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

KHL

HC Slovan – Lev

2:1 (end)

final

HC Slovan Bratislava

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

Lev Praha

Saturday 08.12.2012, 16:00 • Slovnaft Arena, Bratislava • KHL

	60:00	Game over. (19:08:54)
	59:49	Bad exchange for Lev when Popperle comes out, 2 players come on and they get called for too many men. With the faceoff back deep in their end. That should do it.
	59:33	Timeout Lev. Popperle stays in for now.
	59:33	Puck out of play in the neutral zone. Faceoff at centre ice.
	59:13	And now a big save by Janus off Jakub Voracek on the doorstep.
	58:40	Mad scramble for a loose puck on front of Janus, Klepis just couldn't get his stick on it to knock it in.
	58:00	Last 2 minutes of regulation, Slovan has Lev hemmed in their own zone . . .
	57:24	Jakub Voracek with a pretty pass to Erik Christensen in the top of the slot, his wrister caught by Janus.
	56:47	Puck lobbed in by Ondrej Nemec and caught by Janus. Lev getting shots but Slovan doing a good job of preventing them from setting up in the slot.
	56:14	Hand pass against Lev in the attacking zone. Faceoff comes outside.
	56:04	Puck out of play again. This time the faceoff coming deep in the Slovan zone.
	55:52	Slovan clearing attempt deflects out of play. Faceoff outside.
	55:32	Jakub Klepis's shot attempt hits a stick and goes over the glass. Faceoff upcoming in the Slovan zone.
	54:40	Erik Christensen throws a hard hit on Mario Bliznak . . .
	54:26	High shot from the point by Martin Skoula, Janus juggled it but hangs on for a faceoff.
	53:11	Icing Lev.
	52:35	Voracek-Christensen-Rachunek line threatening again . . .
	51:30	Vitali Karamonov with a hard wrister that hits Janus' blocker.
	51:02	Puck deflected out of play in the neutral zone, faceoff at Slovan blueline.
	50:56	Penalty expires, and Slovan called for icing after.
	50:45	Offside Lev. :04 left in the PP and they've yet to get a shot.
	50:30	Kukumberg ices, Lev having all shorts of trouble getting set up on this power play.
	49:48	It's Slovan that's getting the chances shorthanded though . . .
	48:49	Now Slovan getting a penalty. Have to wait for the explanation of this. Jonathan Sigalet is getting the gate, possibly closing his hand on the puck, though it didn't look like it.
	48:49	Slovan whistled for a hand pass, though it was received in his own end, which should not result in a whistle. Referees discussing.
	47:57	Michal Birner tried to beat the last Slovan man back and his backhander is stopped by Janus . . .
	47:33	Tomas Popperle catches a long shot and holds onto it.
	46:52	Slovan whistled for intentional offside, the faceoff coming deep in their own zone.
	46:19	Libor Hudacek comes down the left wing and takes a high shot that Popperle catches and holds.
	45:40	Puck gets deflected to Jaroslav Janus, and he's forced to cover it.
	44:00	Icing Slovan.
	43:45	Tomas Rachunek with a point-blank chance on a set-up from the corner by Voracek. That's been Lev's most dangerous line all game.
	43:22	Icing Lev.
	43:15	Zdeno Chara once again getting serenaded by the Slovan fans. He's become even less popular since scoring that goal.
	42:24	Good pressure from the Lev line of Hossa, Surovy, Birner, and another Janus save.
	40:57	Now Janus catches a long shot and holds for a faceoff.
	40:35	On an early rush, Erik Christensen with a quick shot for Lev that hits Janus in the pad.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Shots 12-12 in the 2nd period. Overall: Slovan 19, Lev 25. Icetime leaders through 2 periods: Slovan, Lubomir Visnovsky 16:16; Lev, Ondrej Nemec 13:52.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	38:42	Scramble for the puck in the Slovan zone, finally Janus covers it.
	37:25	Icing Lev.
	37:10	Marcel Hossa takes the feed and gets a weak-angle shot.
	36:58	Puck into the Lev bench. Faceoff at the Slovan blueline.
	36:25	Lev back to full strength.
