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final
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0)
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Friday 04.01.2013, 11:00 • Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russian Federation • KHL
     
    Metallurg shotout Traktor 3-0 with one goal scored in each period. Their hero is Evgeni Malkin who scored a hat-trick and was the best player on ice. Traktor couldn't score although they played well organized in the atacking zone. Ari Ahonen earns a shotout with 23 saves.

    SOG in 3rd period were 10-8 for Metallurg; overall 28-23 for the same team.

    Metallurg is now 6 points ahead of Traktor in division Kharlamov.

    (14:06:43)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:51
    Another try by Malkin but Ahonen makes a save
     
    59:20
    Incredible run by Malkin but Garnett collects the puck right in front of him.
     
    59:00
    One minute left, Traktor goes on another attack
     
    58:07
    Traktor is playing hard on a forecheck but Metallurg handles them well
     
    56:50
    Bulis had empty net on a rebound but one of Metallurg's players blocked his shot.
     
    56:46
    Home team at full strength. Traktor fails to score on a PP. Again.
     
    54:46
    High sticking penalty for Enver Lisin (Metallurg)
     
    54:32
    Hard shot by Lmetyugov from short distance makes no problem for Ahonen
     
    54:00
    Shot by Kazionov goes wide of the goal
     
    50:53
    Traktor is trying hard but can't create good scoring opportunities
     
    50:31
    Home team at full strength.
     
    50:06
    Nice slapshot from blue line by Quint but Ahonen makes a pad save
     
    48:31
    Holding penalty for Denis Platonov (Metallurg)
     
    48:08
    Game is stopped because home fans threw many hats on ice because of Malkin's hat-trick
     
    48:08
    Goal for Metallurg! Hat-trick for EVGENI MALKIN. He scored on rebound after wrap around try by Lisin. Assisted by Sergei Mozyakin and Enver Lisin
     
    45:55
    Nice move by Lisin but he is stopped by Ryabykin
     
    44:53
    It was a good PK by Metallurg
     
    44:51
    Home team at full strength.
    Commentary by

    Vicko Ivankovic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Malkin (Mozyakin, Gonchar), 32. Malkin (Mozyakin, Kulyomin), 49. Malkin (Mozyakin, Lisin)

    Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Ahonen (Gelashvili) - Antonovsky, Bondarev, Antipin, Misharin, Gonchar, Bernatsky, Khabarov - Mozyakin, Hodgman, Kulyomin, Lisin, Zuccarello, O'Reilly, Platonov, Zdunov, Kazionov, Malkin, Yakubov, Potekhin.
    Traktor Chelyabinsk: Garnett (Fokin) - Quint, Ryabykin, Shinin, Katichev, Vasilchenko, Razin, Belov - Popov, Dugin, Glinkin, Chistov, Yakutsenya, Bulis, Panov, Kostitsyn, Antipov, Lemtyugov, Kuznetsov, Karpov.
    Referees: Bulanov, Olenin - Koposov, Otmakhov
    Attendance: 7700