SPA 5:4 TRI | Sparta Prague - Oceláři Třinec (Tipsport extraliga (CZE))

KHL

Tipsport extraliga (CZE)

Sparta – Třinec

5:4 (4:3 after SO)

after shootout (4:3)

Sparta Prague

5:4 (2:2, 1:1, 1:1)

Oceláři Třinec

Wednesday 13.03.2013, 18:30 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • Tipsport extraliga (CZE)

		Welcome. Game 4 of this quarterfinal series starts at 18:30 CET, 17:30 GMT, 13:30 EDT.
		Starting lineups: HC Sparta Prague: Melicherčík - Gřegořek, Sičák, Pilař, Milam, Hanzlík, Hunkes, Philipp - Hovorka, Broš, Svoboda - Ton, Hlinka, Tenkrát - Rachůnek, Přibyl, Treille - Jánský, Forman, Bahenský. HC Ocelari Trinec: Hamerlík - Zíb, Lojek, Klouček, Roth, Ovčačík, Hrabal, Galvas, Kania - Peterek, Bonk, Zagrapan, Polanský, Klimenta, Růžička, Orsava, Varaďa, Květoň, Rákos, Adamský, Hrňa. Referees: Fraňo, Pešina - Barvíř, Blümel.
		The national anthem of the Czech Republic has been played and the opening faceoff is moments away. Sparta Praha is wearing home crimson trimmed in red, yellow and blue. Ocelari Trinec is dressed in road white trimmed in red and silver.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:09	Offside Sparta.
	00:46	Trinec goes to the attack and a shot by Vaclav Varada is caught and held by Marcel Melichercik.
	01:04	Offside Sparta.
	01:40	Radek Phillip fires a long shot from his own blueline on goal that skipped in front of Peter Hamerlik, but the Trinec goalie wasn't fooled and steered it to the corner.
	02:37	Peter Jansky of Sparta was set up nicely in the slot but fired his slapper just wide.
	03:06	Offside Trinec.
	03:53	Radek Phillip is getting the game's first penalty for interference--he threw a hip check on Martin Adamsky just after the latter had chipped the puck into the Sparta zone, but the referee judged it was too late.
	04:15	Goal for Trinec! Just like that, Trinec's powerplay cashes in. Klimenta from behind the goal line centred to MARTIN ADAMSKY, who quickly fired it in. Assists: Tomas Klimenta, Jiri Polansky.
	05:53	Goal for Trinec! Jakub Orsava curled around the Sparta net with the puck and his initial shot was stopped by Melichercik, but ERIK HRNA was right there to put in the rebound and just like that it's 2-0. Assist: Jakub Osrava.
	06:19	Offside Sparta.
	06:40	Sicak with the shot for Sparta, pad save Hamerlik and Trinec starts back up the ice.
	07:16	Goal for Sparta Prague! MIROSLAV FORMAN received a pass in the neutral zone, skated to the top of the circle and fired a wrister over Hamerlik's glove to get Sparta on the board. Assist: Zdenek Bahensky.
	09:15	Trinec passing around the perimeter in the Sparta zone but not getting any shots.
	10:04	Icing Trinec.
	11:18	Mad scramble in the Trinec crease, they got about 4 shots on goal in that sequence with Hamerlik down but couldn't put it in and finally it's covered. The fans roar their approval as the lines change.
	11:42	Sparta putting on pressure and now they're going to the powerplay, as Daniel Rakos, who scored the winning goal in yesterday's game, is getting the gate for interference.
	12:30	Miroslav Hlinka with the slapper from the point that hits Hamerlik in the pad, even though I don't think he could see it. Sparta pressure continues.
	13:20	Goal for Sparta Prague! The puck comes back to Hlinka, this time he passes across to KAREL PILAR, who one-times it through the traffic and in to tie this game on the powerplay. Assists: Miroslav Hlinka, Petr Ton.
	14:06	Sparta back on the attack again, as Ivan Rachunek centres to Sacha Treille, who re-directs it right on Hamerlik. After a bit more action, he finally covers it.
	14:24	A Trinec shot from the point by Zib gets deflected over the glass, faceoff in the Sparta zone.
	14:39	Sparta is getting a 5-on-3 as Trinec is getting 2 penalties on the play. First there was a delayed cross-checking penalty to Ctirad Ovcacik, then during the delay David Kveton was called for interference.
