LEV 3:4 KZN | Lev Praha - Ak Bars Kazan (Prague Hockey Cup)

Prague Hockey Cup

Riga – Salavat Yulaev

0:1 (end)

Lev – Ak Bars

3:4 (after SO)

after shootout

Lev Praha

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

Ak Bars Kazan

Thursday 15.08.2013, 17:30 • Tipsport Arena • Prague Hockey Cup

		Ak Bars Kazan take the dress rehearsal for the Prague Hockey Cup with a 4:3 victory over HC LEV Praha. It's the first defeat for Lev in this tournament. (19:58:47)
		Game over.
		Chris Bourque shoots third for HC LEV. He comes up the left wing and fires a wrist shot which Engren gets a piece of but can't keep out. That means that Ak Bars win the shootout and win the game!
		Petr Vrana's shootout effort is poked away by Barulin. Still 0:1
		Now it's Stapleton for Ak Bars. He fires a wrist shot into the top right corner. 0:1
		Azevedo goes first for HC LEV. He comes in with speed before turning on the brakes. He can't beat Barulin 0:0
		Alexander Burmistrov shoots first for Ak Bars. He tries to kick fakes but Engren reads him like a book and saves. 0:0
		Start of shootout.
	65:00	Overtime finished.
	64:55	Ak Bars clear the zone straight from the draw, meaning that we'll go to a shootout. Shots on goal through overtime and regulation. HC LEV 22, Ak Bars Kazan 25
	64:49	Penalty against Ak Bars. Kirill Petrov will sit for 11 seconds.
	64:38	Sevc gets the set up but the Czech d-men fans on the one timer
	64:16	Lev back to full strength
	64:12	Medvedev gets a one timer away but Engren's there to make the save once again
	63:55	Vrana clears the zone with 20 seconds left on Azevedo's penalty
	63:44	Stapleton winds up and fires from the point but Engren is positioned perfectly to make the save without a rebound
	63:15	Great effort by Zachrisson to clear the zone
	62:53	Stapleton fires a heavy shot wide on the powerplay
	62:16	Azevedo is getting a whistle on the play though. Two minutes for illegal equipment for not leaving the ice immediately after losing his helmet
	61:56	Azevedo and Vincour have a disagreement in the Ak Bars zone. They eventually skate away from each other
	61:27	Azevedo shoots wide once again
	60:32	Heshka's point shot is deflected away by Engren's pads.
	60:27	Engren gloves the puck off of Burmistrov 27 seconds into the overtime period.
	60:01	Overtime began.
		We're headed to overtime at the Tipsport Arena. A two-goal period for HC LEV sees them tie up the game and send the game to the extra frame.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	59:46	With 14.5 seconds left in regulation, the puck is dumped in and Barulin covers. With HC LEV players crashing the net, a disagreement breaks out between Nathan Oystrick and Artyom Lukoyanov. They drop the gloves, Oystrick's second fight of the tournament, with the big bodied Canadian getting the easy victory.
	59:05	Danielsson pulls a lovely spin-o-rama on Heshka down the left wing. However, he isn't able to centre the puck.
	58:14	Barulin with a good save off the draw.
	57:02	Barulin gloves but keeps in play a Ridderwall wrist shot
	56:20	Danielsson takes to one knee to avoid the offside call, but Kapanen is too slow in gaining the zone, leading to the offside whistle
	53:52	Porseland's point shot goes over the bar. All one way traffic towards the net of Barulin
	53:12	Ak Bars ice the puck. They've lost all their momentum in this third period
	51:29	Azevedo hammers a one timer wide.
	50:57	Goal for Lev! We're all tied up at the Tipsport Arena! It's NIKOLAI ZHERDEV getting his first goal for HC LEV. Barulin made the first save, but he couldn't stop the rebound going right onto the stick of Zherdev, who backhanded it over the diving Russian netminder
	50:20	Engren makes a pad stop on a Yarullin point shot
	49:27	Petrov tries to carry the puck from behind the goal to the crease but he's snuffed out by Sevc and Humphries, allowing Engren to cover the puck.
	49:02	Chris Bourque fires a tight angle shot which Engren gloves with ease
	48:54	Ridderwall forces the turn over and leads the counter attack. His centering pass can't find the stick of Kubalik though
	48:19	HC LEV go oh so close to getting the equaliser. Nikolai Zherdev gets the shot from close range away but Barulin makes a great save.
	46:53	Goal for Lev! HC LEV draw to within one. They get another odd man rush and this time they convert. Tomas Kubalik brings the puck up the right wing, and drops the puck back to HC LEV's captain PETR VRANA who wrists the puck into the top left corner.
	46:28	Ridderwall leads the rush. He drops the pass to Azevedo but the Canadian forwards hammers wide on the shot
	45:04	Zahcrisson gets a shot away but it's blocked by Medvedev
	44:02	Porseland fires a shot which gets blocked by Panin. The Kazan defenceman is hurt on the play and has to be helped off the ice by team mates.
