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CSKA Moscow

3:1 (1:1, 1:0, 1:0)

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

Friday 04.01.2013, 13:00 • KHL

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		Neftekhimik tried to come back in the last 20 minutes but failed to get the puck over the line a second time. Instead CSKA used an empty netter in the last minute for the decision.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:05	Dalton is back between the posts.
	59:05	Goal for CSKA! With the net empty SERGEI SHIROKOV has no problems to get the 3-1 and thus the decision in favour of CSKA Moscow ! Assisted by Igor Radulov.
	58:57	Neftekhimik lets goalie Dalton on the bench and plays with an additional attacker instead.
	58:57	Timeout Neftekhimik.
	57:30	Tomas Netik with an attack for the guests over the left wing but the CSKA defense is there to stop him.
	54:20	Nice combination by the hosts between Zharkov and Igor Radulov but the guest goalie makes the save.
	52:30	So far Neftekhimik are dominating the third period but without being able to score by now.
	51:36	Neftekhimik is back at full strength.
	49:36	Nikolai Lukyanchikov (Neftekhimik) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
	47:30	Alexei Krutov tries to get the puck past the home goalie but Stana wins the duel.
	46:19	And now CSKA have also avoided a goal against with one player less on the ice.
	45:26	One player comes back for CSKA - but still a 5 on 4 for Neftekhimik.
	45:20	Denisov throws himself into a blue line shot by Mamashev.
	44:19	Maxim Kondratyev (CSKA) gets two minutes for throwing the puck outside the playing area - 5 on 3 now for Neftekhimik and the chance for the equalizer!
	43:26	Igor Grigorenko (CSKA) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
	41:36	The guests are back at full strength.
	41:20	Rylov with a shot from the blue line and Grabovsky gives the shot a touch - save Dalton.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		A power play goal restored the CSKA lead early in the second period. It was an even period but with the better chances for CSKA although Neftekhimik failed in a penalty shot attempt.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:36	Evgeny Blokhin (Neftekhimik) gets two minutes for hooking.
	39:12	Another big chance for CSKA, this time through Igor Radulov but in the last moment Dalton can make the save.
	38:12	The guests are back at full strength.
	36:30	Mikhail Grabovsky has the big chance to double the CSKA lead but an excellent save by Dalton stops him.
	36:12	The second period is very even though there are quite a lot of penalties. Now Ansel Galimov (Neftekhimik) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
	33:28	Yakov Rylov (CSKA) gets two minutes for slashing.
	31:22	Denis Denisov (CSKA) gets two minutes for hooking.
	31:05	Now Dalton with a save against Grigorenko.
	29:48	The guests are back at full strength.
	28:30	Mäenpää with the chance in power play but his blue line shot is blocked away by guest goalie Dalton.
	27:48	Martin Cibak (Neftekhimik) gets two minutes for holding.
	26:19	Netik tries it with a hard shot during his penalty attempt but Stana makes the important save to keep CSKA the one-goal lead !
	26:19	CSKA forward Olev Kvasha stops Neftekhimik player Tomas Netik with a foul and there is a penalty shot for the guests !
	24:10	Big chance for Alexander Radulov and Pavel Datsyuk but the last pass between the two is not precise enough.
	22:30	Goal for CSKA! And there is the second power play goal of the day for CSKA. Just when the penalty was almost over ILYA ZUBOV restored the lead for the hosts ! Assisted by Niklas Persson and Sergei Shirokov.
	20:33	The first penalty of the second period already is there. Renat Mamashev (Neftekhimik) gets two minutes for hooking.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		After a good start by Neftekhimik, the hosts CSKA Moscow took over the initiative and in a power play they even earned the lead through their star forward Alexander Radulov. Just when CSKA was close to the next one, it was Maxim Pestushko who scored the surprising equalizer for the guests.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	18:20	A good opportunity now for Sergeyev but guest goalie Dalton continues with his excellent first-period form.
