LEV 6:1 UFA | Lev Praha - Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)

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Lev – Salavat Yulaev

6:1 (end)

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2:4 (end)

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Lev Praha

6:1 (1:1, 2:0, 3:0)

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Friday 21.12.2012, 18:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL

		Nicklas Danielsson with 2 goals, 2 assists and 2 penalties in his KHL debut. (21:13:18)
		Lev can thank Jakub Stepanek for even having a chance in this game, as Ufa outshot them 29-12 through 2 periods but trailed 3-1. Lev then scored 3 goals in the 3rd to put this game away.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:54	Lev almost getting anotherh goal but Michal Repik gets called for tripping in the attacking zone. That will do it, though.
	57:47	Goal for Lev! Ufa has clearly quit, but this line as been dynamite tonight. JAKUB VORACEK picks the far corner on Tarkki's blocker side.
	57:26	We have offsetting penalties now. Michal Repik of Lev and Vitali Proshkin of Ufa. 4-on-4 hockey.
	56:24	Goal for Lev! Stepanek made another big save off of Oleg Saprykin, which led to a LUBOS BARTEKO breakaway on the empty net. He got hooked, which would have resulted in an automatic goal if he missed, but he scored anyway. Shorthanded, empty net goal. Assist: Nicklas Danielsson.
	55:50	1st penalty over
	55:35	Play in the neutral zone, Ufa not getting set up . . .
	54:41	Stepanek makes another great save but now Tomas Rachunek takes a penalty on the play, and Ufa will get another 2-man advantage. This is their chance. Ufa net is empty.
	53:35	Nicklas Danielsson is all over the scoresheet tonight. He takes a tripping penalty in his own end. Ufa desperately needs to cash in.
	53:05	Puck goes out of play between the benches. Faceoff will be at centre ice.
	52:00	Tomas Rachunek got tangled up behind the play with an Ufa player, eventually the players leave the ice without play being stopped.
	50:27	Goal for Lev! What a debut for NICKLAS DANIELSSON! Takes a pass from Voracek and roofs a backhander for his 2nd goal of the game. Assist: Jakub Voracek.
	50:00	Antti Philstrom with a wrist shot on the rush that's gloved by Stepanek.
	49:28	Entering the zone, Lubos Bartecko's shot is deflected over the glass and out of play. Faceoff inside.
	49:01	Another icing call against Lev.
	48:57	Just as the penalty ends, Juraj Mikus catches an Ufa player not looking and sends him flying. Ufa players arguing it was a knee.
	48:20	Icing Lev, they're doing a good job of killing their own powerplay. :15 left in it.
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	48:09	Now a slap shot from Koniev is caught and held by Stepanek. Ufa dangerous shorthanded, :26 left.
	47:58	Icing Lev. :37 left in their power play, which has done nothing so far.
	47:40	Denis Parshin led an Ufa 3 on 2 rush short handed, bu his shot didn't get through, play continues.
	46:35	Kirill Koltsov gets called for holding in the neutral zone. It was a bit of a pick play that would have opened up an Ufa 2-on-1 if it wasn't called.
	45:40	Zdeno Chara crunches Alexander Stepanov in the corner.
	44:40	The other way, Jakub Klepis's shot whistles just high and wide.
	44:27	Alexander Svitov right in front gets robbed by Jakub Stepanek from point blank. Play continues.
	43:57	Erik Christensen attempted to cut in front from the corner, centering pass went to nobody . . .
	43:02	Puck goes out of play, faceoff in the Lev zone.
	42:30	Zubarev shoots a lot from the point for Ufa, this one a high shot deflected away by Stepanek's blocker.
	42:26	Icing Lev. They're now back at full strength.