	15:30	Petr Ton whistles a shot just wide and it rings around the boards and out of the zone.
	15:52	Shot from the point by Sicak, blocker save Hamerlik.
	16:15	Hlinka with a one-timer from a weak angle, Hamerlik stops and covers it. :24 left in the two Trinec penalties.
	16:45	Trinec is back at full strength, play continues in their end.
	17:12	Peter Jansky fires a shot just high, Trinec back the other way.
	17:27	After killing off a full two minutes of being down two men, Trinec is now going to the power play as Ivan Rachunek is called for holding.
	17:42	The powerplay is already over, as Lukas Zib put a hold on Bros as two Sparta players tried to get away two-on-one. We'll have 4-on-4 for 1:45.
	18:11	Coming down the left wing, Adamsky takes a high shot on Melichercik, who hangs on. 1:16 more of 4-on-4.
	18:23	Kloucek with a low wrister that Melichercik gloves.
	18:48	Another penalty, as Sparta's Jaroslav Svoboda is called for tripping. Unless there are no further penalties or goals, Trinec will play the next :39 4-on-3 and then we'll finish the period 4-on-4.
	19:26	Josef Hrabal winds and fires from the point, blocker save Melichercik and it goes out of play. We're now 4-on-4.
	19:50	Sparta now shorthanded again and they ice it.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		This game has picked up where yesterday's game finished, with plenty of end-to-end action. In a reverse of yesterday, it was Trinec who scored the first two goals, followed by two from Sparta to tie it. 2nd period begins at 19:28 CET, 14:28 EDT.
		Teams have returned to the ice and the 2nd period will begin shortly. Trinec still has :48 more on the powerplay, as Jaroslav Svoboda is still serving his minor penalty.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:38	Slapper from Hrabal, pad save Melichercik, and Sparta clears, which should do it for the penalty.
	21:43	Goal for Trinec! Polansky centered from behind the net to MARTIN ADAMSKY, who one-timed it in for his second of the game. Assists: Jiri Polansky, Tomas Klimenta.
	23:00	Osrava a shot from a weak angle, kicked out by Melichercik.
	23:00	Offside Trinec.
	23:35	Icing Trinec.
	23:48	Martin Ruzicka gets loose, takes a pass and tries to beat Melichercik between the pads but he closes it. Ruzicka does not have a point these two games in Prague yet.
	23:58	Ruzicka in front for Adamsky, who gets robbed with by the glove of Marcel Melichercik. That would've been a hat trick.
	24:25	Karel Pilar is called for tripping in the attacking zone, putting Trinec back on the power play.
	25:44	Petr Tenkrat pastes a Trinec player into the end boards and is getting a charging penalty. The referee's arm went up late and Sparta is furious about the call--they'll be 2 men short for :41.
	26:02	One-timer from Ruzicka, pad save Melichercik, then cleared.
	26:30	Pilar steps out of the box and receives a pass which puts him on a partial break, he doesn't get a shot but does a good job killing time by ragging the puck.
	27:50	Just as the penalty ends, Ovcacik fires from the point, Melicherci gloves and holds it. Both teams now in this game have survived 5-on-3 situations.
	28:29	Hard high slapper from Petr Tenkrat hits Hamerlik in the shoulder and he hangs on.
	28:36	Lukas Galvas is called for hooking in his own zone, Sparta to the powerplay.
	29:04	Goal for Sparta Prague! KAREL PILAR has been absolutely deadly from the point on the powerplay these last two games and he strikes again, blasting a one-timer high to the stick side. Assist: Petr Ton.
	29:33	The puck goes into the Sparta bench. Faceoff outside the Trinec blueline.
	30:13	Another chance for Sparta, they don't score but draw another penalty, Jan Peterek for holding.
	30:50	Slapper from the point by Tenkrat, Hamerlik gets his glove on it to just deflect it over the crossbar.
