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Lev – Torpedo 4:2 (end)
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Lev Praha
4:2 (1:0, 2:0, 1:2)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Wednesday 05.12.2012, 18:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL
     
    Seemingly in control of the game, Lev had a 3-0 lead by Torpedo scored 2 quick ones in the third period and came dangerously close a few times in the 3rd period, but couldn't tie it.

    Lev now moves into a 6th place tie in the Western Conference with Slovan Bratislava with 47 points. Torpedo remains 8th with 42. (21:16:38)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:29
    Goal for Lev!
    JAKUB VORACEK wasn't going to miss a breakaway on the open net. Assists: Erik Christensen, Tomas Rachunek.
     
    59:16
    Nearly a fatal giveaway in the Lev zone to Semin after the draw, but his shot hits Stepanek in the pad and it's covered.
     
    59:10
    Time out Torpedo.
     
    59:10
    Torpedo comes in and gets a shot, Stepanek freezes it, Koval is back on the bench.
     
    58:48
    Lev go offside rushing toward the empty net, Koval comes back in for the faceoff at the blueline.
     
    58:40
    Torpedo net is empty . . .
     
    58:27
    Big slaph shot from Lubos Bartecko hits Koval in the chest . . .
     
    58:06
    Juuso Hietanen with another shot, frozen by Stepanek. It's getting down to the nitty-gritty now.
     
    57:01
    Now back to full strength, Lev rushes in and Repik's shot is stopped by Koval.
     
    56:05
    Big hit by Duncan, BC's Matt Ellison on Mathias Porseland into the boards in the Lev zone.
     
    55:54
    Icing Lev just as the penalty ends. Torpedo now has a power play for the next :56.
     
    55:45
    Shot by Semin, pad save Stepanek and a whistle. :08 left of 4 on 4, then Torpedo back to the power play for almost a minute.
     
    53:53
    We'll have 4-on-4 for 2 minutes, as Torpedo takes what could be a costly too-many-men on the ice penalty.
     
    53:40
    Big hit by Hietanen on Chara, play continues and Chara has words for the referee . . .
     
    It is 4:00 for high sticking, with the crowd whistling its displeasure.
     
    They're checking at the Torpedo bench to see if the player is cut. If so, this will be 4 minutes.
     
    52:50
    Now Martin Skoula takes a high-sticking penalty, giving Torpedo a golden chance to tie this game.
     
    52:27
    First good chance for Lev in a while, slap shot from Jakub Voracek on the rush, Koval gets the glove on it and knocks it away.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 17. Klepiš (Mojzis, Porseland), 23. Rachunek (Nemec), 28. Bartecko (Karamnov), 60. Voracek (Christensen, Rachunek) - 48. Varnakov (Semin), 49. Chernov

    Lev Praha: Štěpánek (Kocián) -- Škoula, Němec - Chára, Krejčík - Mikuš, Porseland - Mojžiš -- Rachůnek, Christensen, Voráček - Bartečko, Vrána, Klepiš - Cipulis, Surový, Hossa - Birner, Karamnov, Řepík - Cingel.
    Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval (Maslakov) -- Malenkikh, Hietanen - Varlamov, Bykov - Vasiliev, Volchenkov -- Ellison, Makarov, Thornberg - Varnakov, Schastlivy, Semin - Zaynullin, Gorbunov, Chernov - Valuysky, Galuzin, Potapov.
    Referees: Gusev, Ravodin - Balodis, Putilin