	36:20	Offside Slovan. Puck barely came out and then back in.
	36:10	Shot was teed up for a big slapper from Visnovsky but he partially fanned on it.
	36:00	Slovan the other way, Michal Vondrka with a shot, Popperle stops and holds. :22 left in the penalty.
	35:24	Lubos Bartecko with a great shorthanded chance, tried to make a move on Janus but was in too close . . .
	34:22	And now with :03 left in the penalty, Ondrej Nemec of Lev takes a holding penalty. Slovan will go to the power play shortly.
	33:50	Shorthanded, Milan Kytnar got in behind the Lev D and a shot point blank on Popperle, but stopped.
	33:15	Slovan clearing attempt deflected over the glass by a Lev stick. Faceoff outside the zone, 1:10 left in the penalty.
	32:35	Milan Bartovic leads a shorthanded rush, his shot turned aside, Lev starts up the ice . . .
	32:25	Lev will get their first power play of the game. Mario Bliznak sent off for tripping Ondrej Nemec.
	31:50	Then a Slovan rush the other way, shot just wide . . .
	31:30	Jakub Voracek winds up and takes a shot that hits the post
	29:35	Jan Lipiansky of Slovan almost got in alone but Martin Skoula made a great defensive play to strip him off the puck and knock him down. Fans called for a penalty but it was a great non-call.
	29:10	In the Slovan zone, Tomas Surovy spun around and got a shot on goal, stopped . . .
	28:40	Slovan comes back the other way and Michal Sersen, who started the year with Lev, takes a shot that Popperle holds. Great end-to-end action.
	28:20	now Jakub Klepis led a dangerous rush into the Slovan zone, a couple of shots but no goal . . .
	27:47	Marko Dano takes a pass barely onside and is in alone on Popperle but is stopped.
	27:10	Goal for Lev! Jakub Voracek led the rush into the Slovan zone, fed Christensen, whose shot was stopped, but ZDENO CHARA came in to chip in the rebound. Assists: Erik Christensen, Jakub Voracek.
	26:33	Andrej Sekera takes a wrist shot from the point that is stopped and held.
	26:12	Offside Slovan.
	25:55	Pressure from Lev for the first time in the period, sharp-angle shot from Marcel Hossa, save Janus . . .
	24:54	Puck out of play. Faceoff in the Lev zone.
	23:52	Goal for Slovan! ROMAN KUKUMBERG's shot hit the goalpost, then came back and hit Popperle and went in the net. Assist: Andrej Sekera.
	22:44	Shot from a sharp angle by Marko Dano nearly fooled Popperle but it stays out. Faceoff upcoming.
	21:47	Tomas Mikus takes a wrister that Popperle catches and holds. Tomas's older brother Juraj Mikus normally plays for Lev but is injured right now.
	20:54	Puck goes out of play as the Lev penalty ends. Faceoff inside the Lev zone.
	20:45	Michal Miklik with a shot from a shart angle that hits the side of the net.
		Slovan starts the 2nd period still on the power play.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Teams are returning to the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly.
		Shots in the 1st period: Slovan 7, Lev 13. Each team wins 9 faceoffs: Lipiansky (Slo 3/4) and Christensen (Lev 4/5) are strongest for their teams. Just like last time they played, Jaroslav Janus is big in the Slovan goal and they lead 1-0 after 1.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:34	Offside Slovan.
	19:22	Jakub Klepis gets a one-on-one chance shorthanded, his backhander caught and held by Janus. Lev gets a faceoff in the attacking zone while on the PK.
	18:53	Slovan going to the power play agains as Martin Skoula ties up Michal Vondrka and gets called for interference. Slovan 1/1 today.
	17:47	Offside Slovan.
	16:43	Hit by Zdeno Chara on Roman Kukumberg, knocking him down and getting a predictable reaction from the crowd.
	15:48	Goal for Slovan! Right off the draw, LUBOMIR VISNOVSKY with a big slapper that beats Popperle to the glove side. Power play goal. Assist: Jonathan Sigalet.
	15:40	And now we've got another hit in the corner, Lubomir Visnovsky is down, and Michal Repik is going to the penalty box. He's getting the game's first penalty for boarding. Power play Slovan.
