LEV 5:4 CER | Lev Praha - Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)

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Lev – Cherepovets

5:4 (end)

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Lev Praha

5:4 (0:3, 3:1, 0:2)

Severstal Cherepovets

Monday 28.01.2013, 19:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL

		From a personal standpoint, that was the most exciting KHL game I've ever seen. In a game they absolutely had to win, Lev Praha overcame a 3-0 first period deficit and beat a Severstal Cherepovets team that had been on a roll. Fans were really into that game all night long and are giving the home team quite an ovation right now. (21:19:14)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:43	Shipachyov and Ryazantsyev each with shots from the point, both stopped by Stepanek, he holds the second one for another big faceoff.
		Novotny ejected from teh faceoff, in comes Danielsson.
	59:08	Puck deflected out of play in the Lev zone. Faceoff inside. 6 Severstal skaters against 5 for Lev.
	58:44	Koshechkin goes to the bench on the fly...
	58:28	Time out Severstal.
	58:28	Severstal back at full strength, faceoff coming up in their own zone.
	57:20	Lev seemingly content to kill time on their own PP
	56:50	Nakladal with the point shot, stick save Koshechkin.
	56:25	Now Denis Kazionov takes a slashing penalty in the attacking zone. Lev with the power play, and they'll have to guard against the shorthanded goal.
	56:00	Teams back at full strength, puck moves back toward Lev zone.
	55:20	Slap shot by Ryazantsev hit a body in front, play continues in Lev zone...
	53:54	After the whistle, Denis Kazionov and Nicklas Danielsson are getting off-setting minors for roughing, so we'll play 4-on-4.
	53:54	Icing Lev.
	53:42	Offside Lev.
	53:20	Lev back at full strength, Vrana takes a high shot that hits Koshechkin in the shoulder, play in Severstal zone.
	53:00	Lev ices for the third time on this PK.
	52:00	Shipachyov's shot from the point is deflected by Ketov on goal, pad save Stepanek, then puck iced.
	51:05	Nicklas Danielsson is called for hooking in the attacking zone and he's not happy with the call, considering he took that hit not long ago with no call. Severstal with the chance to equalize on the power play.
	50:35	Mathias Porseland makes a nice defensive play, lifing the stick of a Severstal forward in front of the net as the puck arrived.
	50:04	Lev 2 on 1, shot is stopped, followed by a scramble but puck stays out. Lev looks dangerous on every rush now.
	49:46	Mikhail Anisin with a high wrister on a Severstal rush, Stepanek catches and holds on.
	48:52	Offside Severstal.
	48:26	Alexei Medvedev levels Nicklas Danielsson with an open-ice hit and play is stopped. He skates hunched over to the bench but there's no penalty.
	48:00	Marcel Hossa with the shot from inside the line, save Koshechkin.
	47:23	Goal for Lev! MICHAL BIRNER one time's a pass into the open side for his first in the KHL and, after being down 0-3, Lev has the lead!. Assist: Michal Repik (3 points).
	46:46	Puck goes out of play in the neutral zone. Faceoff at centre ice.
	46:25	A puck was loose in the Lev zone and goaltender Jakub Stepanek wins a race for the puck to prevent a breakaway. That could have been a distaster if he'd been beaten to the puck but it works out.
	46:07	Puck deflected into the Lev bench, faceoff in the Lev zone.
	45:23	Lev dump-in goes out of play. Faceoff at centre ice.
	44:55	Offside Severstal.
	44:44	Puck deflected out of play in the Severstal zone, faceoff inside.
	44:05	Goal for Lev! Another power play goal for MICHAL REPIK. After holding onto the puck forever, he feathered a shot from the point that found the net just inside the post. Assist: Sami Lepisto, Ondrej Nemec.
	42:44	After a lengthy delay on which Lev had a couple of chances to score, Bogdan Kiselevich is given a roughing penalty and Lev has a chance to tie it on the power play.
	42:10	Lev forechecking hard in the Severstal zone, but not getting shots.
	40:46	Puck goes into the Lev bench. Faceoff in the Lev zone.
	40:25	Denis Kazionov with a wrist shot from the boards that Stepanek catches and holds.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Teams have returned to the ice, and the 3rd period faceoff is moments away.
		An exciting period of hockey, and a good bounce-back period for Lev after a disastrous first. The fans give a nice ovation as the period ends--they've really been energetic all game long. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Lev 16 (22), Severstal 5 (17). 3rd period begins at 20:42 CET, 14:42 EST.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:50	Icing Severstal.
	39:18	Jiri Sekac with a chance in front, save Koshechkin.
