KZN 5:4 SIB | Ak Bars Kazan - HC Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL)

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Ak Bars Kazan

5:4 (1:3, 1:0, 2:1, 0:0, 1:0)

HC Sibir Novosibirsk

Wednesday 05.12.2012, 16:00 • KHL

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		A long shootout ended with a lucky but not undeserved win for Ak Bars Kazan in a high-quality game against Sibir Novosibirsk !
		Game over.
	65:00	Goal for AK Bars! Jarkko Immonen decided the shootout in favour of Ak Bars Kazan !
		Barulin gets the leag save against Lehtera and wins the game for Kazan !
		Jarkko Immonen earns the lead for Ak Bars with a shot into the right corner !
		Barulin makes the corner tight and the Sibir shot ends up at the goal post - still 1-1 in the shootout.
		Darzins tries another deke into the right corner but this time Gaiduchenko was there.
		Stick save by Barulin with a jump !
		Alexei Morozov is stopped when he tried to deke out Gaiduchenko.
		Lauris Darzins dekes out Gaiduchenko and sends the puck into the top right corner.
		Barulin with the stop against Lehtera.
		Tereshchenko tries to surprise the goalie with a fast shot but it's saved.
		Glove save by Barulin against a back hander by Malyshev.
		Petrov is stopped by Gaiduchenko when he wanted to deke him out.
		Enlund scores for Sibir ! He shot the puck into the right bottom corner.
		Shootout are beginning.
		We'll see a shootout soon.
	65:00	Overtime finished.
	64:24	Chance for Ak Bars but the shot from the blue line goes wide.
	63:59	Leg save by the Sibir goalie. One minute left in overtime.
	63:18	A shot by Pesonen only hits the chest of Gaiduchenko.
	62:37	Sibir with a shot from the center, the puck goes wide.
	62:06	A nice combination by the Ak Bars forwards. In the end the puck goes out to the right wing and the shot from there is stopped by Gaiduchenko.
	60:48	Both goalies with a save already in the overtime.
	60:01	Overtime began.
		Thanks to a goal by Zaripov with five minutes left in regulation the game goes into overtime. Ak Bars had several chances to win the game even in the remaining minutes but Gaiduchenko did a good job !
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	59:38	Almost a shot from an "impossible" angle goes past Gaiduchenko.
	59:00	Last minute of regulation.
	58:07	A blue line shot by Kazan doesn't get past the Sibir defense.
	56:17	Kazan with the break away and the puck ends up inches next to the post !
	55:54	The guests with a counter but offside.
	54:16	Goal for AK Bars! Amazing goal by the hosts ! Pass by Denis Kulyash from the blue line and DANIS ZARIPOV from a sharp angle from left of the net gets the puck behind the back of Gaiduchenko - it's 4-4 now ! Assisted by Denis Kulyash and Alexei Morozov.
	52:35	Very aggressive forechecking by Sibir. If possible, they are waiting for counters !
	51:30	A blue line shot by Ak Bars is blocked by the defense.
	50:20	2 on 2 counter for Ak Bars but the last cross pass doesn't reach the team mate.
	50:10	Sibir with a shot from a central position through Kopeikin. Easy save for Barulin.
	49:28	Nice glove save by Barulin.
	48:41	Denis Kulyash (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
	47:55	The next counter attack by the guests is stopped with a hard check in the Ak Bars zone.
	45:20	Goal for Sibir! Fast counter attack by Sibir - tic, tac, toe by the guests. In the end Jonas Enlund makes the cross pass to the left side and KONSTANTIN ALEXEYEV gets the puck past Barulin to restore the Sibir lead again ! A really surprising goal at this point ! Assisted by Jonas Enlund.
	44:52	Shot from the left wing by Petrov but the angle is too sharp. Easy save by Gaiduchenko.
	44:02	Goal for AK Bars! EVGENY MEDVEDEV receives the puck at the right wing on height of the blue line and fires it into the corner for the equalizer in power play ! Come back by Kazan ! Assisted by Jarkko Immonen and Alexei Yemelin.
	43:33	Viktor Drugov (Sibir) gets two minutes.
	42:00	Calm begin in the third period.
	40:01	3rd period began.
		Ak Bars became stronger in the second part of the middle period and earned a deserved goal. This one was rather lucky though as the puck was deflected into the net by a defender. Afterwards they even had several chances for the equalizer. The game stays completely open !
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:36	A Kazan defender slips and the guests almost get the puck in the Ak Bars zone !
	38:19	Sibir with a shot that misses the right corner only by inches.
	36:38	Denis Kulyash (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for interference.
	34:43	Sergey Gaiduchenko (Sibir) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
	34:02	Break away chance for Alexei Morozov and he twice is denied the goal with leg saves by Gaiduchenko ! What a chance !
	32:58	Goal for AK Bars! A harmless shot hits the skates of Sibir defender Alexander Kutuzov and from there the puck is deflected into the net past the completely surprised Gaiduchenko ! ALEXEI TERESHCHENKO is credited with the goal ! Assisted by Lauris Darzins and Denis Kulyash.
	32:26	Gaiduchenko jumps and catches the puck out of the air.
	32:02	Sibir forward Igor Velichkin out of the game injured.
	30:45	A leg save by Gaiduchenko keeps Ak Bars from scoring the second !
	29:59	Lehtera with a shot past the second past in a Sibir counter attack.
	28:42	A Kazan defender can't clear the puck away and then Shumakov's back hander is stopped by Barulin.
	28:26	Sibir back at full strength.
	28:13	A blue line shot by Ak Bars is blocked.