	43:01	Ak Bars are back to full strength
	41:01	Ilya Nikulin partially trips Azevedo but it's enough to draw the referee's whistle
	40:14	Penalty coming against Lev Praha. Looks like Danielsson has picked up a ten minute misconduct for arguing with the officials over a faceoff
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Both teams are back on the Tipsport Arena ice.
		Shots on goal in the second period. HC LEV 6 (11), Ak Bars Kazan 5 (13).
		Well that for sure was Ak Bars' period. Finally the offence arrived through Zakharchuk's 27th minute rocket from the point. Lev equalised through an Oystrick powerplay goal, before Lukoyanov and then Bourque scored for Ak Bars to give the Kazan club a 3-1 lead going into the final twenty minutes of regulation
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:46	It's a third penalty of the game for Martin Sevc. He gets called for holding
	39:17	Goal for AK Bars! It's a beautiful powerplay goal for Kazan, who jump out to a two goal lead in the final minute of the period. Svitov dishes to the left wing to Tomas Vincour, who finds CHRIS BOURQUE at the back post with an accurate pass, and the Canadian forward gets his second of the Prague Hockey Cup.
	37:35	Penalty coming for HC LEV. Mikko Maenpaa got his stick up and catches Faizullin in the mouth. Two minute minor for high sticking.
	36:30	Azevedo finds Ridderwall standing in front of goal. The Swedish forward tries to jam it in at the near post but Barulin makes the save.
	36:01	One way traffic towards the net of Engren at the moment.
	34:52	Later in the shift Heshka has a slapshot from the point gloved by Engren
	34:30	A turnover in their own zone gives Alexander Svitov a golden chance to double Ak Bars' lead. He dekes out Engren but then puts the backhand effort high and wide
	33:44	HC LEV ice the puck
	33:14	Goal for AK Bars! Ak Bars Kazan have tied it up less than 30 seconds after! It's the fourth line once again, as ARTYOM LUKOYANOV turns from provider to scorer, moving the puck from the left corner. Engren attempted the poke check but Lukoyanov puts the puck round the Finnish netminder to give Ak Bars the lead once more.
	32:44	Goal for Lev! HC LEV make the powerplay count! Nathan Oystrick fires a slapshot which NIKO KAPANEN deftly tips. The puck sails into the top corner of Barulin's net, giving the Lions the equaliser with seven minutes left in the period.
	31:51	Thornberg fires from a tight angle but Barulin holds the post well to keep it out
	31:38	Humphries' wrist shot goes just wide
	31:18	Penalty coming against Kazan. Burmistrov for slashing
	31:09	Jaakola hammers a rocket from the point wide.
	30:35	Good zone pressure for HC LEV, led by the silky skills of Nikolai Zherdev. The puck gets back to Oystrick at the point whose slapshot deflects off the Kazan defenceman and over the glass
	29:40	It's the HC LEV defencemen leading the rush. Maenpaa drops the puck back for Krejcik, whose slapshot goes sailing into the glove of Barulin.
	28:46	Mikko Maenpaa fires a slapshot which Barulin saves. Vrana battles for the rebound in front but Barulin just about freezes the puck
	27:44	HC LEV almost have the equaliser straight away. Azevedo and Thornberg break on a 2 on 1. The latter takes the puck down the right wing and fires a wrist shot but it goes wide of the top corner
	26:46	Goal for AK Bars! It was great pressure originally by Artyom Lukoyanov, who tries to jam the puck in at the near post. It eventually squirts out towards the point where STEPAN ZAKHARCHUK fires a howitzer of a slapshot off the crossbar and across the line
	25:03	There's not a lot doing at the moment. Both teams seem to be cancelling each other out.
	22:49	Tomas Rachunek tries to get a shot away as he just gets over the boards but it's blocked by Shaun Heshka's legs.
	21:42	Good save by Barulin on a Ridderwall shot on the rush
	21:23	HC LEV are back to full strength
	21:03	Nikulin then hammers a point shot wide
	20:54	Burmistrov fires from a tight angle, looking for a tip in front
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Both teams are back on the ice for the start of the second period
		Shots on goal for the first period: HC LEV 5, Ak Bars Kazan 8.
		A competitive first period here at the Tipsport Arena. Both teams have been in the game, although especially towards the end of the frame, it was Ak Bars in the ascendancy. No goals as of yet, but good saves by both Barulin and Engren, especially the latter's glove save on Vincour with 84 seconds left in the period.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:50	Korneyev fires a wrister from the point wide.
	19:33	Krejcik's penalty is over. Back to 5 on 4 for Ak Bars
