SPA 3:4 TRI | Sparta Prague - Oceláři Třinec (Tipsport extraliga (CZE))

KHL

Tipsport extraliga (CZE)

Sparta – Třinec

3:4 (end)

final

Sparta Prague

3:4 (0:0, 2:2, 1:2)

Oceláři Třinec

Tuesday 12.03.2013, 18:15 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • Tipsport extraliga (CZE)

		Welcome. Game 3 of this quarterfinal series between Sparta Prague and Oceláři Třinec starts at 18:15 CET, 17:15 GMT, 13:15 EDT.
		Starting lineups: HC Sparta Prague: Melicherčík - Gřegořek, Sičák, Pilař, Milam, Hanzlík, Hunkes, Philipp - Broš, Rachůnek, Svoboda, Hlinka, Hovorka, Kočí, Bahenský, Tenkrát, Přibyl, Treille, Jánský, Ton, Forman. HC Ocelari Trinec: Hamerlík - Zíb, Lojek, Klouček, Roth, Galvas, Ovčačík, Hrabal, Kania - Peterek, Bonk, Zagrapan, Polanský, Klimenta, Růžička, Orsava, Varaďa, Květoň, Rákos, Admský, Hrňa. Referees: Hodek, Šindler - Bádal, Pouzar.
		The starting goaltenders are Peter Hamrlik for Trinec and Marcel Melichercik for Sparta. Melichercik entered game 2 in relief of starting goalie Marek Pinc, who suffered a concussion and is currently out of the lineup.
		The Czech national anthem has been played and the opening faceoff is moments away. Sparta Praha is dressed in their home crimson uniforms trimmed in blue, yellow and red. Ocelari Trinec is wearing road white with red and silver trim. Trinec is starting their top line that includes captain Radek Bonk centering Martin Ruzicka and Vaclav Varada.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:54	Sparta starts with early pressure but unable to get any shots, finally Petr Tenkrat puts it on goal from a sharp angle and Hamrlik catches it and holds for a whistle.
	01:27	Jaroslav Svoboda cuts out of the corner and tries to make a move on Hamrlik, but the Slovak goalie makes a huge save to keep this game scoreless and keeps out the rebound too while down.
	01:41	Play goes down to the Sparta zone and defenceman Jiri Hunkes takes the game's first penalty for holding. Trinec's dangerous power play goes to work, they scored 3 goals in game 1.
	02:18	Martin Ruzicka takes a one-timer, stick save Melichercik.
	02:50	Sparta ices the puck twice and now has control of the puck in the attacking zone while on the PK.
	03:42	Peterek tries to cut in and get one last chance before the penalty expires, but he's poke checked by Melichercik. Sparta now back at full strength and play in the Sparta zone.
	04:03	Icing Sparta.
	04:52	Zagrapak cuts out of the corner and takes a shot that Melichercik gloves and holds. Trinec's first line coming out now.
	05:58	Josef Hrabal takes a slashing penalty in his own zone, Sparta goes to the power play for the first time.
	06:11	Pass put across for Troy Milam at the side of the net, but he one-times it just wide.
	06:39	Offside Sparta, 1:19 left in the penalty.
	06:50	Ruzicka with a chance shorthanded but his shot whistles wide.
	07:27	Sikac with a shot from the point, stick save Hamrlik.
	08:05	Trinec back at full strength, play in the neutral zone.
	09:19	Martin Ruzicka with another one-timer, hits Melichercik in the bread basket and he holds on. Not surprising to see Ruzicka shooting so much, he ran away with the Extraliga scoring title this season. In the spring of 2011, he set a new playoff scoring record, leading Trinec to the national championship.
	09:32	Trinec's top line goes to work off the draw, Melichercik forces another stoppage.
	09:38	Icing Sparta.
	09:54	Icing Trinec.
	10:11	Icing Sparta.
	10:19	Icing Sparta again.
	10:39	Sparta rush, Hlinka drops for Tenkrat, hits Hamrlik in the shoulder, then Trinec ices for yet another icing call.
	11:06	Icing Sparta, we've had 6 icing calls now in less than 2 minutes.
	12:12	Jaroslav Svoboda with another dangerous chance, this time shoots wide.
	12:26	After some pressure, Hamrlik finally covers for a whistle.
	12:40	Michal Bros ties a wraparound, Hamrlik kicks it out.
