KHL
Avangard – Traktor 0:4 (end) | Ak Bars – Salavat Yulaev 4:3 (after OT)
final/OT
Ak Bars Kazan
4:3 (1:1, 1:0, 1:2, 1:0)
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Saturday 16.03.2013, 14:15 • KHL
     
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    Thanks to an overtime strike by Alexei Morozov the favourites from Kazan won their third consecutive match of this Eastern Conference semifinal series to gain a 3-2 lead. They could already decide the series in match #6 in Ufa on Monday!

    Shots on goal: Ak Bars 6 (31) - Salavat Yulayev Ufa 7 (44)
     
    Game over.
     
    69:46
    Goal for AK Bars!


    The complete guest defense sleeps and ALEXEI MOROZOV appears alone in front of Tarkki who he dekes out to score the game winner into the right bottom corner!

    Assisted by Danis Zaripov.
     
    69:29
    Already the next counter - 3 on 2 - for Kazan but somehow Tarkki blocked the following deflected short-distance shot!
     
    68:48
    Counter chance for Ak Bars but in the last moment one of the guest defenders threw his body in the way and cleared the situation!
     
    66:50
    Fast attack by the guests over the left wing but the last cross-pass in front of Barulin was not precise enough.
     
    65:21
    Hard shot by Blatak from the left wing, no danger for Barulin but the guests from Ufa are increasing their efforts significantly.
     
    63:19
    Mirnov with a shot from the left wing but there was a very sharp angle and Ak Bars goalie Barulin made an easy save.
     
    62:38
    Barulin with a pad save against a back hander by Zinovyev.
     
    61:39
    One-timer by Ak Bars from a central position, save by Tarkki.
     
    61:13
    Wrap around try by the hosts but a defender was in between.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    In a completely open third period first Musatov scored the 2-2 after only a couple of seconds before Nikulin restored the lead for Kazan. In the end though the late equalizer by Ruzicka for the 3-3 extended the game to overtime.

    Shots on goal: Ak Bars 3 (25) - Salavat Yulayev 14 (37)
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:39
    A large crowd in front of the guest net but Tarkki stops a wrap-around try by Obukhov and covers the puck up before Golubev can take the rebound!
     
    58:38
    Igor Musatov with a shot from a central position after a fast attack of his team but he only hits the chest of Barulin!
     
    58:04
    A wrap-around try by the hosts almost went in! What an exciting end of this third period! Everything is completely open!
     
    57:29
    Pihlström with the next opportunity for the guests but against the shot from a short distance Barulin makes a pad save!
     
    56:16
    Huge triple chance for Ufa!! Suddenly the guests come with a lot of pressure!
     
    55:57
    Goal for Salavat Yulaev!


    The guests win a faceoff at the left circle and the puck comes to STEFAN RUZICKA who fires a shot into the right top corner for the 3-3 in this match!

    Assisted by Sergei Zinovyev and Miroslav Blatak.
     
    55:33
    Sergei Zinovyev with a shot from a central position but the Ufa forward lacked precision and Barulin made an easy save.
     
    54:52
    Next opportunities for the hosts from the right wing but again Tarkki stops the shot.
     
    53:56
    Big save by Tarkki against a blast from the left wing!
     
    53:37
    Long clearance by the home side.
     
    52:40
    Ak Bars with a counter but the shot by Kulyash was stopped by Tarkki.
     
    51:50
    Janne Pesonen (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for checking to the head and neck area and ten minutes misconduct penalty.
     
    51:50
    Igor Mirnov with a shot from the right circle, only hits the chest of Barulin.
     
    51:20
    After the 3-2 Ak Bars are controlling the match. Time is slowly but steadily running out for Ufa.
     
    49:22
    Shot by the hosts from the left wing, blocked to the side by Tarkki.
     
    47:05
    Goal for AK Bars!


    Out of the blue the hosts restore their lead! A harmless looking shot by ILYA NIKULIN from the right wing was deflected by a defender just in front of Tarkki and went past the guest goalie for the 3-2 Ak Bars lead in power play!

    Without assist.
     
    45:37
    Hard shot from the left wing by the hosts, stopped by Tarkki.
     
