AST 5:4 MYT | Barys Nur-Sultan - Atlant Mytishchi (KHL)

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Barys Nur-Sultan

5:4 (2:0, 2:3, 1:1)

Atlant Mytishchi

Saturday 14.09.2013, 13:30 • KHL

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		Atlant Mytishchin tried everything to force overtime in the last period but just as in the previous occasions the maximum for them was to cut the Barys lead to just one goal. In the end the hosts from Astana defended their lead with a bit of luck and won 4-3 in regulation! This was the third win for Barys in their fourth home game this season while Atlant lost for the fifth consecutive and remains on the last position of Western Conference. Shots on goal: Barys 11 (38) – Atlant 14 (40)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:53	On the other side of the ice Haataja was stopped with his one-timer from the left circle!
	59:46	After a misdicredted pass by an Atlant defender the Barys offense missed the empty net!
	59:10	Galimov left the Atlant net for an additional attacker!
	58:29	Timeout Atlant!
	58:29	Atlant goalie Galimov still had no opportunity to leave his net as his team mates aren't able to force Barys into their own third. This time Nigel Dawes failed with a short distance shot for Barys.
	58:16	Kadeikin with a shot from the left circle, goes wide.
	58:00	It's only a question of seconds until Atlant pull out their goalie.
	56:56	Icing Barys.
	55:40	Not much time left. Atlant play with almost all players in offense by now while Barys try to defend their lead with fast rushs here and there.
	53:54	The guests are back at full strength.
	53:31	Starchenko tries it with a shot for the hosts from the right circle but it is blocked by a defender.
	51:54	Igor Radulov (Atlant) gets two minutes for hooking.
	51:54	Dangerous double chance for Nigel Dawes and Dustin Boyd.
	51:43	Icing called against Atlant.
	51:30	The game continues.
		There is a longer break now for technical reasons.
	51:16	Goal for Atlant! Unbelievable!!!!! The guests come back another time and cut the deficit to just one goal in power play! RAFAEL BATYRSHIN was successful for Atlant from short distance!
	50:11	Maxim Semyonov (Barys) gets two minutes for holding.
	49:26	Goal for Barys! Is this the decision in favour of the home side? After a pass by Josh Gratton back towards the blue line EVGENY BLOKHIN received the puck, skated two metres towards the net and fired the puck past the surprised guest goalie Galimov to make it 5-3!!! Assisted by Josh Gratton and Mikhail Rakhmanov.
	49:13	Harmless shot by Evgeny Artyukhin from the right circle, easily caught by Barys goalie Yeremeyov.
	48:45	The guests are back at full strength without Barys being able to create much danger in their most recent power play.
	46:45	Janne Niskala (Atlant) gets two minutes for holding.
	44:27	A one-timer by Pushkaryov from within the slot is caught easily by Stanislav Galimov who replaced Borisov in the Atlant net for the last 20 minutes.
	42:57	Alexander Kadeikin received a pass by Sergei Shmelyov from behind the Barys net but from short distance he was stopped by Yeremeyev!
	41:22	The hosts started with a man less into the third period due to the penalty against Litvinenko from the previous period but now they are back at full strength.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Atlant showed a very strong second period and they even didn't give up after two major setbacks when Barys twice restored their two goal lead! In the end the guests were able to cut the deficit to just one goal! Shots on goal: Barys 8 (27) – Atlant 14 (26)
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:42	Long clearance by the Barys defense.
	39:22	Alexei Litvinenko (Barys) gets two minutes for deliberately knocking the net.
	39:22	Andreas Engqvist appeared just in front of Yeremeyev but his shot from short distance was blocked in the last moment by the goalie before the net was knocked by a defender!
	38:54	Goal for Atlant! And the guests are rewarded for their efforts. SERGEI SHMELYOV received the puck at the Barys blue line and not only deked out the last defender in front of him but also fired the puck into the right corner! Assisted by Alexander Kadeikin.
	38:00	Despite the new setback Atlant continue to play very offensively while Barys wait for counter attacks.