	14:28	Goal for Neftekhimik! And there ist the equalizer for the guests ! MAXIM PESTUSHKO is there for Neftekhimik just when CSKA became stronger by the minute ! Assisted by Yegor Milovzorov.
	13:30	Patrick Davis tries it from a sharp angle but no problem for the guest goalie Dalton.
	11:20	Now Datsyuk with a rocket but Dalton is there.
	10:11	Persson with the shot into the corner but guest goalie Dalton is there with the save.
	08:44	Goal for CSKA! And the home side uses the following power play for the early lead ! ALEXANDER RADULOV is the goal scorer. Assisted by Yakov Rylov and Pavel Datsyuk.
	07:06	Martin Cibak (Neftekhimik) gets two minutes for slashing.
	05:23	Both teams are back at full strength.
	04:44	On the other side Dalton is tested by Sergeyev. The first big chance for CSKA.
	04:30	Pestushko tries it over the left wing but he is stopped.
	03:23	Alexander Radulov (CSKA) gets two minutes for charging.
	03:23	And the early penalties continue. Alexander Komaristy (Neftekhimik) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
	02:30	Petr Koukal has the first shot on goal for Neftekhimik.
	00:16	After only 16 seconds Alexander Radulov (CSKA) gets two minutes for slashing.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: CSKA Moscow: Stana (Proskuryakov) - Rylov, Buravchikov, Denisov, Mäenpää, Sergeyev, Kondratyev, Marchenko - Datsyuk, A. Radulov, Grabovsky, Zubov, Persson, Shirokov, Kvasha, Zharkov, I. Radulov, Davis, Barbashev, Grigorenko, Prokhorkin Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Dalton (Sokolov) - Seluyanov, Mamashev, Belov, Blokhin, Rozin, Grot, Lukyanchikov - Netik, Koukal, Polygalov, Cibak, Pestushko, Milovzorov, Khokhryakov, S. Alshevsky, Y. Alshevsky, Galimov, Krutov, Komaristy, Ziazov Referees: Kadyrov, Nalivaiko - Parfyonov, Lazarev
		CSKA Moscow are second in Tarasov Division with 70 points in 37 games and have best chances for a good playoff position in the Western Conference. On the other side Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk is 4th in Kharlamov Division with 57 points in 38 games that is four points behind a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. CSKA have won all their last three matches against Salavat Yulayev Ufa (4-1), SKA St. Petersburg (2-1 OT) and Dynamo Moscow (4-2). Neftekhimik gained five points in their last four matches but only gained one point in two consecutive games against Ak Bars Kazan. The topscorers of CSKA are Alexander Radulov (46 pts), Pavel Datsyuk (33 pts), Yakov Rylov (23 pts) and Mikhail Grabovsky (22 pts). Neftekhimik can count with Renat Mamashev (33 pts), Petr Koukal (30 pts) and Yegor Milovzorov (21 pts). Their lockout star Nail Yakupov currently is in Ufa at the World Junior Championship. When both teams met the last time in October 2012 favourites CSKA Moscow earned a win on the road against Neftekhimik (5-4 OT). A close game can also be expected today.
		Welcome. Game starts at 14:00 CET, that is 13:00 GMT.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 9. Radulov (Rylov, Datsyuk), 23. Zubov (Persson, Shirokov), 60. Shirokov (Radulov) - 15. Pestushko (Milovzorov)

CSKA Moscow: Stana (Proskuryakov) - Rylov, Buravchikov, Denisov, Mäenpää, Sergeyev, Kondratyev, Marchenko - Datsyuk, A. Radulov, Grabovsky, Zubov, Persson, Shirokov, Kvasha, Zharkov, I. Radulov, Davis, Barbashev, Grigorenko, Prokhorkin

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Dalton (Sokolov) - Seluyanov, Mamashev, Belov, Blokhin, Rozin, Grot, Lukyanchikov - Netik, Koukal, Polygalov, Cibak, Pestushko, Milovzorov, Khokhryakov, S. Alshevsky, Y. Alshevsky, Galimov, Krutov, Komaristy, Ziazov

Referees: Kadyrov, Nalivaiko - Parfyonov, Lazarev

1st period
	00:16
	03:23
	03:23
	07:06
	08:44
	14:28
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:33
	22:30
	27:48
	31:22
	33:28
	36:12
	39:36
2nd intermission
3rd period
	43:26
	44:19
	49:36
	59:05
Final