KHL
Ak Bars – Novokuznetsk 5:1 (end)
final
Ak Bars Kazan
5:1 (1:0, 2:0, 2:1)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Wednesday 23.01.2013, 16:30KHL
     
    53:02
    Goal for Novokuznetsk!

    It looked like the home team stopped playing seeing their lead getting so enormous. That allowed ALEXANDER MERESKIN to find some open area in front of the net and erase the shutout bid of Garipov.

    Assisted by Anton Lazarev.
     
    48:25
    Goal for AK Bars!

    I'm pretty sure Novokuznetsk won't erase this lead. Huge defensive mistake led to a breakaway for NIKO KAPANEN who used a backhand move to get the puck past Klyuchinkov.

    Unassisted.
     
    42:10
    Goal for AK Bars!

    Metallurg failed to cover the space between the circles once again and DMITRI OBUKHOV took full advantage of it.

    Unassisted.
     
    31:32
    Goal for AK Bars!

    Great play on the doorstep by tough Finnish line of the home team. After Kulyash dumped the puck on net, Immonen and JANNE PESONEN banged a way at it and it ended up going into the back of the net.

    Assisted by Jarkko Immonen and Denis Kulyash.
     
    23:13
    Goal for AK Bars!

    The home team managed to capitalize very fast on this man-advantage, on their second of the night. ALEXEI TERESHCHENKO received the puck in between the circles, Klyuchnikov had no chance to stop him.

    Assisted by Nikolai Zherdev and Kirill Petrov.
     
    01:44
    Goal for AK Bars!

    Big mistake by the visiting defence that let Kirill Petrov get loose in their own zone. Klyuchnikov stopped the initial shot, but the rebound attempt by NIKOLAI ZHERDEV finds the back of the net.

    Assisted by Kirill Petrov.

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals and assists: 2. Zherdev (Petrov), 24. Tereshchenko (Zherdev, Petrov), 32. Pesonen (Immonen, Kulyash), 43. Obukhov, 49. Kapanen - 54. Mereskin (Lazarev)


    Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Barulin) - Nikulin, Korneev, Panin, Kulyash, Zakharchuk, Khomotski, Yarullin - Zaripov, Kapanen, Morozov (C) - Pesonen, Immonen, Obukhov - Tereshchenko, Petrov, Zherdev - Bodrov, Golubev, Lukoyanov.
    Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Klyuchinkov (Sorokin) - Metlyuk, Kuklev, Arzamastsev, Sopel, Yatsenkov, Grishin, Yezhov, Romanov - Chernykh, Vyglazov, Bumagin - Lazarev, Mereskin (C), Yefimov - Turukin, Mitryakov, Nazarov - Arkalov, Islamov, Zhafyarov.

    Referees: Byelyayev, Nalivayko - Menshikh, Pavlov.