	26:26	Kristian Kudroc (Sibir) gets two minutes for throwing the puck out of the playing area.
	26:26	Ak Bars shot from a sharp angle into the arms of Gaiduchenko.
	25:55	Barulin covers up the puck before a Sibir forward can reach it.
	20:01	Barulin now in the Ak Bars net for Garipov.
	23:15	Drugov with a shot from an central position, no problem for Barulin.
	21:57	Counter attack by Sibir but the final pass is not precise enough.
	21:24	Blue line shot by Ak Bars that is blocked away easily by Gaiduchenko.
	20:01	2nd period began.
		It was an even first period between Ak Bars Kazan and Sibir Novosibirsk before the guests used a 5 on 3 power play to score a double that gives them a two-goal lead after 20 minutes.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:56	Goal for Sibir! Double for the guests ! They also score with the 5 on 4. From a half left position the puck goes into the top right corner after a shot by VIKTOR DRUGOV ! Assisted by Arturs Kulda and Alexei Kopeikin.
	18:56	Goal for Sibir! In the 5 on 3 power play ALEXANDER KUTUZOV receives the puck in a central position at the blue line and fires it into the left bottom corner to restore the Sibir lead ! Assisted by Nikita Zaitsev.
	18:28	Artyom Lukoyanov (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for tripping - 5 on 3 now for Sibir.
	18:08	Evgeny Skachkov (Ak Bars) takes the two minute team penalty against his team for too many players on the ice.
	16:16	Solodukhin with a shot from a sharp angle, easy save for Garipov.
	15:53	Sibir with a back hander from the side that goes wide.
	14:30	Goal for AK Bars! DMITRY OBUKHOV gets the puck at the right wing and fires it into the corner past Gaiduchenko for the fast equalizer !
	13:08	Glove save by Garipov.
	11:34	Goal for Sibir! SERGEY SHUMAKOV comes from the left wing, goes into the center, dekes out Ak Bars goalie Garipov and in the second try the Sibir defender earns the lead for his team ! Without assist.
	10:40	Sibir back at full strength and in a counter attack they force Garipov to make a save.
	09:49	Ak Bars has problems to create opportunities in this power play. A blue line shot lands in the gloves of Gaiduchenko.
	08:40	Arturs Kulda (Sibir) gets two minutes.
	07:30	Whenever they have puck possession both teams directly attack the opposing goal but without major chances by now.
	06:05	Yemelin with a shot from the left wing at the height of the blue line. No problem for Sibir goalie Gaiduchenko.
	05:08	Ak Bars back at full strength.
	04:15	Kopeikin tries to get the puck past the goalie into the left corner but the puck is stopped.
	03:48	Another shot by Sibir but it goes wide.
	03:10	Directly after the face off Sibir with a shot from the blue line that is saved easily by the goalie.
	03:08	Konstantin Korneyev (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for hooking.
	02:58	Wrap around try by Sibir from the right side but it is blocked.
	01:30	Both teams already with one shot on goal. The two teams start with a lot of offensive power.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Barulin) - Nikulin, Korneyev, Kulyash, Medvedev, Khomitsky, Yemelin, Yarullin - Zaripov, Kapanen, Morozov, Darzins, Tereshchenko, Petrov, Pesonen, Immonen, Obukhov, Sokolov, Golubev, Skachkov, Lukoyanov Sibir Novosibirsk: Gaiduchenko (Glass) - Zaitsev, Kutuzov, Kulda, Kudroc, Alexeyev, Shumakov, Ignatovich - Lehtera, Enlund, Krivonozhkin, Kopeikin, Drugov, Nikulin, Shumakov, Sannikov, Malyshev, Velichkin, Glazachev, Solodukhin, Nikitenko Referees: Tsyplakov, Cherenkov - Tarasov, Streltsov
		Ak Bars Kazan is second in Kharlamov Division and depending on the results of the competition they even could take the first spot in the Eastern Conference. The home side has won three of its last four matches, including a 3-2 away against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. In their last match they defeated the "team of the hour" Atlant Moscow Oblast with 3-2 on the road. Today's opponents Sibir Novosibirsk are third in Chernyshyov Division and could improve to the second spot. They were struggling a bit recently with two consecutive home losses against Slovan Bratislava (1-2) and CSKA Moscow (2-3 SO). In the case of a win today Sibir could not only underline their playoff ambitions but also improve to the second place in their division. A close game can be expected !
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:00 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 15. Obukhov, 33. Tereshchenko (Darzins, Kulyash), 45. Medvedev (Immonen, Yemelin), 55. Zaripov (Kulyash, Morozov), 65. Immonen - 12. Shumakov, 19. Kutuzov (Zaitsev), 20. Drugo (Kulda, Kopeikin), 46. Alexeyev (Enlund)

Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Barulin) - Nikulin, Korneyev, Kulyash, Medvedev, Khomitsky, Yemelin, Yarullin - Zaripov, Kapanen, Morozov, Darzins, Tereshchenko, Petrov, Pesonen, Immonen, Obukhov, Sokolov, Golubev, Skachkov, Lukoyanov

HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Gaiduchenko (Glass) - Zaitsev, Kutuzov, Kulda, Kudroc, Alexeyev, Shumakov, Ignatovich - Lehtera, Enlund, Krivonozhkin, Kopeikin, Drugov, Nikulin, Shumakov, Sannikov, Malyshev, Velichkin, Glazachev, Solodukhin, Nikitenko

Referees: Tsyplakov, Cherenkov - Tarasov, Streltsov

1st period
	03:08
	08:40
	11:34
	14:30
	18:08
	18:28
	18:56
	19:56
1st intermission
2nd period
	26:26
	32:58
	34:43
	36:38
2nd intermission
3rd period
	43:33
	44:02
	45:20
	48:41
	54:16
After 3rd period
Overtime
before shootout
Shootout
	65:00
after shootout