OMS 0:1 MYT | Avangard Omsk - Atlant Mytishchi (KHL)

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Avangard Omsk

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

Atlant Mytishchi

Sunday 30.12.2012, 11:00 • KHL

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		Avangard had more or less one chance after the other during the whole match but with an extraordinary performance Atlant goalie Galimov kept his net clean and really deserved his shutout. In the end the middle period goal by Rafael Batyrshin was decisive.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:54	Again several chances for Avangard but they fail to score... unbelievable... !
	59:13	Atlant just had the big chance for an empty netter after Rämö left his goal but the shot went wide.
	58:48	Triple chance Avangard but Galimov keeps the puck outside of his net!
	57:37	Avangard Omsk takes a timeout.
	57:27	Rämö stops a counter attack and keeps his team in play.
	56:45	Nikolai Zherdev (Atlant) gets two minutes for roughing.
	56:45	Matti Kuparinen (Avangard) gets two minutes for roughing.
	56:45	Galimov coveres the puck up with his whole body but is still attacked by the Avangard forwards and we see fists flying.
	56:16	Galimov gets his legs between the shot of Kuparinen from a short distance !
	55:42	A shot towards the second corner is blocked by Galimov.
	55:27	In the last moment an Atlant defender jumps into a shot from a short distance.
	54:59	Perezhogin skates back to the blue line, turns around and fires the puck into the arms of Galimov.
	53:23	An Avangard forward gets the puck just in front of Rämö but he slips and the chance is gone.
	52:45	The next big double chance for Avangard but Rämö covers both corners with his pads.
	52:15	Another one-timer by Avangard but it wasn't placed well...
	50:40	The next big pad save by Galimov against a very hard and well-placed Avangard shot.
	49:17	2-on-1 counter attack by Atlant and Rämö was already out of position but the last pass goes wide.
	48:22	A shot from the left wing is followed by an easy save from Galimov.
	47:36	A hard shot from behind the blue line goes past the Atlant net.
	46:41	Galimov with a save against a blue line shot.
	45:08	One-timer by Avangard, glove save Galimov.
	44:40	There are chances on both sides at the begin of the third period.
	43:23	Atlant from the blue line but no danger for Rämö.
	42:00	Counter attack by Atlant and leg save Rämö.
	41:18	A huge chance for Avangard. One of their forwards appears suddenly completely free in front of Galimov but the Atlant goalie wins the duel!
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Atlant earned a surprising lead at the begin of the second period through Rafael Batyrshin. The hosts Avangard had multiple excellent scoring chances but either Atlant goalie Galimov or pure luck kept the puck out of the net. In the end Atlant could have even earned a higher lead with several break aways.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:39	Break away for Atlant but Rämö is there with a pad save !
	37:29	Suddenly Atlant with the big chance to double their lead ! With the net half open their forwards couldn't get the puck in...
	35:51	Avangard with a no-look shot that is blocked to the side by Galimov.
	35:16	Atlant back at full strength.
	34:10	Another double chance for Avangard. First Galimov gets the save and then the rebound goes wide.
	33:16	Jonas Frogren (Atlant) gets two minutes for tripping - already his third penalty today.
	32:56	Pivtsakin with the huge chance for Avangard when Galimov was already beaten but somehow the puck stays outside!
	32:03	After a faceoff Atlant with a shot from the left wing into the gloves of Rämö.
	30:59	Shot from a central position by Avangard, save Galimov.
	29:39	Shot from the side by Kuparinen, again no problems for Galimov.
	29:06	Galimov throws himself into a shot and keeps the puck out of the Atlant net.
	27:53	Another break away chance for Zherdev but this time he is stopped by a defender on time.
	27:23	Another two last-minute saves by Galimov that keep his team the small lead.
	25:55	Goal for Atlant! First Zherdev has a break away but can't controll the puck. Then he gives it back into the center position and the puck stayed uncovered after a first save by Rämö against Igor Ignatushkin before RAFAEL BATYRSHIN took the puck and fired it high into the back of the net for the Atlant lead ! Assisted by Igor Ignatushkin.
	24:27	Sergei Kostitsyn with a hard shot from a half right position - save by Galimov.
	23:27	An Avangard forward just misses the puck at the second post! What a chance!
	23:04	Dmitry Kosmachyov (Atlant) gets two minutes for slashing - 5 on 3 now for Avangard.