	41:04	Offside Lev. 1:03 left in the penalty.
	40:47	Another good chance for Jakub Voracek, attempted an inside out move and took a long shot that missed, he seemed tired at the end of his shift.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Teams are on the ice and the 3rd period will begin shortly. Ufa still has 1:59 of power play time.
		Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Lev 9 (12), Salavat Yulayev 13 (29). 3rd period will begin at 20:38 CET, 14:38 EST.
		Ufa began that period with enormous pressure but couldn't take the lead, then Lev got two goals in the middle of that period that drastically changed the outlook of this game. Ufa will start the 3rd on the power play, though.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:59	Jiri Hunkes gets called for tripping with :01 left in the period. Ufa will start the 3rd on the power play.
	39:35	Ondrej Nemec with a big set up with Christensen and Voracek in front of an open net but the puck was bouncing and they couldn't get a shot.
	38:18	Andrei Koniev's slap shot hits Vitali Karamnov in the ankle and deflects out of play. Karamnov looks OK. :03 left in the penalty.
	37:44	Finally Ufa gets it together on the PP, first a dangerous looking shot from Oleg Saprykin that Stepanek kept out, then a mad scramble in the crease but no goal. :37 left in the penalty.
	37:00	Lev doing a good job on the PK, not allowing Ufa to get set up.
	36:21	Tomas Surovy gets called for a hook in his attacking zone. Ufa to the power play.
	35:20	Defenceman Juraj Mikus with a high shot from the point that hits Tarkki in the chest, then swept away.
	34:54	Offside Ufa on the stetch pass. Faceoff comes back to their own zone.
	34:44	Goal for Lev! What a goal by JAKUB VORACEK, 2 goals 19 seconds apart, this one a beautiful forehand deke. Assists: Nicklas Danielsson, Erik Christensen.
	34:25	Goal for Lev! JAKUB KLEPIS's pass attempt was deflected by an Ufa defenceman into the net and quickly scooped out by Tarkki, but it's a goal. Assist: Ondrej Nemec
	34:25	A Lev shot was very close and play was stopped. We're looking upstairs now to see if it's a goal.
	34:10	Ondrej Nemec takes a slap shot right off the draw that hits Alexander Stepanov, he goes off the ice hurt as play continues.
	34:04	Just after the penalty ends, Ufa's Miroslav Blatak gets called for hooking, giving Lev their 2nd power play of the game.
	33:31	Igor Mirnov takes a high wrister from the point that hits Stepanek in the chest. :18 left in the penalty.
	32:55	Lev ices at around the midway point of the penalty.
	31:49	Now a Lev penalty coming, Nicklas Danielsson for hooking. He's having an eventful debut.
	31:33	Michal Repik attempts a wraparound that is denied, then had another shot on the doorstep and Tarkki makes a great save and holds on.
	30:00	Kirill Koltsov with the shot, Stepanek got a piece of it and was off balance, but no Ufa player could get to the rebound and it is eventually cleared.
	29:25	Now we have Jakub Klepis down on the ice and play has been stopped. It doesn't appear any penalty is forthcoming.
	29:10	Lev 3-on-2 eventually leads to a shot from Nemec, turned away.
	28:30	Low shot from Jakub Voracek from the top of the slot, pad save Tarkki.
	27:40	Big colllision behind the net between Alexander Svitov and Nathan Oystrick, play continues.
	27:08	Icing Lev.
	26:10	Low slapper from the point by Vitali Artyushov, stick save Stepanek.
	24:42	Icing Lev.
	23:50	Ufa's Yuri Trubachyov was down on the ice holding his face and eventually made his way to the bench while play went on, didn't see what happened to him.
	23:31	Alexander Pankov, one of Ufa's more dangerous players today, takes a shot from the boards that Stepanek holds on to.