	38:46	Goal for Lev! After several attempts, MICHAL REPIK one-times a nice feed from Nathan Oystrick upstairs. Assist: Nathan Oystrick.
	38:08	What a save by Koshechkin. Jiri Novotny with a nice backhand feed for Nicklas Danielsson, who's one-timer appeared labelled and he can't believe it didn't go in.
	37:32	Scramble in the goalmouth, but it rolls just wide, then Severstal ices . . .
	37:05	Nicklas Danielsson got the puck in the slot but he's prevented from getting a shot by Petr Caslava, who's now going to the box for holding. Power play Lev, they're 1/2 with one shorthanded goal against.
	36:57	Undaunted, Lev goes back to the attack and gets a faceoff in the Severstal zone.
	36:17	Goal for Severstal! VADIM SHIPACHYOV was able to put the puck across the goal line despite being pulled down from behind. Assist: Denis Kazionov.
	36:17	To compound things, there's a video review to see if the puck actually went in the net. Of course if it did, there's no penalty shot.
	36:17	Vadim Shipachyov is taken down on a breakaway and he's getting a penalty shot.
	35:55	Goal for Lev! On a rush, Lepisto beats a man wide and feeds RICHARD GYNGE, who taps the puck in to make this a one-goal game. Assist: Sami Lepisto
	35:18	Shot right off the draw, knocked away by Koshechkin's glove.
	35:14	Icing Severstal.
	34:37	Anisin gets a shot at the tail end of the power play, defllected away by Stepanek's stick.
	33:00	Martins Cipulis slips behind a defenceman and almost gets a shorthanded goal for Lev, but can't stuff it inside the post on Koshechkin...
	32:40	Right off the draw, Yegorshev one' time's a slapper, stick save Popperle.
	32:33	Jiri Sekac takes Bodgan Kiselevich hard into the boards and gets 2 minutes for boarding. Severstal goes to the power play, they're 2 for 2 so far.
	32:17	Defenceman Juraj Mikus with a wrister from the point that Koshechkin stops and holds.
	31:30	Jakub Nakladal takes his man hard into the boards.
	29:59	Icing Severstal.
	29:24	Now the puck is deflected out of play in the Severstal zone, faceoff inside.
	29:08	Yevgeni Ketov almosts gets the hat trick, he one-times a pass from the corner off the outside of the post.
	28:40	Big pressure from the line of Danielsson-Vrana-Gynge fails to convert, Severstal forced to ice. Lev fans give the team a nice ovation for the good shift.
	27:10	Michal Birner beats a defenceman wide and centers a pass, nobody home. Lev now with possession in the Severstal zone.
	26:20	Nathan Oystrick tees up a big slapper, save Koshechkin, play continues...
	26:00	Mikhail Anisin gets a gift in the Lev slot but rushes his shot and misses.
	24:53	Offside Lev.
	24:07	Icing Severstal.
	22:10	Lev is energized by the goal and comes in again, save Koshechkin and a whistle.
	21:27	Goal for Lev! There has now been a goal scored on all four penalties this game. JIRI NOVOTNY quickly converted Gynge's pass from the corner to get Lev on the board. Assists: Richard Gynge, Jakub Nakladal.
	20:55	Petr Vrana's one-time slapper hits a d-man in the chest, then the puck is iced...
	20:25	Point shot by Ondrej Nemec is deflected out of play by a forward in front, faceoff outside.
	20:17	Yevgeni Keton is going to the penalty box with a hooking penalty, meaning he won't be able to score shorthanded again.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The teams have returned to the ice and the 2nd period will begin shortly.
		Lev came out with some good energy the first few shifts, but special teams were really their undoing. They surrendered one shorthanded goal and then two on the power play, and Severstal leads 3-0. Shots on goal: Lev 7, Severstal 12. 2nd period begins at 19:48 CET, 13:48 EST.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:38	Jiri Novotny throws another big hit into the end boards.
	18:39	Icing erroneously called against Lev as goaltender Koshechkin touched the puck as it approached the crease. Faceoff at centre ice.
	18:19	Right off the draw, Marcel Hossa with a shot and another save Koshechkin.
	18:15	Petr Vrana's gets Lev's first shot in a long time, Koshechkin stops and holds on.
	17:51	Offside Lev.
	16:40	Goal for Severstal! Severstal passing broke down the box and the puck came to VADIM BERDINOV at the side of the net, who had all the time in the world to put it in the open net. Assists: Mikhail Anisin, Linus Vindell.
	16:05	Denis Kazionov shoots a one-timer just wide in the low slot.
	14:49	Mathias Porseland whistled for hooking in his own zone, following a prolonged stretch of Severstal control in the zone. Lev is really back on their heels at this point.
	13:24	Lev clearing attempt goes into the bench, faceoff inside.
	12:47	Goal for Severstal! On the power play, Stepanek stopped the original shot from the point, but YEVGENI KETOV scores on the rebound. Assists: Stanislav Yegorshev, Bogdan Kiselevich.
