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final
Avangard Omsk
5:0 (0:0, 3:0, 2:0)
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Thursday 21.02.2013, 13:00 • KHL
     
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    Avangard were at least 2 levels better than their opponents from Novosibirsk today. In the last 20 minutes they even added another two power play goals for an easy 5-0 win in the series opener! Sibir have to work a lot on their penalty killing - they received 4/5 goals with a man less on the ice.

    The good thing for Sibir is that tomorrow they already can come back in game #2.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:14
    Heavy check by Kuparinen against Kopeikin behind the Avangard net.
     
    58:42
    Avangard from the neutral zone, goes wide.
     
    57:53
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    57:04
    Almost the consolation goal for Sibir but goalie Rämö threw his body into the way and blocked the shot!
     
    55:53
    Evgeny Mozer (Avangard) gets two minutes.
     
    54:11
    Goal for Avangard!


    Amazing run by ALEXANDER POPOV who started the attack at the Sibir blue line, passed the puck to the left wing to Alexander Perezhogin and received it back in front of the net to deflect it pass Glass for the 5-0! The 4th power play goal for Avangard in this match!

    Assisted by Alexander Perezhogin.
     
    53:06
    Viktor Drugov (Sibir) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    52:22
    Dmitry Syomin with a powerful shot from a central position but Glass makes the save.
     
    51:56
    Sibir with a shot from a half right position, goes wide.
     
    50:49
    Shot by the hosts from the neutral zone into the gloves of Glass.
     
    49:40
    Avangard reduce their efforts and let the guests play a little more. They already save their power for game #2 tomorrow.
     
    47:59
    Alexei Kopeikin with a short distance shot for the guests but it was blocked by a defender.
     
    46:29
    Shot by the hosts from the right wing, goes wide.
     
    44:19
    Goal for Avangard!


    ALEXANDER BUMAGIN decides the match in favour of the hosts! He deflected a shot just in front of Glass who had no chance to react anymore! Third power play goal by Avangard this afternoon!
     
    43:49
    Almost the next one for Avangard but Glass was back in his corner on time.
     
    43:24
    Alexander Romanov (Sibir) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    43:05
    Delayed penalty, Rämö left his net.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 26. Zaborsky (Lyamin, Volkov), 37. Volkov (Popov, Perezhogin), 39. Valentenko (Belov, Popov), 45. Bumagin, 55. Popov

    Avangard Omsk: Rämö (Reizvikh) - Gusev, Belov, Salmela, Pivtsakin, Lyamin, Valentenko, Kalashnikov - Popov, Perezhogin, Volkov, Kuparinen, Syomin, Zaborsky, Bumagin, Kuryanov, Ivanov, Pervushyn ,Taratukhin, Mozer, Nesterov
    HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Glass (Gaiduchenko) - Alexeyev, Kutuzov, Kulda, Kudroc, Zaitsev, Ignatovich, Karavayev, Aksyonenko - Enlund, Drugov, Romanov, Kopeikin, Nikulin, Sannikov, Gubin, Krivonozhkin, Voroshilo, Shumakov, Fyodorov, Kononenko
    Referees: Zakharov, Tsyplakov - Zakharenkov, Morozov