	13:18	Radek Phillip a shot from the slot, another pad save by Hamrlik, then Trinec ices.
	13:46	Trinec 2 on 1, Ruzicka feeds Adamsky, whose shot is stopped and held by Marcel Melichercik.
	14:18	Daniel Rakos called for interference as he runs a pick in the neutral zone on a Sparta dump-and-chase. Sparta back to the power play.
	14:30	Two shots from the point by Sparta, first Gregorek's was blocked, then Milam's kicked out.
	15:54	Puck goes out of play in the Sparta zone, faceoff outside. :24 left in the Sparta power play.
	16:30	Trinec back at full strength but play in their zone.
	16:42	Finally the puck hits the netting atop the glass, faceoff inside.
	17:05	Turnover leads to a Sparta 2 on 1, but Bahensky's pass across to Forman just fails to connect in front--it would have been a tap-in.
	17:52	Icing Trinec.
	18:15	Michal Bros fakes a shot, cuts in and takes a high wrister that Hamrlik knocks down with his catching glove, there's a mad scramble in front of the goal before it's finally cleared.
	18:45	Trinec clearing attempt tipped into the Trinec bench by a Sparta stick. Faceoff outside.
	19:11	High shot by Tenktrat hits Hamrlik in the blocker and goes out of play. Faceoff in the Trinec zone.
	19:17	Sacha Treille cuts through the Trinec crease and clips the leg of Hamrlik, who goes down. He's getting a goalie interference penalty, but he doesn't like it.
	19:43	Offside Trinec.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		A pretty even period, with each team having moments of pressure, but the period ends scoreless. Shots on goal: Sparta 10, Trinec 11. 2nd period starts at 19:11 CET, 14:11 EDT.
		Teams are on the ice and the second period will start shortly. There's still 1:18 left in Sacha Treille's goaltender interference penalty, so Trinec starts the period on the power play.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:45	From the corner, Varada tries to center to Ruzicka, but he tips it just wide.
	21:20	Sparta back at full strength, but the dangerous Trinec top line still controlling the puck.
	21:32	Icing Sparta. Trinec changes up, Sparta can't, they've still got penalty killers plus Treille out there.
	21:44	Another Sparta icing and they're still unable to get a change.
	22:15	Play down in the Trinec zone, Sparta finally able to get a wholesale change.
	22:34	Petr Tenkrat now called for high sticking in the attacking zone, as Vladimir Roth was clipped. Trinec right back to the power play.
	23:13	Dangerous shorthanded chance for Sparta but the puck is tipped just wide.
	23:34	Scramble on the doorstep in front of Melichercik but it stays out. Exactly 1:00 left in the penalty.
	24:09	Another shorthanded chance for Sparta, Hovorka drops for Bros, Hamerlik the save but they get a faceoff in the attacking zone with :25 left in the penalty.
	24:51	Goal for Sparta Prague! Not long after getting back to full strength, a delayed penalty was coming to Trinec but PETR TENKRAT converted a pass across into the open side. Assists: Zdenek Bahensky, Petr Ton.
	25:36	With the momentum, Sparta is now going to the power play as Jakub Osrava is called for high sticking in his own zone.
	26:20	Shot from the boards by Troy Milam, Hamerlik had trouble with it but it stays out and is cleared.
	27:24	Sicak takes a rising shot from the point that sails just over the crossbar.
	28:00	Trinec back at full strength, Sparta keeps the pressure on.
	28:28	Icing Sparta.
	29:00	Hovorka nails Orsava in the corner, and then the two get tangled and go down. Fans from both sides hollering for a penalty but play continues.
	29:24	Sparta shot attempt gets deflected out of play. Faceoff outside.
	30:16	Now another chance for Sparta, Hamerlik freezes for a faceoff.
	30:30	Jaroslav Hlinka attempts a wraparound but Hamerlik doesn't give him any room to tuck it in, play continues.
	31:03	Offside Sparta.
	31:24	Trinec shot attempt hits Melichercik and goes out of play. Faceoff inside.