	22:30	Good penalty killing by Atlant so far. They can clear the puck early.
	21:33	Jonas Frogren (Atlant) gets two minutes for interference.
	20:52	Already a double chance for Avangard for the early lead in the middle period.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		In the first period it was an even and interesting match without many really big scoring chances and a just result - 0:0.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:50	Counter chance for Avangard but they don't play it well. Instead of shooting himself one of their forwards gave a pass that ended on the stick of an opponent.
	19:23	Ozolins takes a shot from the blue line for Atlant but it goes over the net!
	18:43	An Avangard shot from the left wing almost goes through the crowd...
	17:26	Easy glove save for Galimov against a shot by Pervushin from even before the blue line...
	16:16	Both Avangard penalties have run out. The hosts were able to avoid any big scoring opportunities for Atlant.
	14:16	Sergei Kostitsyn (Avangard) gets two minutes for slashing - 5 on 3 now for Atlant.
	12:56	Nikita Pivtsakin (Avangard) gets two minutes for hooking.
	12:40	Atlant with a shot from the right wing, easy glove save for Rämö.
	11:49	2-on-1 break away for Atlant. Just when Stalberg tried it with a cross-pass to Engqvist the Avangard goalie Rämö was in between!
	11:26	Atlant back at full strength.
	11:09	A blue line shot by Avangard just goes wide.
	10:10	Sergei Kostitsyn with the pass into the center and twice an Avangard forward can't get the puck past Galimov who had two excellent saves!
	09:26	Jonas Frogren (Atlant) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
	08:40	The puck now stays mostly in the neutral zone. Both teams reorganize their attacks.
	07:17	Really good chance for Avangard from a sharp angle at the right post but Galimov gets a pad save.
	06:00	Ignatushkin with a shot from the blue line but save by Rämö.
	05:21	Both teams don't hide long and look for chances themselves.
	03:30	Engqvist with a shot through two defenders but save by Rämö.
	02:12	Ivanov's shot goes just wide. First good opportunity for Avangard.
	01:10	Rämö already with the first important save against Atlant forward Zherdev.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Avangard Omsk: Rämö (Reizvikh) - Nikitin, Belov, Piganovich, Pivtsakin, Lyamin, Salmela, Valentenko - Popov, Perezhogin, Zaborsky, Syomin, Kostitsyn, Frolov, Kuryanov, Volkov, Ivanov, Pervushin, Kuparinen, Kalinin, Nesterov Atlant Mytishchi: Galimov (Khudobin) - Kosmachyov, Tyutin, Frogren, Ozolins, Batyrshin, Rukavishnikov, Vishnevsky, Petrov - Ignatushkin, Andersson, Zherdev, Engqvist, Mayorov, Stalberg, Glukhov, Kablukov, Koltsov, Dorofeyev, Shevchenko, Tochitsky Referees: Bukin, Cherenkov - Korshak, Chernyshev
		Avangard Omsk is first in Chernyshyov Division with 80 points in 39 games and thus on top of the Eastern Conference together with Ak Bars Kazan. On the other side Atlant Mytishchi is 6th in Tarasov Division with 42 points in 38 games and far away from reaching a playoff spot. Recently Avangard Omsk gained three consecutive wins and twice also a shutout. At the start of a three game home stint they defeated Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (4-2) and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (1-0). Today's guests Atlant Mytishchi suffered a six-game losing streak before winning the last game on the road against Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk (5-3). Avangard's topscorers are Tomas Zaborsky (28 pts) along with Sergei Kostitsyn and Alexander Frolov (both 27 pts). Atlant's best men is by far Nikolai Zherdev (29 pts), followed by Andreas Engqvist (19 pts) and Nikolai Lemtyugov (13 pts). When both teams met for the first time this season in October, Avangard gained an away win (4-3 OT). Everything but another Avangard win today would be a huge surprise.
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Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 26. Batyrshin (Ignatushkin)

Avangard Omsk: Rämö (Reizvikh) - Nikitin, Belov, Piganovich, Pivtsakin, Lyamin, Salmela, Valentenko - Popov, Perezhogin, Zaborsky, Syomin, Kostitsyn, Frolov, Kuryanov, Volkov, Ivanov, Pervushin, Kuparinen, Kalinin, Nesterov

Atlant Mytishchi: Galimov (Khudobin) - Kosmachyov, Tyutin, Frogren, Ozolins, Batyrshin, Rukavishnikov, Vishnevsky, Petrov - Ignatushkin, Andersson, Zherdev, Engqvist, Mayorov, Stalberg, Glukhov, Kablukov, Koltsov, Dorofeyev, Shevchenko, Tochitsky

Referees: Bukin, Cherenkov - Korshak, Chernyshev

1st period
	09:26
	12:56
	14:16
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:33
	23:04
	25:55
	33:16
	39:39
2nd intermission
3rd period
	56:45
	56:45
Final