NNO 1:3 UFA | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod - Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)

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Torpedo – Salavat Yulaev

1:3 (end)

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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

1:3 (0:0, 1:1, 0:2)

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Sunday 02.12.2012, 14:00 • KHL

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		A double by Ufa in the third period was enough for them to get all three points against Nizhny Novgorod. In the end the guests defended clever and could keep the two-goal lead.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:27	The hosts have chances but it's already too late for a come back.
	58:40	Blue line shot by Torpedo is cleared.
	58:35	Ufa gets the puck out of its zone but at cost of an icing.
	57:47	Saprykin misses the empty net from the blue line !
	57:32	Time out Torpedo and Koval left his net for an additional attacker.
	57:08	Ufa can keep the puck in the Torpedo zone for quite a long time. This way the hosts don't come back...
	56:14	Weak shot into the arms of Tarkki but at least a face off.
	55:26	Good opportunity by Torpedo but out of the crowd a defender gets the puck away.
	53:59	Tarkki with a save but the Torpedo power play does not look too dangerous.
	52:07	It's 4 on 4 right now but soon Torpedo has three minutes of power play that could close the two-goal gap.
	51:13	Denis Khlystov (Ufa) out with a game misconduct. Gets 20+5 minutes.
	51:13	Dmitry Makarov (Torpedo) gets two minutes for boarding.
	50:34	Good power play by Ufa. They create several good chances but Koval keeps the puck out of his net.
	49:05	Good chance for Khlystov from a short distance.
	48:46	Mikhail Tyulyapkin (Torpedo) gets two minutes for holding.
	46:22	Vladimir Gorbunov (Torpedo) gets two minutes for interference.
	47:06	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! IGOR MIRNOV in the center position receives a pass from the left wing and fires it into the left bottom corner for the second power play goal of the guests today ! Is that already the decision? Assisted by Kirill Koltsov and Alexei Kaigorodov.
	45:32	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! ALEXEI GLUKHOV takes a rebound to turn the match around for Ufa ! Assisted by Igor Musatov and Oleg Saprykin.
	44:09	Ufa with a shot from the left wing that goes wide.
	43:18	Ufa is back at full strength. The Torpedo power play was harmless.
	42:27	Two players crash in the neutral zone. Not so much happening in the third period so far.
	41:18	Antti Pihlström (Ufa) gets two minutes for roughing.
	40:01	3rd period began.
		In the second period Ufa took far too many penalties and was punished with a power play goal for Torpedo through Ellison but also the guests used one of their few power plays for the equalizer. The game stays completely open after 40 minutes.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:28	Varnakov with the cross pass at the blue line and the following shot by a team colleague lands in the gloves of Tarkki.
	38:20	Alexei Kaigorodov (Ufa) gets two minutes for hooking - Torpedo with a short 5 on 3 power play.
	38:05	Andrei Zubarev (Ufa) is out with an injury.
	37:58	A hard shot from the side is saved by Tarkki without problems.
	36:43	Vitaly Atyushov (Ufa) gets two minutes for a hard check in the neutral zone against Ellison.
	35:55	Counter attack for Torpedo through Varnakov but his last pass is stopped by the defense.
	35:12	Backhander by Torpedo. That one looked a bit more dangerous.
	34:29	Long-distance shot by Ufa cleared easily by Koval.
	33:37	A shot by Torpedo goes wide.
	32:37	High pressure by Torpedo with several good scoring chances !
	31:08	Two minute team penalty against Ufa for too many players on the ice.
	31:00	Ilya Trubachyov from the left wing past the net.
	30:16	One-man counter by Torpedo and the long-distance shot is saved easily by Tarkki.
	29:12	Double chance for Torpedo. First Tarkki can make the save and then the rebound goes wide.
	28:55	Easy save for Koval.
	28:39	Matt Ellison (Torpedo) gets two minutes for tripping.
	27:33	Oleg Saprykin (Ufa) gets two minutes for slashing.
	26:47	On the other side a Torpedo forward has the huge chance to restore the lead but Tarkki with a save from a short distance !
	25:40	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! A shot from the right wing by Vitaly Atyushov at the height of the blue line finds its way through and TOMAS ROLINEK deflected it into the net ! What a blast for the equalizer - also in power play ! Assisted by Vitaly Atyushov and Denis Khlystov.
	22:42	A team penalty against Ufa for too many players on the ice.