	19:23	Another penalty coming against HC LEV. Sevc gets his second penalty of the period, this time for hooking.
	18:36	Engren makes his best save of the period with a beautiful glove stop on a Tomas Vincour wrist shot from the slot. The Czech forward wasn't picked up by the Lev defence
	18:14	Azevedo clears the puck off the boards
	17:33	Good work by Kirill Petrov coming from behind the goal forces the hook from Jakub Krejcik. Powerplay coming to Kazan. Their second of the period.
	17:00	Vincour goes offside with the puck at his feet
	16:40	Humphries wrists a shot wide of the mark off the faceoff
	16:10	2 on 1 chance for HC LEV. Kubalik backhands a pass in front of goal. Azevedo can't take it on his stick though. It looked like he tried to knock it from his foot onto his stick, but it goes agonisingly wide for the Canadian
	15:47	The puck cannons off the scoreboard over centre ice. Faceoff back inside the Kazan zone
	15:39	Barulin freezes the puck after Azevedo loses the handle gaining the zone
	15:15	Ak Bars get a counter attack. Yarullin is just about to fire a boomer of a slapshot after joining the rush, but Nakladal does well to get back and poke the puck off his stick
	14:30	Panin gets a point shot away which Engren saves with his right pad. Svitov tries to get to the rebound but good work by Krejcik to tie up the Russian forward means Engren can cover the puck
	14:11	Svitov tries a wrap around effort which hit the base of the goal.
	14:04	HC LEV fail to clear the zone. Engren is forced to cover the puck.
	13:55	Sevc leaves the box
	13:34	Engren makes a good blocker save on a Medvedev point shot
	11:55	Penalty against Martin Sevc of HC LEV. Two minutes for interference
	11:36	Medvedev's point shot is tipped in front by Svitov, sending the puck just wide. Engren was left stranded
	10:46	With Ridderwall causing havoc in front of goal, Porseland fires a wrister that is just about saved by Barulin. However, the goal wouldn't have counted as Ridderwall is whistled for being in the crease
	10:39	Ak Bars ice the puck
	10:31	HC LEV go close but Kapanen is just unable to get his stick on the puck with the net gaping
	09:38	Ak Bars almost broke away on a 2 on 1 there, and Faizullin was open. However, great backchecking by Martin Thornberg broke up the play.
	08:31	Maenpaa dumps Svitov to the ice behind the goal of Engren. No call on the play though.
	06:42	Maenpaa fires a fizzing wrist shot just wide of the top right hand corner
	06:29	Ak Bars back to full strength
	05:43	Sevc's one timer is blocked by the leg of Kirill Petrov.
	05:06	Long low shot from Sevc is deflected away by Barulin
	04:29	Penalty against Ak Bars Kazan. Albert Yarullin for high sticking.
	04:29	A long dump in is gloved by Barulin
	04:12	Great effort by Calle Ridderwall, moving in from the right wing and firing a shot that goes just wide. Delayed penalty against Ak Bars
	03:31	Zherdev gains the zone on the left wing and fires a shot which seemed to get a tip off of Yarullin and go just wide of the right hand post
	02:50	First real spell of zone time for Lev led by the fourth line
	01:56	Bodrov gets taken down by Vrana at the half boards in the Lev zone. The Ak Bars forward limps to the bench
	00:58	Heshka shoots wide with a point shot
	00:29	Early wrist shot by Stapleton is blocked by Nakladal in front of Engren
	00:01	Game started.
		It'll be Stapleton vs Kapanen in the faceoff circle to start today's game.
		As do HC LEV, let by Atte Engren
		Ak Bars Kazan take to the ice
		Engren gets his second start of the Prague Hockey Cup after shutting out Salavat Yulaev Ufa in HC LEV's first game. It's the third start in a row for Konstantin Barulin in the Ak Bars goal. Their roster is practically the same as it has been for the previous two games.
		Starting lineups: Lev Praha: Engren (Lukáš) – Oystrick, Nakládal, Jaakola, Porseland, Ševc, Humphries, Krejčík, Mäenpää – Danielsson, Kapanen, Žerděv – Ridderwall, Azevedo, Kubalík – Thornberg, Vrána, Sekáč – Cingel, Zackrisson, Rachůnek, Matai, Head Coach: Václav Sykora Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) – Korneyev, Nikulin, Medvedev, Heshka, Panin, Osipov, Zakharchuk, Yarullin – Stapleton, Burmistrov, Varnakov – Vincour, Svitov, Bourque – Obukhov, Tkachev, Petrov – Lukoyanov, Petrov, Abdullin, Faizullin – Head Coach: Valeri Belov Referees: Bulanov, Jerabek – Gebauer, Tošenovjan.
		Good evening and welcome to Euro Live Scores' coverage of the final game of the Round Robin stage at the Prague Hockey Cup. It's a battle of the two finalists in this evening's game, as HC LEV Praha and Ak Bars Kazan already know they will face each other in tomorrow's final.
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:30.