	12:30	Severstal passing around on the power play but not getting any shots...
	11:13	Jiri Sekac gets called for holding in his own zone. Now after surrendering a shorthanded goal on their power play, Lev will try to kill off Severstal's first advantage.
	10:29	Yevgeni Ketov tries for his second shorthanded goal on the same penalty, but Jakub Stepanek makes a big glove save on his slap shot.
	10:14	Offside Lev. :44 left in their power play that has already surrendered a shorthanded goal.
	09:12	Goal for Severstal! Taking advantage of some bad communication on the Lev power play, YEVGENI KETOV scores on a breakaway, beating Stepanek just under the crossbar. Assists: Petr Caslava, Alexander Ryazantsev.
	08:58	Severstal's Alexander Fedoseyev getting the game's first penalty for slashing the stick from the hands of Lev defenceman Jiri Mikus.
		Crowd really into the game in the early going . . . some back and forth, physical play has helped that.
	08:12	On the rush, Marcel Hossa's shot goes off a defenceman's stick and over the glass. Faceoff coming up in the Severstal zone.
	08:00	Back and forth action, with both goalies forced to make saves.
	07:25	Now Vrana rips a hard shot wide, and Lev has possession in the attacking zone.
	06:45	This game getting physical, big neutral zone collision between Niklas Andersson of Severstal and Petr Vrana of Lev.
	06:10	And now Lev captain Jiri Novotny with a bug crunching hit in the corner.
	05:30	Dedunov with a stiff bodycheck on Lepisto on the boards in the neutral zone.
	04:10	Mattias Porseland with the high wrist shot and Koshechkin had trouble with it--it dribbled out of his glove just wide of the post.
	02:58	Offside Lev on the shoot-in, face off to centre ice.
	02:15	Tomas Surovy chopped in the foot by Alexei Medvedev, no call as Surovy glares at the referee as he hobbles to the bench...
	01:25	Jakub Vrana gets Lev's first official shot on a rush, stick save Koshechkin.
	01:07	The puck comes back to Stepanek and he covers it for the game's first stoppage.
	00:58	Vadim Shipchanov of Severstal gets the game's first official shot on goal, a wrister that hits Jakub Stepanek's arm and deflects to the corner.
	00:15	Lev buzzing right off the bat and hit the post on the opening shift.
	00:01	Game started.
		The national anthems of the Russian Federation and Czech Republic have been played and the opening faceoff is moments away.
		Starting lineups: Lev Praha: Štěpánek (Kocián) - Oystrick, Nakládal, Lepistö, Němec, Mikuš, Porseland, Krejčík - Cipulis, Novotný, Niživijs - Danielsson, Vrána, Gynge - Surový, Mikúš, Hossa - Sekáč, Birner, Řepík - Cingel. Severstal Cherepovets: Koshechkin (Peretyagin) - Yegorshev, Kiselevich, Ryazantsev, Čáslava, Andersen, Stasenko, Popov - Kazionov, Shipachov, Ketov - Videll, Berdnikov, Anisin - Zemchenko, Medvedev , Bergfors - Dedunov, Fedoseyev, Kazakovchev - Mons. Referees: Odins, Sctsenyov - Putilin, Balodis.
		This is a match-up between two Western Conference teams: 10th-place Lev Praha hosts 5th-place Severstal Cherepovets. Lev has 60 points, 5 out of a playoff spot, while Severstal has 77. Lev enters the game on a five-game losing streak and it won't get any easier tonight with their leading scorer, Jakub Klepiš, out with the flu. Forward Juraj Mikúš is back after a lengthy injury, however, so he and defenceman Juraj Mikuš will both play. The starting goaltenders are Jakub Štěpánek for Lev and Vasili Koshechkin for Severstal. Koshechkin leads the KHL with 7 shutouts.
		Welcome. This game starts at 19:00 CET local time in Prague, 22:00 MSK in Cherepovets, 18:00 GMT, and 13:00 EST/10:00 PST in North America.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 22. Novotny (Gynge, Nakladal), 36. Gynge (|Lepisto), 39. Repik (Oystrick), 45. Repik (Lepisto, Nemec), 48. Birner (Repik) - 10. Ketov (Caslava, Ryazantsev), 13. Ketov (Yegorshev, Kiselevich), 17. Berdinov (Anisin, Vindell), 37. Shipachyov (Kazionov)

Lev Praha: Štěpánek (Kocián) - Oystrick, Nakládal, Lepistö, Němec, Mikuš, Porseland, Krejčík - Cipulis, Novotný, Niživijs - Danielsson, Vrána, Gynge - Surový, Mikúš, Hossa - Sekáč, Birner, Řepík - Cingel.

Severstal Cherepovets: Koshechkin (Peretyagin) - Yegorshev, Kiselevich, Ryazantsev, Čáslava, Andersen, Stasenko, Popov - Kazionov, Shipachov, Ketov - Videll, Berdnikov, Anisin - Zemchenko, Medvedev , Bergfors - Dedunov, Fedoseyev, Kazakovchev - Mons.

Referees: Odins, Shtsenyov - Putilin, Balodis

1st period
	08:58
	09:12
	11:13
	12:47
	14:49
	16:40
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:17
	21:27
	32:33
	35:55
	36:17
	37:05
	38:46
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:44
	44:05
	47:23
	51:05
	53:54
	56:25
Final