KHL
Avangard – Novosibirsk 2:0 (end)
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Avangard Omsk
2:0 (1:0, 1:0, 0:0)
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Tuesday 05.03.2013, 13:00 • KHL
     
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    Avangard defended their 2-0 lead well in the last 20 minutes and didn't allow many scoring opportunities for the guests from Novosibirsk. In the end the favourites won this series with 4-3 over the full distance. The home advantage was decisive for the favourites Avangard today. Outsiders Sibir more than once showed all their class in this series and gave Avangard a great fight for the pleasure of fans and media!

    Avangard still have to wait until the other two games today ended before they know their opponents for the second round.

    Shots on goal: Avangard 9 (28) - Sibir 12 (26)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:47
    Huge double opportunity for Sibir but Rämö saves his shootout!
     
    59:07
    After winning the puck back an Avangard forward missed the wide open net from a few metres distance only..!!
     
    58:50
    With a long cleareance the hosts miss the empty net!
     
    58:45
    Guest goalie Glass left his net for an additional skater.
     
    58:20
    The guests take a timeout.
     
    58:07
    Offside Sibir.
     
    58:00
    Last two minutes have started, the home fans are already celebrating.
     
    57:36
    Glove save by Rämö, keeps his team the two-goal lead.
     
    57:16
    The guests lose the puck in the Avangard zone, have to restart their attack.
     
    55:58
    There is not much offensive hockey in the third period. It's a very tactical game by now. Avangard defend by all possible means and Sibir have just not the right ideas to surprise them.
     
    55:50
    The home side with a lot of puck possession behind their own net, avoid any chances for Sibir by that.
     
    54:40
    Avangard keep the puck in the Sibir defensive zone and the time runs out for the guests.
     
    52:54
    On the other side of the rink a defender intercepted a pass in the last second just in front of Rämö.
     
    52:29
    Dangerous cross pass in front of the Sibir net but no Avangard forward received the puck!
     
    51:22
    Wrap-around try by Artus Kulda but Rämö was in the corner on time!
     
    49:37
    Shot by the hosts from the left wing, pad save by Glass.
     
    49:00
    Currently the hosts have everything under their controll, the clock is working against Sibir.
     
    46:41
    The guests are back at full strength and had no problems with the last Avangard power play.
     
    45:30
    Sibir with strong penalty killing so far.
     
    44:41
    Alexander Romanov (Sibir) gets two minutes for cross-checking.
     
    44:34
    Shot by Kudrac from the second post, goes just wide! The net was half open!! There it was, the chance for the guests.
     
    43:30
    Sibir continue with pressure but they just don't create any big chances.
     
    42:00
    Sibir with more puck possession so far. They have to score twice in the last 20 minutes!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Sibir started well but missed to create big opportunities. On the other side Avangard doubled their lead through a break away by Perezhogin.

    Shots on goal: Avangard 4 (19) - Sibir 10 (14)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:18
    Save by Glass after a fast Avangard attack.
     
    38:30
    Sibir are looking for their chance before the second intermission.
     
    37:23
    Rämö with a save against a shot from a short distance.
     
    35:15
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    35:13
    After they stopped a blue line shot, the guests from Novosibirsk had a 2-on-1 counter attack but the defender stopped them!
     
    33:55
    The hosts are back at full strength and have a power play.
     
    33:15
    Maxim Krivonozhkin (Sibir) gets two minutes for interference - a short 4 on 4 now.
     
    33:02
    After being pulled from behind by Pavel Valentenko Sibir's Alexander Romanov made contact with the ice. Nothing serious.
     
    31:55
    Kari Rämö (Avangard) gets two minutes for slashing. The penalty is served by his team colleague Sergei Kalinin.
     
    31:35
    Goal for Avangard!


    With a pass towards the blue line Nikita Pivtsakin found ALEXANDER PEREZHOGIN who skated towards the guest net and in the 1-on-1 with Glass he deked out the goalie to score into the left corner and to make it a deserved 2-0 lead for Avangard!!

    Assisted by Nikita Pivtsakin and Tomas Zaborsky.
     
    30:00
    Half of the regular time is over. Still everything is in for both sides.
     
    27:50
    Avangard seem to take over the initiative again.
     
    26:45
    Another blue line shot by the hosts doesn't get through just when Sibir are back at full strength.
     
    25:36
    One-timer by Pujacs from the left wing, no danger for the guest net. The rebound came to another Avangard player but again Glass made the save.
     
    24:55
    The Avangard penalty is over and they have a power play now themselves.
     
    24:45
    Kristian Kudroc (Sibir) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    24:38
    One timer by Kudroc from the left wing, no problems for the Avangard goalie.
     
    24:14
    Zaitsev from the blue line, into the gloves of Rämö.
     