	15:23	Martins Cipulis, in his 2nd game for Lev, with a big hit in the corner . . .
	14:53	Michal Birner of Lev attempts a weak-angle shot that Janus turns away.
	14:10	Jakub Klepis stands up Milan Kytnar in the neutral zone, the latter breaks his stick on the collision.
	13:43	and now Janus covers the puck for a faceoff.
	13:30	Christensen with a wristshot from the point, hits Janus's blocker . . .
	12:58	Puck again goes out of play. Faceoff will be in the Lev zone to Popperle's left.
	12:53	Marcel Hossa attempts a wrap around that's just deflected wide.
	11:40	And now a big chance for Slovan. Visnovsky leads a rush from the back end and feeds to Bartovic, who shoots at Popperle from point-blank and is stopped.
	10:18	Voracek works it in front for Christensen who nearly opens the scoring, big save Janus. Play started with good work by Rachunek behind the net.
	09:41	Ondrej Nemec takes a hard wrister from the neutral zone that Janus turns away.
	09:31	Offside Lev, this time on the pass. Faceoff to centre ice.
	09:27	Offside Lev.
	11:01	A long shot from centre hits a Lev stick and deflects to Popperle, who covers it.
	11:35	Zdeno Chara ragging the puck in his own zone and he's really hearing it from the crowd.
	12:00	Puck goes out of play in the Lev zone, faceoff outside.
	06:50	Puck goes out of play into the Slovan bench. Faceoff at their blueline.
	6:00	Zdeno Chara just finished a shift where he got booed every time he touched the puck. He's unpopular here since last game when he knocked Slovan captain Miroslav Satan out of the game with a big hit.
	05:30	Ondrej Nemec with the first big hit of the game on Slovan's golden boy, Marko Dano, which draws negative reaction from the crowd . . .
	02:25	Mathias Porseland gets Lev's first shot, a long shoot-in from outside the blueline that Janus deflects aside . . .
	02:10	Off the faceoff, puck is deflected out of play. Faceoff stays in Lev zone.
	02:03	It's all slovan early. This time Lubomir Visnevsky with the shot, another save Popperle.
	01:25	Coming down the left wing, Libor Hudacek takes a wrist shot that Popperle gloves and holds.
	:30	Michal Vondrka of Slovan gets the game's first shot a long slapper on Popperle.
	00:01	Game started.
		¨The national anthems of the Czech and Slovak republics are finished and the game will begin momentarily.
		This is the second of four meetings between Slovan Bratislava and Lev Praha, called the "Česko-Slovenský Derby". The first was in Prague back on November 3, with Slovan winning 2-1. In addition to the excitement of the regional rivalry, this game has added importance in the standings, as both teams are tied for 6th place in the Western Conference with 47 points. Zdeno Chára is still acting as Lev's captain with Jiří Novotný out of the lineup. Other notable players on the team include Jakub Klepiš, Jakub Voráček, Erik Christensen and Ondřej Němec. Slovan has Ľubomír Višňovský, Jonathan Sigalet, Andrej Sekera, Michal Vondrka, and potential NHL 1st round pick Marko Daňo.
		Welcome. Today's game starts at 17:00 local time in Bratislava and Prague (CET), 16:00 GMT, 11:00 EST/08:00 PST in North America.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 16. Visnovsky (Sigalet), 24. Kukumberg (Sekara) - 28. Chara (Christensen, Voracek)

HC Slovan Bratislava: Janus (Konrád) - Višňovský, Sigalet, Vondrka, Bližňák, Miklík - Sersen, Sekera, Hudáček, Lipiansky (C), Bartovič (A) - Švarný, Tabaček, Mikúš, Kytnár, Kukumberg (A) - Ďatelinka, Kudrna, Ölvecký, Šťastný, Daňo.

Lev Praha: Pöpperle (Kocián) – Škoula, Němec, Rachůnek, Christensen, Voráček – Chára, Krejčík, Svoboda, Klepiš, Bartečko ľ Mojžíš, Mikuš, Birner, Surový, Hossa – Oystrick, Porseland, Řepík, Cipulis, Karamnov.

1st period
	15:40
	15:48
	18:53
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:52
	27:10
	32:25
	34:22
2nd intermission
3rd period
	48:49
	59:49
Final