    45:06
    Alexander Stepanov (Salavat Yulayev) gets two minutes.
     
    44:00
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    43:38
    Counter attack for Ak Bars but one of the guest defenders cleared the situation in the last moment.
     
    43:25
    Igor Mirnov with a harmless shot from the left wing into the gloves of Barulin.
     
    42:00
    Niko Kapanen (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for tripping.
     
    40:14
    Goal for Salavat Yulaev!


    What a start into the third period by the guests from Ufa!!! After they won the puck behind the Ak Bars net it was IGOR MUSATOV who scored the equalizer with a wrap-around!

    Without assist.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    In a period where both teams had problems to create real danger a late blue line shot by Ilya Nikulin gave Ak Bars the lead back in power play. Afterwards the home side even had 1-2 other big opportunities but failed to use them.

    Shots on goal: Ak Bars 11 (22) - Salavat Yulayev 7 (23)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:57
    Wrap-around try by the hosts, pad save by Tarkki.
     
    39:17
    Fast attack by the hosts but there is an offside call.
     
    38:46
    Goal for AK Bars!


    With a shot from the blue line into the right top corner ILYA NIKULIN restored the Ak Bars lead in power play!

    Assisted by Alexei Morozov and Konstantin Korneyev.
     
    37:29
    Alexei Glukhov (Salavat Yulayev) gets two minutes for elbowing.
     
    35:57
    Good opportunity for Proshkin from next to the Ak Bars net but his shot went wide.
     
    34:42
    Barulin threw his body against a shot from short distance and saved his team the 1-1!
     
    34:11
    Dangerous pass from behind the Ak Bars net but a defender intercepted the puck in the last moment!
     
    32:43
    Tarkki left his net to help clear a puck on the wing but the Ak Bars forward won the duel. The following pass let a Kazan player appear in a good shooting position with the net wide open but he was stopped by a defender!
     
    32:29
    Dmitry Obukhov with a blast from the left wing but he only hit the body of the guest goalie.
     
    32:11
    After a dangerous cross-pass just in front of the guest net a player crashed into Tarkki.
     
    31:30
    This second period is far less intense than the previous one. Both teams have problems to keep the puck in the opponents' zone.
     
    31:12
    Alexander Stepanov with a shot from the left wing into the gloves of Barulin.
     
    29:20
    Icing by Ak Bars just when their penalty was over.
     
    28:43
    The home side clears the puck once more but they don't get a shot on goal themselves.
     
    28:11
    Backhander by the guests from short distance but Barulin blocks the shot.
     
    27:21
    Kirill Petrov (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for kneeing.
     
    24:42
    Denis Golubev with a shot from a half right position, that was deflected to the side by Tarkki.
     
    24:02
    On the other side of the ice Vitaly Atyushov tried it with a one-timer from a central position that was stopped easily by Barulin.
     
    22:44
    Kirill Petrov with a one-timer from the left faceoff circle, blocked to the side by Ufa goalie Tarkki.
     
    21:25
    The guests were under a lot of pressure at the start of this second period but now they are back at full strength.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    In a very fast and entertaining first period Ak Bars Kazan gained a lead trhough a shot from the right circle by Jarkko Immonen but later Alexander Svitov answered for Ufa in a break away.

    Shots on goal: Ak Bars 11 - Salavat Yulayev 16
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:57
    Andrei Zubarev (Salavat Yulayev) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    19:57
    Dmitry Obukhov (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for roughing.
     
    19:57
    Shot from the right wing by the hosts and Tarkki makes an easy save but afterwards Ufa's Zubarev and Kazan's Obukhov had a little fist fight.
     
    19:25
    Vitaly Proshkin (Salavat Yulayev) gets two minutes for slashing.
     
    17:54
    Goal for Salavat Yulaev!


    After a perfect pass by Yuri Trubachyov inside the neutral zone ALEXANDER SVITOV was through alone for a break away and in the 1-on-1 he deked out Barulin to score into the wide open net for the early equalizer!

    Assisted by Yuri Trubachyov.
     
    17:28
    The hosts are back at full strength.
     
    16:52
    Another dangerous short distance shot by the guests but Barulin was there.
     
    16:26
    After a deflection the Ak Bars net was wide open for a short time but the guest attackers weren't able to use this.
     
