Vityaz – Salavat Yulaev 0:3 (end) | Cherepovets – Spartak 4:1 (end)
final
Vityaz Podolsk
0:3 (0:1, 0:1, 0:1)
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Thursday 03.01.2013, 13:00 • Ice Hockey Center 2004, Chekhov, Russian Federation • KHL
     
    Thanks for being with us today, two great matchups we've had, and we'll be together also tomorrow when we have SKA St. Peterburg and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl coverage. (14:30 CET)

    Bye until then! (16:09:01)
     
    Salavat Yulaev was considered a favorite prior to this match, and they proved to be the better team. They extend their winning streak to 3 in a row now and increase their chances of going into Gagarin Cup playoffs. Vityaz don't have much chances lying only 12th in their conference.

    Ufa gave a solid performance and it was enough to win against very poor Vityaz. What's more, Vityaz couldn't score on powerplays.

    In this last period Ufa outscored their opponents 11-7 and they won 7 out of 19 faceoffs in this period.

    Shots on goal in the game: VIT 24, SYU 37
    Faceoffs in the game: VIT 27, SYU 25
    Penalty minutes in the game: VIT6, SYU 6
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:38
    Vityaz can't get into the attacking zone, this one is over.
     
    59:00
    Vityaz will have a man advantage in this last minute of 3rd period.
     
    58:41
    Vityaz is playing at full strength.
     
    58:21
    Koltsov of Salavat will get the gate for interference.
     
    57:39
    Ufa defending their lead, while Vityaz can't get the possession on penalty killing.
     
    57:33
    Vityaz's net comes loose, the clock stops.
     
    56:39
    Troschinsky receives a penalty for roughing.
     
    56:39
    A bit of brawl going down there, could be some penalties. It was Troschinsky and Khlystov.
     
    56:17
    Another shot on net by Vityaz, Timkin was the shooter, tarkki in place.
     
    55:34
    Salavat back to full strength.
     
    54:41
    A minute has gone by, still Vityaz can't do anything on the powerplay.
     
    53:56
    Markov got a shot on Salavat net, still they can't go to the board.
     
    53:32
    Salavat will be penalized for tripping, Svitov did it on Belousov.
     
    52:51
    Vityaz are trying to do something offensively, but can't get a shot on goal.
     
    52:09
    Khlystov couldn't catch a pass and Lisutin covers the puck.
     
    50:57
    Hennessy received a great pass on the right side, tried a wristshot, but Tarkki holds onto the puck.
     
    50:15
    Icing against Vityaz.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 18. Svitov (Parshin, Pankov), 38. Pihlstrom (Mironov), 45. Saprykin

    Vityaz Podolsk: Tarkki (Aryutin) - Fahey, Khafizulin, Markov A, Seleznyov, Kudinov, Golovkov, Markov, Troschinsky, Malevich - Hennessy, Sergeyev, Gillies, Timkin, Belousov, Lesnukhin, Yablonski, Korolyov, Chernov, Dvurechensky, Panarin, Badyukov, Tikhomirov, Korolyuk, Kulyomin
    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Lisutin (Saprykin I) - Zubarev, Shulakov, Baranka, Artyushov, Blatak, Proshkin, Konev, Koltsov, Gurkin - Mirnov, Trubachyov, Svitov, Musatov, Parshin, Filatov, Khlystov, Stepanov, Pihlstrom, Zinovyev, Glukhov, Pankov, Kaigorodov, Yemelin, Saprykin O
    Referees: Zakharov, Ronn - Golyak, Dedyulya
    Attendance: 3200