	31:35	Wraparound attempt now by Zagrapan, pad save Melichercik, play goes the other way.
	31:52	Now Hamerlik makes another save and we have a faceoff in the Trinec zone.
	32:04	Puck is frozen against the boards in the Trinec zone and Lukas Galvas is called for holding the stick of a Sparta player fighting for it.
	32:39	Goal for Sparta Prague! Pilar one-times a blast from Sicak the point that's tipped by PETR TENKRAT, his 2nd of the game, to make it 2-0 on the power play. Assists: Karel Pilar, Vladimir Sicak.
	33:37	Goal for Trinec! They answer right back. Roth finds JAN PETEREK with a stretch pass at the far blueline and beats Melichercik low to the stick side. Assist: Vladimir Roth.
	34:09	Right after the goal, Trinec puts on more pressure and, amidst a scramble, Troy Milam takes a hooking penalty. Trinec to the power play.
	34:45	Shot from the point by Hrabal, kicked out and play continues.
	34:55	In a goalmouth scramble, the whistle goes but Trinec thinks they've scored. It looks like we have a video review.
	34:55	Goal for Trinec! VACLAV VARADA was apparently the past player to touch the puck in that cloud of dust around the crease. We have a tied game. Assist: Radek Bonk.
	35:12	The puck goes out of play in the Trinec zone, faceoff outside.
	35:58	More pressure from Trinec, the line of Kveton, Peterek and Adamsky really buzz and the puck gets behind Melichercik, but he reaches back and keeps it from crossing the line.
	37:10	Shot attempt by Tomas Klimenta is deflected out of play. Faceoff in the Sparta zone.
	37:39	Petr Tenkrat winds and blasts but Peter Hamerlik makes a big glove save.
	37:57	Offside Sparta on the dump-in, faceoff back to their own zone.
	38:17	Gregorek with the shot from the point, followed by a mad scramble around the Trinec zone but nobody can jam it home, finally it's cleared.
	38:41	Back the other way, Melichercik easily handles a shot and holds on.
	39:00	Bahensky's shot hits Hamerlik in the shoulder.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		A lot more action in that second period and each team scored 2 goals. The series is tied 1-1 and game 3 is tied 2-2 after 2 periods. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Sparta Praha 15 (25), Ocelari Trinec 11 (22). 3rd period starts at 20:10 CET, 15:10 EDT.
		Note the scoring change on the 2nd Sparta goal--originally credited to Karel Pilar, it has now been changed to Petr Tenkrat, who deflected it in front. 2 goals for Tenkrat today.
		Teams are on the ice and the 3rd period will begin shortly.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:50	Adamsky takes a long stretch pass at the Sparta blueline but gets stick-checked before he can get a shot away.
	41:48	Icing Sparta.
	42:28	Play is stopped as a Sparta forward was parked in Hamerlik's goal crease, faceoff outside the Trinec blueline.
	42:45	Radek Bonk with a long shoot-in that Melichercik fields like an infielder and covers.
	43:30	Big hit by Kloucek on Jansky into the boards in the Trinec zone.
	44:22	Trinec shot hits Melichercik and goes out of play. That sequence was quite physical, with the two teams exchanging hits down low behind the goal line.
	45:25	Trinec going to the power play as Daniel Pribyl slashes the stick out of Martin Adamsky's hands in the neutral zone.
	46:05	Shot from the point by Zib goes through traffic and hits Melichercik, who I don't think could see it, puck is then cleared.
	47:37	Sparta back at full strength and then get called for icing. Vaclav Varada really got worked over on that shift, first hammered into the boards by Sicak, then harrassed as he tried to create traffic in front. He skated to the bench favouring his knee.
	48:26	Daniel Pribyl is going back to the as he whacks Daniel Rakos with his stick as he skated by between the benches. Trinec once again to the power play.
