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final
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
7:4 (3:3, 3:1, 1:0)
Spartak Moscow
Monday 03.12.2012, 13:00 • KHL
     
    56:52
    Goal for Metallurg! EVGENY MALKIN shows his world-class once again. He got into the zone, got rid of two defenders with a nice deke and hits the net with a precise wrist shot to make it 7:4 for Metallurg! Without assists.
     
    38:03
    Goal for Spartak!
    Spartak pulled one down with a tap-in by NIKOLAI BUSHUYEV, who found the puck in front of sitting Ahonen and sent it behind him. 6:4! Assist: Anatoly Nikontsev.
     
    36:59
    Goal for Metallurg! SERGEI MOZYAKIN strikes once more and again from the same place as last time. Wonderful combination between the home players ends with sixth goal for Metallurg. 6:3! Assists: Viktor Antipin, Evgeny Malkin.
     
    31:30
    Goal for Metallurg! Another powerplay goal for Magnitogorsk, which took back its two-goal lead. SERGEI MOZYAKIN hit the target with a nice slap shot after Malkin's crossing pass. 5:3! Assist: Evgeny Malkin.
     
    21:40
    Goal for Metallurg! Just after Suglopolov got back on ice, the home team took the lead again! DMITRY KAZIONOV found the rebounded puck and sent it into the open goal. 4:3! Assists: Viktor Antipin, Sergei Gonchar.
     
    16:51
    Goal for Spartak!
    What a match! Spartak is here with a reply again. DMITRY KAZIONOV got the puck after a won face-off in the offensive zone and sent it towards the goal without hesitation. Gelashvili was late and the match is even again. 3:3! Assist: Artem Voronin.
     
    16:34
    Goal for Metallurg! Magnitogorsk took his lead back immediately. ANDREI ANKUDINOV tried his luck with a snap shot from the blueline and since Yakhin didn't see his effort at all, the puck went into the net. 3:2! Assist: Viktor Antipin.
     
    15:57
    Goal for Spartak!
    There's the equalizer! ANATOLY NIKONTSEV has deflected Khokhlachyov's shot right between Gelashvili's pads. 2:2! Assist: Alexander Khokhlachyov.
     
    15:26
    Goal for Spartak!
    The visitors have also managed to take advantage of their powerplay with a precise finish by ALEXANDER BUDKIN. 2:1 Assists: Nikita Shchitov, Branko Radivojevic.
     
    04:18
    Goal for Metallurg! What a start for the home team. Wonderful combination between the Metallurg stars ends with a second goal already in the fifth minute. VIKTOR ANTIPIN added his second one in the powerplay. 2:0! Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Evgeny Malkin.
     
    03:38
    Goal for Metallurg! VIKTOR ANTIPIN has opened the scoreline with a precise early shot. 1:0! Without assist.
    Commentary by

    Marek Kratochvíl

    CZ@marekratochvil

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 4. Antipin, 5. Antipin (Gonchar, Malkin), 17. Kazionov (Antipin), 22. Kazionov (Antipin, Gonchar), 32. Mozyakin (Malkin), 37. Mozyakin (Antipin, Malkin), 57. Malkin - 16. Budkin (Shchitov, Radivojevic), 16. Nikontsev (Khokhlachyov), 17. Ankudinov (Voronin), 39. Bushuyev (Nikontsev)

    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Gelashvili (Ahonen) – Antipin, Biryukov, Gonchar, Khabarov, Bondarev, Misharin, Bernatsky – Kulemin, Lisin, Malkin – Mozyakin, Hodgman, Potekhin – Shingareyev, Platonov, Zdunov – Kazionov, Kosov, Yakubov – Mikhailov
    Spartak Moscow: Borisov (Yakhin) – Shefer, Nakladal, Budkin, Shchitov, Mamkin, Morrisonn, Zheldakov, Pokrovsky – Gubin, Petrov, Suglobov – Lewandowski, Yunkov, Radivojevic – Nikontsev, Bushuyev, Khokhalchyov – Voronin, Ankudinov, Medvedev
    Referees: Vasilyev, Komarov – Alyoshin, Ivanov