LEV 1:2 SBA | Lev Praha - HC Slovan Bratislava (KHL)

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Lev – HC Slovan

1:2 (end)

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Lev Praha

1:2 (0:1, 0:1, 1:0)

HC Slovan Bratislava

Saturday 03.11.2012, 17:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL

		Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game): Lev 9 (33), Slovan 6 (30). With 3 points, Slovan Bratislava goes to 34 points while Lev Praha stays at 28. Both team now have 10 days off for an international break. (19:15:18)
		Lev not able to get a shot on goal in the last minute with their goalie out, and Slovan holds on for a 2-1 road victory.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:25	Mario Bliznak hits the post shooting at the empty net
	59:14	Icing Slovan.
	58:58	Slovan bid for an empty net goal misses . . .
	58:49	Lev net empty.
	58:49	From the corner, Martin Skoula's centering attempt is caught and held by Janus.
	58:18	Slovan shoot-in goes out of play in the Lev zone, faceoff outside.
	57:49	Timeout Lev.
	57:49	Michal Repik overskates the puck on a Lev rush and puts himself offside.
	57:20	Lev trying to set up an attack in Slovan zone, good zone defence . . .
	55:55	Surovy wrap around attempt doesn't make it, puck lied loose in front for a while before being swept away . . .
		Slovan has really tightened up defensively since the Lev goal. They had been giving up lots of chances earlier in the period.
	55:08	A long Lev shot gets deflected and Janus holds it for a faceoff.
	54:43	Puck into the Slovan bench, faceoff at the Slovan blueline.
	54:31	Icing Lev.
	54:20	Slovan ices it for the 3rd time on this penalty kill and that should do it for the penalty . . .
	53:27	Vondrka ices . . .
	52:45	Chara's shot from the point tipped just wide by Ondrej Nemec . . .
	52:25	Milan Kytnar spins around Zdeno Chara beside the net (not an easy thing to do) and Lev goes to the power play at a key point in the game.
	52:09	Another Lev icing.
	51:10	Icing Lev.
	49:50	Bakos of Slovan with a long shot that Popperle gloves and puts back into play . . . after being quieter than their Slovan opponents most of the game, Lev fans in the building are now alive.
	48:45	Goal for Lev! Finally they beat Janus. Zdeno Chara centers to JAKUB VORACEK, who snaps a shot from the top of the slot that beats the goalie high. Voracek scores in his first game back.
	48:15	Unbelievable. Two whacks at the puck for Juraj Mikus (F) right on front of the net, but still can't beat Janus.
	47:26	Icing Slovan. We're once again back after technical difficulties.
	42:30	Big flurry in the Slovan goal crease near the end of the power play, but it just won't go in.
	41:39	Jonathan Sigalet of Slovan gets called for hooking, power play Lev.
	40:56	Big slap shot Zdeno Chara, glove save Janus.
	40:01	3rd period began.
		3rd period will begin at 18:39 CET, 13:39 EDT.
		Shots in the 2nd period (and game): Lev 10 (24), Slovan 12 (24). The play has been relatively even and the shots are dead even at 24 each, but Slovan Bratislava has scored a goal each period and leads 2-0.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:29	Puck out of play in the Slovan zone, faceoff stays inside.
	38:55	Out of the box, Voracek circles for a while in the Slovan zone with the puck but doesn't get a shot on goal . . .
	38:14	At the tail end of the Slovan PP, Martin Stajnoch's slapper from the point is caught and held by Popperle.
	37:35	Lev had a 2 on 1 chance shorthanded, but Klepis couldn't get a shot away and had to retreat back . . .
	36:13	Jakub Voracek got his stick up on Marko Dano in the neutral zone and gets 2 minutes for high sticking. Voracek's probably lucky Dano wears a cage, or he might have cut him and got more.
	35:32	Good chance for Dano and Kytnar of Slovan, big glove save by Popperle.
	33:30	Lev chances for Nathan Oystrick and Michal Birner, Janus coming up big . . .
	32:09	Big chance for Zdeno Chara with a shot in close, but Janus going down gets a piece of it and it deflects out of play.
	31:48	Offside Slovan.
	31:33	A neutral zone stick-swinging confrontation between Juraj Mikus (F) and Marko Dano, each get 2 minutes for slashing.
	30:41	Puck goes out of play into the Slovan bench, faceoff at the Lev blueline.
	29:58	Zdeno Chara absolutely rocks Slovan captain Miroslav Satan with a big open-ice hit. Play is stopped and Satan is slow to get up.
	29:36	Puck goes out of play between the benches, faceoff comes back in to the Lev zone.
	29:31	Slovan called for a hand pass in the neutral zone, faceoff at the Slovan blueline.
	29:12	Offside Lev.
	28:27	Icing Slovan, who are now back at full strength.
	27:15	A shorthanded chance for Slovan, who are now only down 1 man . .
	26:42	Janus stops a shot and holds it. After 4 seconds Lev will have a 2-man advantage.
	26:30	Big shots from the point from Chara and Klepis, then puck is iced . . .
	25:59	Mario Bliznak now gets called for hooking in front of his own goal, so Lev will have a 4-on-3 advantage for :47.
	25:45	Goal for Slovan! Persistent effort from MICHAL VONDRKA in front of the net, who took several whacks at the puck before finally backhanding it up high. It started on a centering pass from Ivan Svarny on the boards.
