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HC Sibir Novosibirsk
4:1 (2:1, 0:0, 2:0)
Avangard Omsk
Monday 25.02.2013, 13:00 • KHL
     
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    Sibir defended well during the last 20 minutes and made the more dangerous impression than Avangard. Whenever they came close to the guest net they had good opportunities.

    Shots on goal: Sibir 7 (17) - Avangard 8 (25)

    With this win Sibir have turned around the series and lead themselevs 2-1. Both teams will face each other again tomorrow for game #4.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:32
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    58:58
    One-timer by the home side from the right wing, save by Rämö.
     
    58:30
    Big opportunity for the hosts through Nikita Zaitsev. His blast from the blue line was stopped with a lot of trouble by Rämö who only had the puck covered when the rebound already lay behind him!
     
    57:32
    Anton Belov (Avangard) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    57:14
    Matti Kuparinen (Avangard) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    57:14
    Sergei Shumakov (Sibir) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    56:36
    And there it is again, the Avangard frustration. After the goal there was a huge mass brawl.
     
    56:36
    Goal for Sibir!


    Beaufiul goal for the hosts!!!! ARTYOM VOROSHILO was sent into the guest zone with a perfect pass by Stepan Sannikov and then in the 1-on-1 with Rämö he deked out the goalie for score into the left bottom corner! That's the decision in favour of Sibir!

    Assisted by Stepan Sannikov.
     
    55:40
    Sibir keep their opponents in their own defending zone.
     
    54:15
    Maxim Ignatovich (Sibir) gets two minutes for roughin - 4 on 4 now.
     
    54:15
    Alexander Frolov (Avangard) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    54:15
    The guests become more and more frustrated. Another fist fight in front of the Sbir net.
     
    54:02
    2-on-2 counter for Sibir but they don't play it well and Rämö makes an easy chest save.
     
    53:32
    Cross pass in front of the Sibir net but it goes past all players.
     
    51:56
    Avangard still lack creativity and the clock is working against them.
     
    50:54
    Blue line shot by the guests into the gloves of Glass.
     
    49:54
    After their goal Sibir make the better imperssion on the ice. They are closer to the early decision than Avangard to a come back.
     
    47:44
    Goal for Sibir!


    The home side with a powerful shot from the right wing through Alexander Romanov and KRISTIAN KUDROC deflects the shot to make it 3-1 for Sibir with his second of the match!

    Assisted by Alexander Romanov.
     
    46:46
    Suddenly an Avangard forward appeared alone in front of Glass but he mises the net!
     
    46:05
    Evgeny Fyodorov with a shot from the left wing but an Avangard defender blocked the shot.
     
    45:14
    Viktor Drugov had the puck in the guest zone but a defender stopped him with a huge check!
     
    44:13
    It's more or less the same picture as in the previous period. Avangard are the more active side, Sibir defend and wait for counter attacks.
     
    42:47
    The guests with a shot from the right wing, no danger for Glass.
     
    41:44
    Alexander Nikulin with a nice solo inside the Avangard zone but his cross pass in front of Rämö was stopped by a defender.
     
    40:10
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Avangard took over the initiative during the second period while Sibir was defending most of the time. The guests failed to create real danger though and Sibir even had the better chance when Rämö blocked a shot with his body on the goal line!

    Shots on goal: Sibir 3 (10) - Avangard 10 (17)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:46
    The Avangard power play is not working well since game #1 and also now they had almost no dangerous shots on goal with a man more on the ice.
     
    38:20
    The guests win the face off and Perezhogin tried it from a short distance but with the sharp angle he only hit the pads of Glass.
     
    38:10
    Maxim Krivonozhkin (Sibir) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    37:42
    Distance shot by the hosts who barely make it into the Avangard zone in recent minutes but the shot goes wide.
     
    36:55
    The Sibir defense lost the puck at the own blue line but the following shot by Taratukhin from a half left position was no danger for Glass who made a pad save to the side.
     
    35:50
    Anton Kuryanov with a hard shot from the left wing at height of the blue line but Glass stopped this try easily.
     
    34:18
    Andrei Ivanov tried it with a back hander for Avangard from the left side of the Sibir net and Glass stopped him with a pad save. Right afterwards Ivanov was involved in a fist fight.
     
    33:31
    Dangerous shot from a central position by an Avangard forward but the puck went past the right post!
     
    32:50
    Alexander Popov (Avangard) gets a ten minute misconduct penalty.
     
    31:33
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    31:06
    Igor Volkov on the other side with a good shooting position for the guests but he was denied a goal by Glass!
     
    29:40
    Dangerous pass in front of the guest net, a lot of fans had seen the puck already in but Rämö threw himself into the way to block the shot on the goal line!
     
    29:33
    Anton Belov (Avangard) gets two minutes for interference.
     
    28:52
    Suddenly a fight broke out between several players of each team but the referees brought the situation under their controll very fast.
     
    27:00
    Avangard lose the puck directly in front of their own net and the turnover leads to a huge opportunity for Sibir! Great save by Rämö against a short distance shot!
     
    26:26
    Next opportunity for the guests but Glass covers the puck up in time.
     