    15:28
    Dmitry Obukhov (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for tripping. It's the first penalty of this match.
     
    15:05
    Delayed penalty against AK Bars. Tarkki left his net for an additional skater.
     
    14:43
    One-timer from the blue line by the guests, goes wide.
     
    14:02
    Ufa want to give a fast answer. Their shot from the left wing though is no danger for Barulin.
     
    12:26
    Goal for AK Bars!


    With a powerful shot from the right faceoff circle JARKKO IMMONEN fired the puck past Tarkki for the Ak Bars lead!

    Assisted by Janne Pesonen and Dmitry Obukhov.
     
    11:33
    Pass by the hosts from the right wing, blocked to the side by Tarkki but the puck then came to another Ak Bars forward who tried it with a one-timer from the left circle that went just past the right top corner!
     
    10:45
    Counter attack by the home side but the following shot went wide past the right post.
     
    10:27
    Stefan Ruzicka with a pass towards the Ak Bars net but no team colleague could use it.
     
    09:26
    Back hander by the guests, pad save Barulin.
     
    08:22
    Vitaly Proshkin with a blue line shot that didn't make it past the crowd in front of Ak Bars goalie Barulin.
     
    06:10
    Back hander by Zherdev from right to the Ufa net but Tarkki was in the corner on time to clear the situation.
     
    04:13
    First the guests tried it with a shot from the left wing that was deflected wide before they received the puck again and tried it with a shot from the right circle that went into the gloves of Barulin.
     
    03:00
    Very entertaining start in Kazan with opportunities on both sides.
     
    02:17
    On the other side of the ice Lukoyanov tried it with a shot from the left wing that went straight into the gloves of Tarkki.
     
    01:43
    Dangerous shot from right to the Ak Bars net by the guests but the shot from a sharp angle was stopped by Barulin.
     
    01:25
    Artyom Lukoyanov with a one-timer from short distance, stopped by the guest defense.
     
    00:27
    Aggressive start by the guests from Ufa. Brent Sopel with the first dangerous attack when he tried it with a blue line shot at height of the left wing.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) - Nikulin, Korneyev, Kulyash, Medvedev, Zakharchuk, Khomitsky, Yarullin - Zaripov, Kapanen, Morozov, Pesonen, Immonen, Obukhov, Tereshchenko, Lukoyanov, Petrov, Bodrov, Golubev, Zherdev

    Salavat Yulayev Ufa: Tarkki (Vasilevsky) - Atyushov, Sopel, Blatak, Proshkin, Zubarev, Koltsov, Isangulov - Musatov, Stepanov, Glukhov, Mirnov, Pihlström, Kaigorodov, Ruzicka, Filatov, Zinovyev, Trubachyov, Svitov, Slepyshev, Pankov

    Referees: Bulanov, Ravodin - Sivov, Shelyanin
     
    Favourites Ak Bars Kazan lost their two home matches at the start of this Eastern Conference semifinal best-of-seven series but answered by winning themselves twice on the road against Ufa. Game #5 will be a very crucial one for the further development of this series. A success today and the winner stays just one win away from the Conference finals.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 13:15 GMT / 14:15 CET.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 13. Immonen (Pesonen, Obukhov), 39. Nikulin (Morozov, Korneyev), 48. Nikulin, 70. Morozov (Zaripov) – 18. Svitov (Trubachyov), 41. Musatov, 56. Ruzicka (Zinovyev, Blatak)

    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) - Nikulin, Korneyev, Kulyash, Medvedev, Zakharchuk, Khomitsky, Yarullin - Zaripov, Kapanen, Morozov, Pesonen, Immonen, Obukhov, Tereshchenko, Lukoyanov, Petrov, Bodrov, Golubev, Zherdev
    Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Tarkki (Vasilevsky) - Atyushov, Sopel, Blatak, Proshkin, Zubarev, Koltsov, Isangulov - Musatov, Stepanov, Glukhov, Mirnov, Pihlström, Kaigorodov, Ruzicka, Filatov, Zinovyev, Trubachyov, Svitov, Slepyshev, Pankov
    Referees: Bulanov, Ravodin - Sivov, Shelyanin