	32:03	Petr Gregorek attempts a couple of shots and Vaclav Varada blocks both, one with his ankle and the other with the stick, deflecting it out of play with :13 left in the penalty. He heads to the bench favouring the ankle.
	32:38	Offside Trinec, who are back at full strength.
	33:27	Icing Sparta.
	33:56	Icing Trinec.
	34:10	Osrava centers in front for Hrna, who can't tuck it in the near side.
	35:40	Martin Ruzicka, the league's leading scorer, throws a bodycheck in the corner.
	36:05	Offside Sparta.
	36:30	Svoboda leads a Sparta rush, beats a defenceman but is out of room to get much of a shot on Hamerlik.
	37:30	Icing Sparta.
	38:28	Puck deflected out of play in the neutral zone. Faceoff at centre ice.
	39:22	On a Sparta rush, Petr Tenkrat takes a slash from Martin Ruzicka, and the Extraliga's leading scorer for the regular season will serve two minutes or less.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		The fans in Prague for this game have got their money's worth through two periods, as this game has been played with a lot of energy and emotion. Both teams are getting plenty of shots but Marcel Melichercik and Peter Hamerlik have been solid in goal. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Sparta 14 (35), Trinec 19 (27). 3rd period begins at 20:21 CET, 15:21 EDT.
		Teams have returned to the ice and the 3rd period will start shortly. Sparta will begin the period on the power play as Martin Ruzicka has another 1:22 left in his slashing minor.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:50	Sparta works it around for a one-timer from Hlinka, which goes just wide.
	41:30	Just as the penalty ends, Ton hits the outside of the goalpost.
	41:56	Marek Horvorka gets called for high sticking, Trinec to the powerplay.
	42:15	Shot from the point by Zib, stick save Melichercik, puck cleared.
	42:46	Melichercik covers a loose puck at the side of the goal. 1:10 left in the penalty, as the PP and PK units change.
	43:09	Two big saves by Melichercik, first a slapper from Klimenta to the blocker, then a point shot by Roth with the glove and finally covered it. :47 left in the penalty.
	43:24	Another save by Melichercik, :32 left in the penalty.
	43:56	Sparta ices the puck and kills off the rest of the penalty.
	44:03	Offside Trinec on the pass, faceoff at centre ice.
	44:51	Petr Tenkrat has been assessed 2+10 for a check to the head on David Kveton, who is slow getting up and skates to the bench with his head down. The minor is being served by Daniel Pribyl.
	45:25	Trinec centering attempt hits a couple of bodies in front and Melichercik dives on it. 1:26 left in the penalty.
	45:50	Hrabal with the low shot to the point, Melichercik with the paddle down deflects it to the corner.
	47:00	Sparta back at full strength, play continues in their zone.
	47:12	Now a rush the other way, Hlinka's shot is caught and held by Hlinka.
	47:29	Icing Trinec.
	48:30	Dangerous Sparta rush, Sacha Treille beats a man wide, his centering pass intended for Bros hits a skate and just misses the far post.
	49:18	Puck out of play in the Sparta zone, faceoff inside.
	49:27	Goal for Trinec! Melichercik made a great save off of Klimenta, but then was out of position as MARTIN ADAMSKY put the rebound into the empty net for the hat trick. Assists: Tomas Klimenta, Vladimir Roth.
	50:52	Icing Sparta.
	50:56	The puck is deflected out of play off the draw, faceoff outside the Sparta blueline.
	51:12	What a great save by Marcel Melichercik, robbing Ruzicka with the glove. Maybe a game-saver.
	51:12	But after the whistle, Karel Pilar delivers a cross-check to Radek Bonk, who was on the doorstep looking for a rebound. Powerplay Trinec.
	52:15	Zib feathers a pass to Hrabal, whose one-timer is stopped and held. :57 left in the penalty.