	25:25	Lev 2 on 2, Novotny fed Birner, couldn't get a shot . . .
	24:56	The Slovan power play quickly ends, though, as Libor Hudacek gets called for holding the stick right off the faceoff. We've got 4-on-4 hockey for 1:50 barring further penalties.
	24:46	Now Slovan to the power play as Marcel Hossa gets the gate for slashing.
	24:30	Petr Vrana cuts out of the corner and attempts a wraparound on Janus, denied . . .
	23:42	Miro Satan finishes off the penalty by skating the puck to the Lev blueline and taking a long shot on Popperle, which he's forced to cover. Slovan back at full strength.
	23:20	Andrei Sekera intercepts a pass and ices . . .
	22:30	Down low, defenceman Nathan Oystrick gets a chance on the doorstep, Janus stops his backhand . . .
	21:50	Off the draw, Martin Skoula takes a slap shot, right on Janus the save, then the rebound gets put over the glass and out of play. Faceoff outside, 1:52 left in the Lev PP.
		A bit of a delay trying to figure out who will serve the penalty, it's finally #91 Jan Lipiansky.
	21:42	Too many Slovan players on the ice. A player off the bench touched the puck before the player he was replacing was off. Power play Lev.
	21:10	Now Michel Miklik with a high shot that hits Popperle in the shoulder, he's had several shots this game . . .
	20:40	Slovan's Hudacek gets the period's first shot from a sharp angle, turned away . . .
	20:01	2nd period began.
		Both teams are on the ice. 2nd period will begin shortly.
		2nd period will begin at 17:48 CET, 12:48 EDT.
		Shots on goal in the 1st period: Lev Praha 14, Slovan Bratislava 12.
		An evenly-played period with chances at both ends, most notably the penalty shot for Jiri Novotny of Lev that Jaroslav Janus saved. Roman Kukumberg scored the first goal of the game with 22.3 seconds left in the period.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:53	Puck goes out of play, faceoff outside the Slovan blueline.
	19:37	Goal for Slovan! Milan Kytnar sends a pass across to ROMAN KUKUMBERG, who chips it into the open side of the net for the game's first goal.
	18:30	Michal Repik with a chance for Lev on a rush from the right side, save . . .
	18:11	Janus covers a loose puck in his crease.
	17:20	Next it was former Vancouver Giant and Canuck Mario Bliznak with a shot from a similar spot, again stopped, but play continues . . .
	16:58	Michal Vondrka of Slovan with a wrister from the left wing that Popperle stopped and eventually covered.
	16:35	A great chance for Marcel Hossa of Lev but a greater save by Janus, Surovy dug for the rebound but Janus covered.
	15:33	Backhander by veteran Miroslav Satan is caught and held by Popperle.
	14:08	Miklik with a quick shot off the draw, blocker save Popperle . . .
	14:03	Marko Dano with a slapshot from the faceoff dot that Popperle stops and holds. 17-year-old Dano is a highly-ranked prospect for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
	12:49	Offside Slovan.
	11:40	Great chance Slovan on a rush, great save Popperle on Miklik .. .
	11:00	We are back following technical difficulties . . . still 0-0, you haven't missed anything.
		Just an observation, there have been 4 penalty shots in Lev's last 5 games.
	06:51	Another Slovan icing. Lev is back at full strength.
	06:41	Icing Slovan. That'll do it for the PP, :02 left.
	06:19	Pad save Janus. Novotny seemed to be trying to go five-hole. Slovan power-play continues, :24 left.
	06:19	Jiri Novotny gets a shorthanded breakaway for Lev and is haulted down--he is getting a penalty shot.
	06:00	Andrej Sekera's slapper from the point is wide . . .
	04:43	Michal Repik of Lev gets the first penalty of the game for tripping--attempted sweep-check but missed the puck. Power play Slovan.
	03:50	Vondrka steals the puck from Chara in the corner, now Slovan possession in Lev zone . . .
	03:10	Shot by Juraj Mikus (C) hits Janus in the mask, play is stopped.
	02:52	Icing Slovan.
	02:26	3 on 2 rush for Lev, Jakub Klepis the shot, Janus turns it away . . .
	00:48	Ján Lipianský gets Slovan's first shot, Popperle stops it and then the rebound.
	00:15	Petr Vrana with a chance right off the bad on a pass from Svoboda, Janus stops and holds.
	00:01	Game started.
		The national anthems for the Slovak and Czech republics are finished, and the game will begin shortly. This building is rocking!
		Another note: after missing nine games with a knee injury, Jakub Voráček returns to the Lev lineup. The starting goalies are Tomáš Pöpperle (Lev) and Jaroslav Janus (Slovan).
		This contest has been highly-anticipated all season, as the KHL teams from the capitals of the Czech and Slovak republics (both formerly in Czechoslovakia) face each other for the first time. It has been sold out for two weeks. The Lev Praha roster includes 6 Slovaks, led by Zdeno Chára, while Czech Michal Vondrka plays for Slovan. As well, the Mikúš brothers Juraj (Lev) and Tomáš (Slovan) play against each other.
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:00 local time in Prague and Bratislava (CET) and 12:00 EDT/09:00 PDT in North America.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 49. Voracek (Chara) - 20. Kukumberg (Kytnar, Tabacek), 26. Vondrka (Svarny)