Commentary by

Jon Rowson

@jonrowson

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 33. Kapanen (Oystrick, Danielsson), 47. Vrana (Kubalik, Porseland), 51. Zherdev (Nakladal) – 27. Zakharchuk (Lukoyanov, Faizullin), 34. Lukoyanov (Faizullin, Abdullin), 40. Bourque (Vincour, Svitov)

Lev Praha: Engren (Lukáš) – Oystrick, Nakládal, Jaakola, Porseland, Ševc, Humphries, Krejčík, Mäenpää – Danielsson, Kapanen, Zherdev – Ridderwall, Azevedo, Kubalík – Thornberg, Vrána, Sekáč – Cingel, Zackrisson, Rachůnek, Matai, Head Coach: Václav Sykora

Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) – Korneyev, Nikulin, Medvedev, Heshka, Panin, Osipov, Zakharchuk, Yarullin – Stapleton, Burmistrov, Varnakov – Vincour, Svitov, Bourque – Obukhov, Tkachev, Petrov – Lukoyanov, Petrov, Abdullin, Faizullin – Head Coach: Valeri Belov

Referees: Bulanov, Jerabek – Gebauer, Tošenovjan

1st period
	04:29
	11:55
	17:33
	19:23
1st intermission
2nd period
	26:46
	31:18
	32:44
	33:14
	37:35
	39:17
	39:46
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:14
	41:01
	46:53
	50:57
After 3rd period
Overtime
	62:16
	64:49
before shootout
Shootout
after shootout