	22:44	Against the flow of play, Tomas Rachunek ventures into the Ufa zone and lets go a high slapper that Tarkki catches and holds.
	21:30	Ufa going to the attack early in the 2nd, most of the play in the Lev zone.
	20:06	Icing Ufa, right off the faceoff.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Teams are on the ice and the 2nd period will begin shortly.
		Shots on goal in the 1st period: Lev Praha 3, Salavat Yulayev Ufa 16. 2nd period begins at 19:50 CET, 13:50 EST.
		Salavat Yulayev got some early momentum from a two-man advantage, but Jakub Stepanek kept them in it that period, especially his great save off of Philstrom, which led to Nicklas Danielsson's goal at the other end. Andrei Zubarev then tied it, and the period ends 1-1.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:54	Kirill Koltsov gets a shot away in the dying seconds that Stepanek deflects over the glass and out of play.
	19:01	Offside Lev.
	18:30	Just after getting an assist, Alexander Pankov nearly gives his team the lead with a nice shot that Stepanek had to be sharp on.
	18:10	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! ANDREI ZUBAREV's hard wrister from the point goes all the way untouched and ties this game. Assist: Alexander Pankov.
	17:22	Icing Lev.
	16:06	Goal for Lev! After Stepanek's great save, Lev comes back the other way and NICKLAS DANIELSSON goes upstairs and scores in his KHL debut. Assist: Erik Christensen.
	16:00	Antti Philstrom of Ufa with a beautiful move to get in alone but a great save by Stepanek, play continues . . .
		"End of the World as We Know IT" by REM playing over the PA system. Anybody have bets on that?
	13:30	Denis Parshin gets a shot on goal, then collects his own rebound down low and tries to create another chance. Finally Stepanek covers the puck.
	12:30	Slap shot from Koniev blocked by Tomas Rachunek . . .
	11:57	Zdeno Chara gets a shot off the draw that Tarrki sees all the way and catches.
	11:53	Now Iiro Tarrki jumps on a loose puck in front of him for a stoppage.
	11:10	Klepis feeds Vrana in close, his shot just wide.
	10:25	Offside Ufa.
	09:56	Lev clearing attempt deflects into the bench. Faceoff will be outside.
	09:30	Ufa's Igor Mirnov winds and fires a heavy shot that just goes wide.
	08:30	Now Oleg Saprykin with a high shot that Stepanek catches and holds. Saprykin didn't play in Ufa's most recent game but is back in the lineup now.
	08:03	Voracek out of the box, Lev back to full strength, play continues in Lev zone . . .
	07:48	Low point shot from Zubarev tipped away.
	07:33	Andrei Koniev with a shot from the point that Stepanek stops and holds. :29 left in the Ufa power play.
	07:15	First penalty is over, Ufa continues to apply pressure . . .
	06:56	Mirnov gets a shot from the point that Stepanek gets a piece of, play continues . . .
	06:32	Ufa plays the puck with a high stick in their own end. Faceoff will be deep. :14 left in the 1st penalty, 1:30 in the 2nd.
	06:24	Now the puck hits Stepanek in the mask and play is stopped. :22 left in the 5-on-3.
	06:09	Right off the draw, Vitali Artyushov gets a quick shot on goal, turned aside by Stepanek.
	06:02	Now Lev's going to be two men short as Jakub Voracek's stick clips an Ufa player. Ufa has a 2-man advantage for :44.
	05:34	Slap shot attempt from Andrei Zubarev doesn't get through, Ufa continues to control from the perimeter . . .
	04:46	Lev now getting their first penalty of the game, Erik Christensen for interference in his own end. Ufa to the power play.
	04:00	Lev's Michal Birner tries to beat two Ufa players 1 on 2 and doesn't get through, crowd wanted a penalty but none coming . . .