Lev Praha: G: 42 Tomáš Pöpperle (2 Ondřej Kocián). D: 33 Zdeno Chára, 63 Ondřej Němec - 41 Martin Škoula, 74 Nathan Oystrick - 66 Juraj Mikuš, 25 Mathias Porseland - 91 Jakub Krejčík. F: 14 Jaroslav Svoboda, 20 Petr Vrána, 21 Jakub Klepiš - 43 Tomáš Surový, 71 Juraj Mikúš, 81 Marcel Hossa - 12 Jiří Novotný, 61 Erik Christensen, 93 Jakub Voráček - 16 Michal Birner, 64 Jiří Sekáč, 26 Michal Řepík - 62 Lukáš Cingel.

HC Slovan Bratislava: G: 32 Jaroslav Janus (42 Branislav Konrád). D: 17 Ľubomír Višňovský, 3 Martin Štajnoch - 5 Jonathan Sigalet, 44 Andrej Sekera - 80 Ján Tabaček, 24 Ivan Švarný - 12 Peter Trška. F: 90 Libor Hudáček, 55 Mário Bližňák, 18 Miroslav Šatan - 82 Michal Vondrka, 91 Ján Lipianský, 19 Michel Miklík - 85 Peter Ölvecký, 59 Andrej Šťastný, 68 Marko Daňo - 83 Martin Bakoš, 89 Milan Kytnár, 16 Roman Kukumberg - 13 Tomáš Mikúš.

1st period
	04:43
	19:37
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:42
	24:46
	24:56
	25:45
	25:59
	31:33
	36:13
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:39
	48:45
	52:25
Final