	49:00	Delayed penalty coming to Trinec, Sparta going to kill off as much as they can of their own penalty before losing the puck.
	49:30	Goal for Trinec! Unbelievable! Sparta puts the puck into their own empty net with a delayed penalty coming to Trinec! Rachunek tried to pass back to a teammate who couldn't handle the pass, and it went off his stick and in. Goaltender Peter Hamerlik was originally credited with it, but it's been changed to LUKAS ZIB. Unassissted.
	49:51	Goal for Sparta Prague! Well Sparta answers right back to tie it. KAREL PILAR gets the goal, his second point on the power play today. Assist: Petr Tenkrat.
	51:20	Sparta's getting another power play chance in this increasingly surreal third period. Ctirad Ovcacik is going off for holding, and he seems bewildered by the call.
	51:32	Great chance by Petr Ton on a one-timer on a pass from Hlinka, but an even better save by Hamerlik.
	51:45	Shorthanded 2 on 1 for Trinec broken up by Sicak without a shot, back the other way.
	53:34	Goal for Trinec! Just after they get back to full strength, Trinec takes back the lead. DANIEL RAKOS converts a nifty pass from Peterek into the open side. Assists: Jan Peterek, Tomas Klimenta.
	53:52	Puck out of play in the neutral zone. Faceoff at centre ice.
	54:14	Melichercik with the save, faceoff upcoming in the Sparta zone.
		Note that Trinec's 3rd goal, originally credited to goaltender Peter Hamerlik, has now been changed to defenceman Lukas Zib.
	55:05	Great chance for Sparta's Petr Ton to tie the game but he's denied by Peter Hamerlik on the deke attempt.
	57:06	Wraparound attempt by Tenkrat kicked out by Hamerlik.
	57:40	Ton leads a rush but fires a shot high off the glass.
	58:11	Hovorka's centering attempt from the corner is cut off by Hamerlik and covered.
	58:11	Timeout Sparta.
	58:11	Sparta goaltender Marcel Melichercik is on the bench, giving Sparta a 6-on-5 advantage for this key faceoff in the Trinec zone.
	58:18	Big shot attempt by Pilar hits Josef Harbal and he's hurt--play is stopped. Fans give him a hand as he's helped off the ice. Faceoff is outside as the puck was outside the zone at the time the whistle went.
	59:15	Sparta having big trouble getting possession in the Trinec zone.
	59:45	Rachunek takes a shot from the boards, stick save Hamerlik.
	60:00	Game over.
		Trinec outscored Sparta 2-1 in a bizzare third period in which they took the lead on a goal that Sparta put into their own net that was originally credited to goaltender Peter Hamerlik but later changed to Lukas Zib. Sparta tied it just 21 seconds later on the ensuing power play, and then had a chance to take the lead on another power play shortly afterward but instead, just after it expired, Daniel Rakos scored the winning goal for Trinec. Shots on goal in 3rd period (and game): Sparta Praha 7 (32), Ocelari Trinec 5 (27).
		Trinec now leads the series 2-1, with game 4 coming tomorrow night right back here at Prague's Tipsport Arena, and you can follow the live action right here at EuroLiveScores.com. As well, don't miss our ongoing live coverage of the KHL playoffs. (20:53:04)

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 25. Tenkrat (Bahensky, Ton), 33. Tenkrat (Pilar, Sicak), 50. Pilar (Tenkrat) – 34. Peterek (Roth), 35. Varada (Bonk), 50. Zib, 54. Rakos (Peterek, Klimenta)

Sparta Prague: Melicherčík - Gřegořek, Sičák, Pilař, Milam, Hanzlík, Hunkes, Philipp - Broš, Rachůnek, Svoboda, Hlinka, Hovorka, Kočí, Bahenský, Tenkrát, Přibyl, Treille, Jánský, Ton, Forman.

Oceláři Třinec: Hamerlík - Zíb, Lojek, Klouček, Roth, Galvas, Ovčačík, Hrabal, Kania - Peterek, Bonk, Zagrapan, Polanský, Klimenta, Růžička, Orsava, Varaďa, Květoň, Rákos, Admský, Hrňa.

Referees: Hodek, Šindler - Bádal, Pouzar

1st period
	01:41
	05:58
	14:18
	19:17
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:34
	24:51
	25:36
	32:04
	32:39
	33:37
	34:09
	34:55
2nd intermission
3rd period
	45:25
	48:26
	49:30
	49:51
	51:20
	53:34
Final