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Lev Praha
1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Sunday 06.01.2013, 16:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL
     
    In a goaltending duel between Tomas Popperle and Chris Holt, Erik Christensen scores the game's only goal early in the second period on the power play. For Popperle, it's his 5th shutout of the season, putting him back into the league lead in that department. (19:16:41)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:40
    Lev has Avto pinned deep, they can't get Holt out . . .
     
    59:00
    Avto shoots the puck in, Holt starts to go to the bench on the fly but quickly retreats as Lev comes back . . .
     
    58:23
    Avto shoot-in goes out of play, faceoff at the blueline.
     
    58:00
    Two-minute announcement made, Lev controlling play in Avto zone with teams back at even strength.
     
    57:30
    Petr Vrana with a quick shot on a Lev rush late in the PP, stick save Holt.
     
    56:47
    Offside Lev on the pass. Faceoff to centre ice with :49 left in the penalty.
     
    56:00
    Christensen gets tied up with Sokolov at the blueline, Avto bench hollering for an interference call, play continues.
     
    55:36
    Right after they kill off one penalty, Avto goes right back to the PK as Alexander Sazonov gets called for holding along the boards in his own end. Avto coach not shy about voicing his displeasure at the referee.
     
    55:15
    Puck iced again, Avto penalty-killers doing a good job.
     
    54:30
    Shorthanded, Rastislav Spirko takes a backhander at Popperle, who gloves it and quickly puts it back in play . . .
     
    54:10
    Avto ice the puck, killing more of the penalty.
     
    53:49
    Offside Avto on the PK.
     
    53:38
    Shot from the point early in the advantage, save Holt and whistle.
     
    53:33
    Yevgeni Rybnitsky called for interference in the attacking zone, he doesn't like the call. Lev back to the power play, they're 1/4 tonight.
     
    52:56
    Finally the puck slides to Chris Holt and he covers it for a faceoff.
     
    52:30
    A lot of play in the neutral zone and along the boards, no offensive chances either way.
     
    50:36
    Puck goes into the Avto bench, faceoff at the blueline.
     
    50:15
    Offside Lev, followed by some more pushing and shoving. Tempers starting to boil over in this one.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 22. Christensen (Danielsson, Klepis)

    Lev Praha: Pöpperle (Kocián) -- Němec, Nakladal - Mikuš, Krejčík - Mojžiš, Porseland - Hunkes -- Danielsson, Christensen, Hossa - Rachůnek, Vrána, Klepiš - Surový, Novotný, Řepík - Svoboda, Karamnov, Cipulis - Cingel.
    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Holt (Lobanov) -- Mezei, Yukseyev - Rybnitsky, Sokolov - Sazonov, Kurbatov - Tryamkin, Stupin -- Malykhin, Kryukov, Lapenkov - Makeyev, Špirko, Simakov - Stepanov, Chistyakov, Gimatov - Pronin, V.Streltsov, A.Streltsov.