	52:35	Roth's point shot is tipped just wide for Adamsky, looking for 4.
	53:19	Sparta back at full strength, Hamerlik makes the glove save and a faceoff upcoming in the Trinec zone.
	53:30	Forman peels off the boards and fires a shot, stick save Hamerlik.
	53:35	Offside Sparta.
	54:30	Adamsky, already with 3 goals, shoots from a sharp angle. Melichercik gloves it and puts it back in play.
	55:45	Bahensky's high slapper hits Hamerlik in the shoulder, Jansky's rebound is blocked in front, followed by a scramble, then cleared.
	56:45	Polansky crunches Hunkes into the boards, fans hollered for a penalty but it was a good, clean check.
	57:20	A flurry of chances around the Trinec goal as Sparta presses, a point shot by Milam and a rebound, dosn't go.
	57:50	2-on-1 the other way, Vaclav Varada hits the goalpost! Then Sparta heads back the other way again and goes offside. What end-to-end action!
	57:50	Timeout Sparta. They desperately want to avoid going down 3-1 in the series going back to Trinec.
	58:20	Melichercik leaves the net as Sparta starts up ice . . .
	58:50	Treille backhands it just wide.
	59:26	Goal for Sparta Prague! What a goal on the rush! Svoboda passes across to PETR TON, who goes top shelf for the tying goal. Assists: Jaroslav Svoboda, Jiri Hunkes.
	59:26	I don't know what he did or said, but Martin Adamsky, who has 3 of Trinec's 4 goals, has been assessed a 10-minute misconduct, which will take him out of action for overtime. That's huge.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
		This has been an incredible hockey game and I don't think anyone in the building, save for Ocelari Trinec and their fans, would object to watching more. Petr Ton, who reached 500 career points with Sparta in game 2, scored a beautiful game-tying goal with 33.7 seconds left in regulation time to send this game to overtime. They will play 10 minutes of 4-on-4 sudden-death overtime and if nobody scores, it will go to a shootout. Sparta won game 2 in a shootout, with Ton scoring the winner. As mentioned not long ago, Martin Adamsky, who has scored 3 goals for Trinec today, was assessed a 10-minute misconduct after the tying goal and will be unavailable until the first whistle following the 9:34 mark of OT, so effectively he's unavailable, though he would be available for the shootout. Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game) Sparta Prague 13 (48), Ocelari Trinec 14 (41). Overtime begins at 21:16 CET, 16:16 EDT.
		Teams are back on the ice and overtime will begin shortly.
	60:01	Overtime began.
	60:37	Vaclav Varada circled the Sparta net and tried to feed a man in front, didin't connect.
	60:54	Melichercik makes a save on Polansky and holds for a faceoff.
	61:02	Puck is covered along the boards. Faceoff in the Sparta zone.
	61:45	Pilar takes a long shot from outside the line, handled by Hamerlik.
	62:35	Icing Trinec.
	63:15	Sparta with possession in the attacking zone but can't get a shot.
	63:30	Sacha Treille with the best chance to end this so far, trying to go far side but Hamerlik blockers it away.
	63:55	Now the puck is deflected out of play in the Trinec zone, faceoff inside.
	64:27	Ton tried to get loose but is wrapped up by Tomas Kloucek, and he's getting a holding penalty. Sparta to the powerplay in OT.
	64:54	Puck is teed up for a one-timer from Petr Ton but he fans on it and it goes out of play. Faceoff outside with 1:33 left in the penalty.
	65:17	Slapper from Sicak but Hamerlik makes a pad save and he stops the rebound too.
	65:33	Another slapper from Sicak hits Hamerlik in the bread basket and he holds it.
	65:55	Karel Pilar rips a wrister high.
	66:27	Just as the penalty ends, Pilar's shot is deflected over the glass and out of play. Faceoff in the Trinec zone.
	67:00	Polansky tries to go wide on Gregorek, who makes a great stick check and upends him. Trinec fans at one end want a penalty but it's not.
