KHL
Novosibirsk – Avangard 2:5 (end) | Neftekhimik – Ak Bars 2:3 (after OT)
final/OT
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
2:3 (0:0, 1:2, 1:0, 0:1)
Ak Bars Kazan
Tuesday 26.02.2013, 16:00 • KHL
     
    Thank you for following the game with us till the end! (19:42:09)
     
    They needed until the second overtime but in the end Lauris Darzins sent Ak Bars Kazan into the second round of the Gagarin Cup playoffs with his game winner at 92:42!! Kazan won all four games and gained a sweep.
     
    Game over.
     
    92:42
    Goal for AK Bars!


    Kirill Petrov with a powerful shot from the blue line, Sokolov blocks it only to the side and LAURIS DARZINS scores the game winner with the rebound!

    Assisted by Kirill Petrov!
     
    92:00
    TV cameras show the first fans of the home team sleeping. Ironically the Ak Bars fans are in a good mood.
     
    91:20
    Blue line shot by Neftekhimik, no power behind it. Easy glove save for Barulin.
     
    90:05
    Back hand try by the guests just in front of Sokolov but somehow he makes the pad save!
     
    87:52
    Turnover in front of the Neftekhimik goal. Lukoyanov had the big opportunity to decide this match but he was stopped by Sokolov in the 1-on-1!
     
    86:50
    On the other side Barulin was there with a glove save.
     
    86:29
    Almost the break away for Darzins but the pass was a bit too long!
     
    85:41
    Nice combination by the guests in the opponents' zone but in the end Zherdev plays a misdirected pass.
     
    84:25
    The teams continue to be very careful.
     
    82:27
    Dangerous pass by Ziazov from the right wing, stopped by a defender just in front of Barulin.
     
    80:01
    The second overtime starts.
     
    80:00
    And we'll see another period of overtime. soon.
     
    78:46
    Offside Ak Bars.
     
    77:45
    Blue line shot by the home side, Barulin with the save but there is a rebound and he can block this one aswell.
     
    77:30
    Sokolov covers the puck up after a shot from the neutral zone.
     
    76:25
    Milovzorov with a shot from the side, just hits the chest of Barulin.
     
    74:27
    On the other side of the ice Neftekhimik had a huge double chance but Barulin threw his body in the way!
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 32. Shulakov (Pestushko, Milovzorov), 43. Koukal (Lewandowski, Osala) - 28. Morozov (Kapanen, Zherdev), 38. Pesonen (Khomitsky), 93. Darzins (Petrov)

    HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Sokolov (Dalton) - Berezin, Shulakov, Seluyanov, Mamashev, Lukyanchikov, Belov, Grot, Yefremov - Cibak, Pestushko, Milovzorov, Netik, Osala, Koukal, Khokhryakov, Y. Alshevsky, Lyuduchin, Lewandowski, Subbotin, Ziazov
    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) - Nikulin, Korneyev, Kulyash, Medvedev, Zakharchuk, Khomitsky, Yarullin - Kapanen, Zherdev, Morozov, Pesonen, Immonen, Obukhov, Darzins, Tereshchenko, Petrov, Bodrov, Golubev, Lukoyanov
    Referees: Karabanov, Odins - Tomilov, Parfyonov