
	14:09	Lev pressure, Krejcik's slap shot is blocked, then Metallurg ices it.
	13:12	Offside Metallurg.
	12:05	Puck goes out of play on a Lev rush, Michal Sersen and Randy Robitaille were tied up with each other at the other end of the ice. No penalties called.
	11:43	Chance for Metallurg, Alexander Islamov's shot hits a skate and goes out of play. Faceoff stays in Lev zone.
	11:34	Jakub Krejcik takes a wrist shot that Sexsmith gloves and holds.
	10:48	Chris Simon's wrist shot from the top of the slot whistles wide . . .
	10:13	A Metallurg rush and chance, Popperle covers.
	10:01	Jiri Hunkes's slap shot hits a stick and goes out of play. Faceoff in Metallurg zone.
	09:16	Puck is iced by Jiri Novotny, which will kill off the rest of the penalty . . .
	08:37	Megalinsky's low wrister from the point is stopped and covered by Popperle. :39 left in PP.
	08:12	Slap shot from the point from Brent Sopel stopped by Popperle, then puck deflected out of play. Faceoff outside with 1:04 left in PP.
	07:16	Zdeno Chara gets Lev's 3rd penalty of the game, holding the stick while battling for position in front of the Metallurg net.
	07:00	Lev line of Christensen-Vrana-Klepis buzzing in the attacking zone, with Chara in front of the opposing net.
	06:28	Christensen feeds Klepis, whose hard shot is stopped by Sexsmith and held.
	06:12	Icing against Metallurg.
	04:11	Goal for Lev! Driving hard to the net, MARCEL HOSSA re-directs Tomas Surovy's shot past Sexsmith.
	04:03	Streaking down the right wing, Islamov's shot is deflected high . . .
	02:45	Lev back at full strength, as Popperle fields a long shoot in and holds for a faceoff.
	02:00	Oystrick ices, Lev 3 man unit changes . . .
	01:18	Play whistled because Popperle covered the puck.
	00:43	And now 2 men short, as Tomas Surovy's stick catches a Metellurg forward in the face.
	00:13	Quickly, Lev defenceman Ondrej Nemec gets the game's first penalty for hooking.
	00:01	Game started.
		National anthems of the Russian Federation and Czech Republic are finished and the opening faceoff is moments away.
		Lineup for Lev Praha: Goaltenders: 42 Tomáš Pöpperle (2 Ondřej Kocián) Defence Pairings: 74 Nathan Oystrick - 63 Ondřej Němec (A) 33 Zdeno Chára - 91 Jakub Krejčík 8 Michal Sersen - 9 Jiří Hunkes 25 Mathias Porseland Forward Lines: 61 Erik Christensen - 20 Petr Vrána - 21 Jakub Klepiš 43 Tomáš Surový - 71 Juraj Mikúš - 81 Marcel Hossa 23 Ľuboš Bartečko (A) - 12 Jiří Novotný (C) - 26 Michal Řepík 64 Jiří Sekáč - 14 Jaroslav Svoboda - 16 Michal Birner 62 Lukáš Cingel
		Lineup for Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Goaltenders: 34 Tyson Sexsmith (40 Alexander Lazushin) Defence Pairings: 28 Filipp Metlyuk - 77 Dmitri Megalinsky 24 Stanislav Romanov - 82 Mikhail Kuklev (A) 42 Zakhar Arzamastsev - 55 Brent Sopel (A) 93 Alexei Grishin - 30 Anton Kapotov Forward Lines: 11 Dmitri Kagarlitsky - 16 Randy Robitaille - 27 Alexander Islamov 95 Alexei Efimov - 25 Alexander Mereskin (C) - 9 Anton Lazarev 20 Nikita Vyglazov - 10 Dmitri Chernykh - 88 Damir Zhafyarov 14 Chris Simon - 51 Konstantin Turukin - 74 Yuri Nazarov Head Coach: Anatoli Yemelin Assistant Coaches: Arkadi Andreyev, Sergei Berdinkov
		Tonight, Lev Praha play their first game at Tipsport Arena in four weeks; their last three home games were at the larger O2 Arena. They enter the game on a 7-game losing streak and, after relieving Josef Jandač of his head coaching duties, will be headed by former assistants Jiří Kalous and Vitali Karamnov tonight. Visiting Metallurg Novokuznetsk is currently in 8th place in the Eastern Coference, and if they can hold onto that position it would be their first time in the KHL playoffs. Their lineup has a distinctive Canadian flavour, starting with goaltender Tyson Sexsmith, who gets the nod tonight. Others include Brent Sopel, Randy Robitaille and Chris Simon.
		Welcome. The game starts at 19:00 local time in Prague (CET), which is 2pm EDT, 11am PDT in North America and 01:00 Tuesday morning in Novokuznetsk (OMST).

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 5. Hossa (Surovy), 18. Chara (Nemec, Vrana) - 26. Yefimov (Mereskin, Lazarev), 39. Robitaille (Metlyuk, Kagarlitsky), 62. Metlyuk

Lev Praha: Goaltenders:

42 Tomáš Pöpperle (2 Ondřej Kocián)

Defence Pairings:

74 Nathan Oystrick - 63 Ondřej Němec (A)
33 Zdeno Chára - 91 Jakub Krejčík
8 Michal Sersen - 9 Jiří Hunkes
25 Mathias Porseland

Forward Lines:

61 Erik Christensen - 20 Petr Vrána - 21 Jakub Klepiš
43 Tomáš Surový - 71 Juraj Mikúš - 81 Marcel Hossa
23 Ľuboš Bartečko (A) - 12 Jiří Novotný (C) - 26 Michal Řepík
64 Jiří Sekáč - 14 Jaroslav Svoboda - 16 Michal Birner

Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Goaltenders:

34 Tyson Sexsmith (40 Alexander Lazushin)

Defence Pairings:

28 Filipp Metlyuk - 77 Dmitri Megalinsky
24 Stanislav Romanov - 82 Mikhail Kuklev (A)
42 Zakhar Arzamastsev - 55 Brent Sopel (A)
93 Alexei Grishin - 30 Anton Kapotov

Forward Lines:

11 Dmitri Kagarlitsky - 16 Randy Robitaille - 27 Alexander Islamov
95 Alexei Efimov - 25 Alexander Mereskin (C) - 9 Anton Lazarev
20 Nikita Vyglazov - 10 Dmitri Chernykh - 88 Damir Zhafyarov
14 Chris Simon - 51 Konstantin Turukin - 74 Yuri Nazarov

Referees: Yakov Deyev, Sergei Karabanov. Linesmen: Sergei Mikhayevich, Alexander Nesterov.

1st period
	00:13
	00:43
	04:11
	07:16
	17:31
	17:50
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:14
	25:01
	32:59
	37:12
	38:06
2nd intermission
3rd period
After 3rd period
Overtime
	60:33
	61:54
Final/OT