	67:33	But now Sparta is getting a penalty, Ivan Rachunek for hooking. Trinec gets a powerplay in OT.
	67:50	Ruzicka breaks his stick on a one-timer, goes back to the bench to get a replacement and is back.
	68:07	And now Jiri Polansky takes a penalty for slashing in the attacking zone, taking his team off the powerplay and he is steaming. We now have 3-on-3 hockey.
	69:00	Tenkrat just misses wide trying to go top corner on a rush.
	69:31	Now we have another Trinec penalty as Lukas Galvas gets called for tripping, sticking his stick between the legs of Karel Pilar who was going hard to the net with the puck. One second left in the Sparta penalty, who will quickly then try to get a whistle to get a 5-on-3 advantage.
	69:58	Puck was iced and Sparta tried to quickly come back and get a shot, Hlinka did from the blueline and it was caught by Hamerlik. One more faceoff in overtime.
	70:00	End of overtime
		Shots on goal in overtime (and game): Sparta Prague 7 (55), Ocelari Trinec 2 (43). We have a shootout coming up now. If Sparta wins the series is tied, if Trinec wins they take a 3-1 series lead. Game 5 is Saturday in Trinec.
		It should be noticed that Jiri Polansky will be unavailable for the shootout because his penalty is unexpired. Martin Adamec is available.
		Jan Peterek shoots first for Trinec and scores, off the left post and in.
		Michal Bros shoots for Sparta and also scores, beating Hamerlik five-hole. 1-1.
		Vladimir Roth shooting second for Trinec also scores on the backhand deke, 2-1 Trinec.
		Petr Ton for Sparta also scores on the high backhand, so both teams are 2/2.
		Vladimir Ruzicka shoots third for Trinec and scores between the legs, it looked like Melichercik had it but it squeeked through and dribbled across the line.
		Peter Jansky also scores and he had to to keep this game alive! His was a high backhand like Ton's. I've never seen all 6 shots go in before. We're sudden death now.
		Petr Ton of Sparta shoots and is stopped, meaning Trinec can win it with a goal.
		Martin Ruzicka goes backhand and hits the goalpost, so on to round 5.
		Peter Jansky misses the net on Sparta's 5th attempt, giving Jan Peterek the chance to win it.
		Glove save Melichercik on Peterek, and we're on to round 6 and Michal Bros.
		Bros goes backhand and Hamerlik makes a pad save, and Trinec once again has the chance to win, Martin Ruzicka again.
		Ruzicka tries a forehand deke but Melichercik outwaits him and he runs out of room. Both teams now 3/6. Round 7 ahead, Sparta shooting first.
		Petr Tenrkrat scores on the forehand shot, low glove side. Trinec now must score to keep this game alive.
		Blocker save Melichercik on Josef Hrabal, ending the game and shootout.
		Goal for Sparta Prague! PETR TENKRAT gets the shootout winning goal in round 7.
		Game over.
		Wow, what a game. Sparta wins to even the series 2-2, with game 5 coming Saturday and game 6 back here in Prague next Monday. You can follow both games here at Eurolivescores.com, as well as our ongoing coverage of the KHL playoffs. (21:52:09)

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 8. Forman (Bahensky), 14. Pilar (Hlinka, Ton), 30. Pilar (Ton), 60. Ton (Svoboda, Hunk), ?. Tenkrat – 5. Adamsky (Klimenta, Polansky), 6. Hrna (Orsava), 22. Adamsky (Polansky, Klimenta), 50. Adamsky (Klimenta, Roth)

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

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

Referees: Fraňo, Pešina - Barvíř, Blümel

1st period
	03:53
	04:15
	05:53
	07:16
	11:42
	13:20
	14:39
	17:27
	17:42
	18:48
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:43
	24:25
	25:44
	28:36
	29:04
	30:13
	39:22
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:51
	49:27
	51:12
	59:26
	59:26
After 3rd period
Overtime
	64:27
	67:33
	68:07
	69:31

after shootout