	22:34	Ruslan Zainullin (Torpedo) gets four minutes for high-sticking.
	22:18	Goal for Torpedo! A long pass finds MATT ELLISON who waits at the blue line completely free. Then he goes into the 1 on 1 against Tarkki and fires the puck past the Finn into the left bottom corner for the power play lead ! Assisted by Alexei Vasilyev and Juuso Hietanen.
	21:27	Antti Pihlström (Ufa) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
	21:25	Mikhail Varnakov tries to get the puck into the Ufa net from the side but it doesn't get through.
	20:01	2nd period began.
		In the first period both teams played with a lot of patience, concentrated on avoiding mistakes - the result is that there were almost no scoring chances. Can only get better.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:46	Wrap-around try by the home side goes wide.
	19:20	A shot from the neutral zone by Vasilyev earns Torpedo a face off.
	18:12	Torpedo with nice forechecking but the Ufa defense stays calm.
	16:33	Torpedo is back at full strength. They didn't let the guests come close to their goal.
	14:33	Vitaly Koval (Torpedo) gets two minutes for delaying the game.
	14:28	Shot from the left side of the net by an Ufa forward. Koval makes a step out of his net for the save.
	14:03	Blue line shot by Ufa from the left wing but too many players are in between and so the puck comes back immediately.
	13:37	Break away chance for Dmitry Makarov after he captured the puck at the blue line but good save by Ufa goalie Tarkki.
	12:41	Igor Musatov with a shot into the left corner but leg save by Koval.
	11:10	Tyulyapkin loses the puck behind the Torpedo net but the hosts don't use the counter chance...
	10:51	Torpedo wins the face off in the Ufa zone but then the following shot is blocked by a defender.
	09:22	Musatov catches the puck with his glove but before he can controll it, a defender is in between. Ufa looks stronger now.
	08:47	Saprykin with a counter but his shot from a central position is not precise enough.
	07:36	Shot by the guests from the blue line but no danger. Instead there is the counter chance for Torpedo which is also stopped.
	06:30	The puck stays in the neutral zone most of the time.
	04:40	Both teams are mostly waiting for mistakes of their opponent. It's far from high class so far.
	04:28	Salavat with a first good opportunity. After a nice combination the shot is blocked to the side though.
	02:00	Calm start in this game. No chances so far.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval (Maslakov) - Hietanen, Malenkikh, Varlamov, Bykov, Tyulyapkin, Vasilyev - Makarov, M. Potapov, Thörnberg, Varnakov, Schastlivy, Ellison, Gorbunov, Zainullin, Chernov, Valuisky, Galuzin, A. Potapov Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Tarkki (Vasilevsky) - Atyushov, Proshkin, Zubarev, Koltsov, Blatak, Gurkin - Khlystov, Zinovyev, Rolinek, Mirnov, Pihlström, Kaigorodov, Trubachyov, Parshin, Filatov, Musatov, Glukhov, Yemelin, Saprykin Referees: Belov, Tsyplakov - Zakharenkov, Menshikh
		Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Salavat Yulayev Ufa who today face each other, are in a similar situation. They played an average season so far with a bit more light than shadow. While Torpedo is 4th in Tarasov Division with 43 poiints, Ufa is third in Chernyshyov Division with 48 points but they also have had two more games than Torpedo. For Torpedo today comes the end of a three-game home stint. The first two matches they played against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (3-4) and Ak Bars Kazan (3-1). Ufa ends a three-game road trip. Previously they were beaten by Atlant Moscow Oblast (0-2) and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2-3).
		Welcome. Game starts at 14:00 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 23. Ellison (Vasilyev, Hietanen) - 26. Rolinek (Atyushov, Khlystov), 46. Glukhov (Musatov, Saprykin), 48. Mirnov (Koltsov, Kaigorodov)

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval (Maslakov) - Hietanen, Malenkikh, Varlamov, Bykov, Tyulyapkin, Vasilyev - Makarov, M. Potapov, Thörnberg, Varnakov, Schastlivy, Ellison, Gorbunov, Zainullin, Chernov, Valuisky, Galuzin, A. Potapov

Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Tarkki (Vasilevsky) - Atyushov, Proshkin, Zubarev, Koltsov, Blatak, Gurkin - Khlystov, Zinovyev, Rolinek, Mirnov, Pihlström, Kaigorodov, Trubachyov, Parshin, Filatov, Musatov, Glukhov, Yemelin, Saprykin

Referees: Belov, Tsyplakov - Zakharenkov, Menshikh

1st period
	14:33
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:27
	22:18
	22:34
	22:42
	25:40
	27:33
	28:39
	31:08
	36:43
	38:20
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:18
	45:32
	47:06
	46:22
	48:46
	51:13
	51:13
Final