KHL
Avangard – Novosibirsk 1:0 (after OT) | Traktor – Barys 6:3 (end)
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Traktor Chelyabinsk
6:3 (3:1, 2:1, 1:1)
Barys Nur-Sultan
Friday 01.03.2013, 14:00 • KHL
     
    Traktor defended their three-goal lead well in the last 20 minutes. Both teams added one strike for a solid 6-3 win for the home side that now has a 3-2 lead in this series and can make everything clear in Astana in game #6.

    Shots on goal: Traktor 5 (30) - Barys 13 (36) (16:32:02)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:27
    Goal for Barys!


    A shot by DUSTIN BOYD from the right wing hit the left post of the Traktor goal and from there it was deflected into back of the net by the back of Garnett!

    Assisted by Nigel Dawes.
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left in regulation. Traktor fans are celebrating their team. They know nothing will happen anymore.
     
    56:01
    Goal for Traktor!


    Despite being shorthanded the hosts score their next goal! KONSTANTIN PANOV sniped the puck into the right bottom corner past Poluektov!

    Assisted by Petri Kontiola.
     
    55:00
    Evgeny Katichev (Traktor) gets two minutes.
     
    54:30
    Popov with a shot from left to the Barys net, into the gloves of the goalie.
     
    54:04
    Break away for Traktor but Maxim Yakutsenya failed to deke out Poluektov and was stopped by the goalie!
     
    51:55
    2--on-2 counter for Traktor over the right wing but Evgeny Kuznetsov loses the puck in front of Poluektov.
     
    50:10
    Traktor took a lot of the speed out of this match currently. They keep the puck behind their net whenever it is possible.
     
    47:38
    Blue line shot by the guests, pad save Garnett.
     
    46:53
    Easy pad save by Poluektov.
     
    46:22
    Traktor still with more puck poession but the guests look dangerous.
     
    43:39
    Dustin Boyd receives the puck in the Traktor zone, at the right wing he turns around and fires a blast towards the net, save by Garnett!
     
    42:54
    Short distance shot by Nichushkin, into the gloves of Poluektov.
     
    42:26
    After a fast attack by the guests Garnett covers the puck up.
     
    41:48
    Shot by Kostitsyn but the Barys defenders deflect it.
     
    40:58
    Already two scoring opportunities for Barys. The guests start with a lot of pressure.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Home side Traktor dominated the middle period and added another two goals for a solid lead. With his power play strike with just nine seconds left in regulation Roman Savchenko gave a bit hope back to Barys.

    Shots on goal: Traktor 11 (25) - Barys 11 (23)
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 12. Kuznetsov (Chistov), 14. Bulis (Ryabykin, Chistov), 19. Antipov, 34. Bulis (Quint, Chistov), 34. Quint (Chistov, Ryabykin), 57. Panov (Kontiola) - 9. Bochenski (Dawes, Troshchinsky), 40. Savchenko (Poluektov), 60. Boyd (Dawes)

    Traktor Chelyabinsk: Garnett (Mezin) - Quint, Ryabykin, Vasilchenko, Belov, Katichev, Razin, Shinin, Nesterov - Chistov, Bulis, Kuznetsov, Kontiola, Yakutsenya, Panov, Popov, Kostitsyn, Antipov, Dugin, Nichushkin, Karpov
    Barys Nur-Sultan: Poluektov (Yeremeyev) - Savchenko, Troshchinsky, Hutchinson, Belyakov, Mnatsyan, Grigoryev, Novopashin - Polishchuk, Krasnoslobodtsev, Romanov, Rudenko, Upper, Pushkaryov, Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd, Spiridonov, Alexandrov, Solaryov, Rakhmanov
    Referees: Belov, Zakharov - Misyur, Raming