    23:48
    Rämö easily gloves a shot by Kopeikin from a half right position.
     
    22:55
    Igor Volkov (Avangard) gets two minutes for throwing the puck outside the playing area.
     
    22:46
    Next save by Rämö aganst a short distance shot. He lost the puck himself behind the net in the previous situation.
     
    22:30
    The guests show a clearly better image so far than they did during the first 20 minutes.
     
    20:47
    What a start into this period. After a cross-pass in front of the Avangard net Nikita Zaitsev had the big, big opportunity from the second post but his shot from short-distance was blocked by Rämö!!!
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Avangard were the clearly better side in the first period. They had far more puck possession, more and better chances and at the end of the period they rewarded themselves with the lead through Anton Belov. Sibir have to improve a lot if they want to have a chance to make the next round today.

    Shots on goal: Avangard 15 - Sibir 4
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:22
    Sibir look for the direct answer but they lose the puck in the Avangard zone.
     
    18:06
    Goal for Avangard!


    Fast counter by the home side. In the end it was ANTON BELOV who gave the pass to Alexander Perezhogin whose shot was blocked by Glass before Belov used the rebound to score into the wide open net!

    Assisted by Alexander Perezhogin.
     
    17:46
    Finally Sibir with an attack again. Kopeikin's shot from a half left position was no problem for Rämö though.
     
    15:50
    The hosts make a far better impression in the last minutes, Sibir with a lot of problems to get the puck out of their own defensive zone.
     
    14:31
    Out of the crowd there is shot from short distance but Glass makes another important save!
     
    13:42
    The guests are back at full strength.
     
    13:17
    Shot by Perezhogin from a half right position, pad save by Glass.
     
    12:59
    Glass with a pad save against a shot from short distance.
     
    12:19
    The home side had alread two dangerous shots on goal during their first power play.
     
    11:42
    Artyom Voroshilo (Sibir) gets two minutes for high-sticking.
     
    11:42
    After a hard check by Voroshilo it is Pivtsakin who crashed into the boards and lays on the ice now.
     
    11:29
    Shot by the hosts from the blue line at height of the left wing, easy glove save for Glass.
     
    11:07
    Krivonozhkin with the next attack for the guests but he was all alone and tried it with a shot from the blue line already. No danger for Rämö.
     
    09:52
    On the other side a Sibir counter was stopped by the defense.
     
    09:08
    Kalinin skated very fast towards the guest net, tried it with a shot into the right bottom corner but Glass blocked the puck in the very last moment from about half a metre distance!
     
    07:26
    The hosts try it from the other wing, again Glass makes the save and at the second post an Avangard forward just missed the rebound!
     
    06:23
    Dangerous shot by the Avangard offense from the right wing, pad save by Glass.
     
    05:48
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    04:30
    Good penalty killing by Avangard. They keep the puck far away from their own net.
     
    03:48
    Sergei Kalinin (Avangard) gets two minutes for stick holding.
     
    03:15
    Both sides had one shot on goal so far but without real danger.
     
    02:30
    Very offensive start by both teams. Today all players have to play at 110% to get the win in the series and they all know that!
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

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

    Sibir Novosibirsk: Glass (Ryazhinov) - Alexeyev, Kutuzov, Kulda, Kudroc, Zaitsev, Lekomtsev, Ignatovich - Lehterä, Enlund, Romanov, Kopeikin, Nikulin, Krivonozhkin, Shitikov, Fyodorov, Belokon, Shumakov, Sannikov, Gubin, Voroshilo

    Referees: Odins, Kadyrov - Sivov, Shelyanin
     
    In the last match outsiders Sibir Novosibirsk kept their hopes to reach the second round of this year's Gagarin Cup playoffs alive when they defeated Avangard Omsk 3-0 on home ice. Today it's all or nothing when Avangard recieve Sibir for the last and decisive game #7 of this series.
     
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    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 19. Belov (Perezhogin), 32. Perezhogin (Pivtsakin, Zaborsky)

    Avangard Omsk: Rämö (Reizvikh) - Lyamin, Pivtsakin, Valentenko, Belov, Salmela, Pujacs, Gusev - Syomin, Volkov, Frolov, Kuryanov, Ivanov, Kalinin, Popov, Perezhogin, Zaborsky, Zherebtsov, Pervushin, Kuparinen, Taratukhin
    HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Glass (Ryazhinov) - Alexeyev, Kutuzov, Kulda, Kudroc, Zaitsev, Lekomtsev, Ignatovich - Lehterä, Enlund, Romanov, Kopeikin, Nikulin, Krivonozhkin, Shitikov, Fyodorov, Belokon, Shumakov, Sannikov, Gubin, Voroshilo
    Referees: Odins, Kadyrov - Sivov, Shelyanin