    25:58
    An Avangard forward with a shot from a half left position, pad save by Glass.
     
    24:36
    A hard shot from the left wing by the hosts went wide.
     
    24:20
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    24:07
    Another long clearance by the hosts. Avangard with problems during their first power play of the match.
     
    23:44
    The Sibir defenders keep the puck out of their zone.
     
    22:20
    Evgeny Fyodorov (Sibir) gets two minutes for holding.
     
    21:29
    A dangerous high-speed attack by Sibir was stopped in the very last moment by the guest defense.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Sibir Novosibirsk were the more active team in the first 20 minutes and they had the better chances. Their early game opener through Kopeikin was tied soon through Pervushin but Kudroc restored the Sibir lead in their first power play.

    Shots on goal: Sibir 7 - Avangard 7
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:52
    Icing Sibir.
     
    19:32
    Sibir keep the puck behind their net, maybe a last attack in this period?
     
    19:14
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    18:50
    One-timer by Krivonozhkin and then the puck comes back to him and his wrap-around try was stopped by Rämö.
     
    17:36
    The guests lost the puck in front of their own net but they were lucky that no Sibir forward stood at the right position.
     
    17:14
    Andrei Taratukhin (Avangard) gets twwo minutes for tripping.
     
    16:55
    Sibir defend very calm, similar to game #2 where Glass won a shutout against Avangard.
     
    15:50
    Sibir continue with a lot of pressure. They want the next one!
     
    13:31
    Goal for Sibir!


    In power play the hosts restore the lead! A shot from the left wing by Alexei Kopeikin was deflected in front of the net by KRISTIAN KUDROC who waited at the second post and left Avangard goalie Rämö no chance to react!

    Assisted by Alexei Kopeikin.
     
    12:59
    Alexander Nesterov (Avangard) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    12:58
    Delayed penalty, Glass skates to the bench.
     
    12:51
    Avangard with a shot from the blue line, easy save for Glass.
     
    12:11
    There was another of these fast counters for the hosts but against two defenders and Rämö the Sibir forward had no chance.
     
    11:15
    The guests Avangard try to take over the initiative and Sibir wait for counters.
     
    09:27
    Counter chance for the hosts but at the right wing they lose the puck.
     
    08:32
    A shot on the other side only hits Sibir defender Kutuzov.
     
    07:20
    Fyodorov with a good opportunity but his shot misses the net.
     
    06:00
    After these fast two goals the game is calming down a bit.
     
    04:54
    Goal for Avangard!


    VLADIMIR PERVUSHIN is there with the fast answer for the guests!! 1-1 after not even five minutes!

    Without assist.
     
    02:34
    It's an open game in the meantime. Both teams have their opportunities.
     
    01:14
    Goal for Sibir!


    After only 74 seconds ALEXEI KOPEIKIN scores the early lead for the home side after a nice combination!

    Assisted by Maxim Krivonozhkin.
     
    00:51
    Avangard start very active, Sibir defend..
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Sibir Novosibirsk: Glass (Gaiduchenko) - Alexeyev, Kutuzov, Kulda, Kudroc, Zaitsev, Ignatovich, Karavayev - Enlund, Drugov, Romanov, Kopeikin, Nikulin, Krivonozhkin, Shumakov, Sannikov, Gubin, Fyodorov, Belokon, Kononenko, Voroshilo

    Avangard Omsk: Rämö (Reizvikh) - Valentenko, Belov, Salmela, Pivtsakin, Lyamin, Pujacs, Kalashnikov - Kuryanov, Popov, Perezhogin, Syomin, Zaborsky, Frolov, Taratukhin, Volkov, Ivanov, Zherebtsov, Pervushin, Kuparinen, Nesterov

    Referees: Vasilyev, Olenin - Misyur, Raming
     
    Game #3 gives Sibir Novosibirsk the chance to turn the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against favourites Avangard Omsk into their favour. After a disappointing 0-5 loss with a terrible penalty killing during the series opener in Omsk, Sibir showed a great reaction and won the following game with 1-0 through a goal by Nikita Zaitsev. Now comes a crucial point in this series.
     
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    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 2. Kopeikin (Krivonozhkin), 14. Kudroc (Kopeikin), 48. Kudroc (Romanov), 57. Voroshilo (Sannikov) - 5. Pervushin

    HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Glass (Gaiduchenko) - Alexeyev, Kutuzov, Kulda, Kudroc, Zaitsev, Ignatovich, Karavayev - Enlund, Drugov, Romanov, Kopeikin, Nikulin, Krivonozhkin, Shumakov, Sannikov, Gubin, Fyodorov, Belokon, Kononenko, Voroshilo
    Avangard Omsk: Rämö (Reizvikh) - Valentenko, Belov, Salmela, Pivtsakin, Lyamin, Pujacs, Kalashnikov - Kuryanov, Popov, Perezhogin, Syomin, Zaborsky, Frolov, Taratukhin, Volkov, Ivanov, Zherebtsov, Pervushin, Kuparinen, Nesterov
    Referees: Vasilyev, Olenin - Misyur, Raming