	03:28	Puck played by a Lev high stick in the attacking zone. Faceoff comes outside.
	02:30	Ufa ices and that will kill off the rest of the penalty . . .
	02:21	Finally a shot from the boards from Voracek is caught and held by Tarkki. :10 left in the penalty.
	02:00	Lev top line now buzzing on the PP, Klepis taking the left side . . .
	01:13	Lev 2 on 1, Hossa to Surovy, but pass doesn't connect.
	00:49	Killing a penalty, Ufa goes on the attack and the net is dislodged in teh Lev zone. Faceoff stays inside.
	00:31	On his opening shift in the KHL, Nicklas Danielsson draws a penalty--took a pass from Voracek and tried to cut in on goal but tripped by Denis Khrystov. Lev to the power play.
	00:01	Game started.
		The national anthems of the Russian Federation and Czech Republic are finished and the game will begin shortly.
		Starting Lineups: Lev Praha: Štěpánek (Kocián) – Hunkes, Němec, Chára, Krejčík, Mikuš, Porseland, Oystrick – Danielsson, Christensen, Voráček – Bartečko, Vrána, Klepiš – Surový, Birner, Hossa – Rachůnek, Karamnov, Řepík Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Tarkki (Aryutin) - Atyushov, Proshkin, Koltsov, Koniev, Blaťák, Zubarev, Gurkin, Yemelin – Saprykin, Svitov, Stepanov – Rolinek, Zinoviev, Khlystov – Pihlström, Kaigorodov, Mirnov – Pankov, Trubachyev, Parshin. Referees: Anisimov, Gusev - Streltsov, Tarasov.
		Starting goaltenders are Iiro Tarkki (Ufa) and Jakub Štěpánek (Lev). Additionally, newly acquired Nicklas Danielsson will make his Lev debut, starting on LW alongside Erik Christensen and Jakub Voráček on the team's top line.
		Today's game features the Eastern Conference's 5th-place team, Salavat Yulayev Ufa, travelling west to visit Lev Praha, who are currently 8th in the West. Notable players for Ufa include Finnish goaltender Iiro Tarkki, defencemen Vitali Proshkin and Kirill Koltsov, and forwards Igor Mirnov, Nikita Filatov, Denis Khlystov and Sergei Zinoviev. Mirnov is the team's leading scorer with 27 points, his 16 goals tie him for 5th in the KHL. Lev Praha has been alternating between goaltenders Tomáš Pöpperle and Jakub Štěpánek (today's starter still not announced) and they have defencemen Zdeno Chára and Martin Škoula, and forwards Jakub Klepiš, Erik Christensen and Jakub Voráček. Klepiš is the team's leader with 14 goals and 25 points. Both teams lost in Bratislava in their most recent games. Ufa played their Wednesday and lost 1-0 in a shootout, while Lev last played on December 8, when they lost 2-1--this will be their first game since the international break. The two teams met previously in Ufa on November 17, with the home team prevailing 4-2.
		Welcome. Today's game starts at 19:00 CET local time in Prague, 14:00 YEKT in Ufa, and 13:00 EST/10:00 PST in North America.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 17. Danielsson (Christensen), 35. Klepis (Nemec), 35. Voracek (Danielsson, Christensen), 51. Danielsson (Voracek), 57. Bartecko (Danielsson), 58. Voracek - 19. Zubarev (Pankov)

Lev Praha: Štěpánek (Kocián) – Hunkes, Němec, Chára, Krejčík, Mikuš, Porseland, Oystrick – Danielsson, Christensen, Voráček – Bartečko, Vrána, Klepiš – Surový, Birner, Hossa – Rachůnek, Karamnov, Řepík

Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Tarkki (Aryutin) - Atyushov, Proshkin, Koltsov, Koniev, Blaťák, Zubarev, Gurkin, Yemelin – Saprykin, Svitov, Stepanov – Rolinek, Zinoviev, Khlystov – Pihlström, Kaigorodov, Mirnov – Pankov, Trubachyev, Parshin.

Referees: Anisimov, Gusev - Streltsov, Tarasov

1st period
	00:31
	04:46
	06:02
	16:06
	18:10
1st intermission
2nd period
	31:49
	34:04
	34:25
	34:44
	36:21
	39:59
2nd intermission
3rd period
	46:35
	50:27
	53:35
	54:41
	56:24
	57:26
	57:47
	59:54
Final