	35:36	Goal for Barys! Completely out of the blue the Kakazkhs are able to make it 4-2! After a fast counter over the right wing Talgat Zhailauov forced his way through the guest defense and while landing on the ice he gave the puck the decisive touch to force Borisov to allow a rebound which was fired into the net by KONSTANTIN PUSHKARYOV. Assisted by Talgat Zhailauov.
	35:10	The hosts are back at full strength.
	34:51	Rafael Batyrshin tries it from the right circle for Atlant but a defender is in between with the block.
	34:30	A one-timer from the blue line by the guests is blocked by Yeremeyev.
	33:10	Evgeny Blokhin (Barys) gets two minutes for hooking. The penalty comes just in a moment when Atlant have the momentum on their side.
	33:10	The guests are immidiately throwing everthing into the Barys third and look for the fast equalizer!
	31:28	Goal for Atlant! After a misdirected pass behind the Barys net, the puck came to OLEG YASHIN whose wrap-around attempt from short distance went past Yeremeyev in the home team's net and the puck found its way into the right corner – 3-2 and Atlant can hope again! Without assist.
	29:51	On the other side of the ice a 2-on-2 counter by Barys was stopped in the last moment.
	29:34	3-on-3 attack by the guests but the last cross-pass from the right wing went wide.
	28:18	Goal for Barys! Just when it looked like Atlant would be able to set Barys under a lot of pressure and to force the equalizer a penalty might destroy everything for them this afternoon! After a pass from behind the net it was NIGEL DAWES who restored the two-goal lead for Barys from short distance in power play! Assisted by Brandon Bochenski and Dustin Boyd.
	27:46	Igor Radulov (Atlant) gets two minutes for tripping.
	26:03	Goal for Atlant! The guests are back in the match! After a one-timer by Alexander Kadeikin from within the slot the rebound came to SERGEI SHMELYOV who was first to react out of the crowd in front of the Barys net and get the puck over the line for the 2-1! Assisted by Alexander Kadeikin.
	24:46	A shot by the hosts from within the slot is blocked wide.
	24:05	The hosts are trying to free themselves a little more from the pressure but without much success so far.
	22:30	Roman Savchenko (Barys) gets two minutes for slashing.
	22:30	Just 21 seconds later there was the next big opportuntiy for Atlant but again one of their forwards failed in a 1-on-1 situation with Yeremeyev!
	22:09	Out of the blue there was a break away opportunity for the guests Atlant but their forward failed to deke out Yeremeyev and was stopped with a pad save from short distance!
	22:00	The guests are the more active team in the first minutes of the period.
	20:46	Bobby Sanguinetti has the first dangerous opportunity of the middle period but his shot from the left circle is blocked by Yeremeyev.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		In a very even first period hosts Barys Astana had slightly more and better opportunities and were able to use to of them to gain a very important 2-0 lead! Atlant looked unlucky in offense just as in their first 4 regular season ,matches. Shots on goal: Barys 19 – Atlant 12
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:57	Goal for Barys! With just three seconds left to play in the first period ROMAN STARCHENKO was able to fire a rebound into the back of the net from a very sharp angle right to the net! Very important goal for Barys that doubles their lead in power play and very bitter moment for the guests!
	19:41	A shot from the left circle by Rudenko is stopped by the goalie!
	19:23	Boyd tries to start a rush for Barys but there is an offside call.
	18:07	Andreas Engqivst (Atlant) gets two minutes for slashing.
	17:54	A delayed penalty against Atlant almost leads to the next goal for Barys but the shot from the left circle was stopped by Borisov.
	16:58	Atlant's Evgeny Artyukhin tried to deke out Yeremeyev from short distance before his scoring attempt from the left circle was blocked to the side by the goalie!
	16:29	A pass from the right wing is deflected wide by an Atlant forward.
	15:04	Sergei Shmelyov conquered the puck for Atlant on the left wing but his shot from the left circle was kept outside by Yeremeyev – with minor difficulties!
	11:58	Goal for Barys! During the 4-on-4 situation Barys are able to gain the lead! Talgat Zhailauov skated over the right wing, his shot from the right circle caused more problems than expected for Borisov and the goalie allowed a rebound which was used by FYODOR POLISHCHUK from short distance! Assisted by Talgat Zhailauov.
	11:00	Rafael Batyrshin (Atlant) gets two minutes for roughing – 4 on 4 now.
	11:00	Dustin Boyd (Barys) gets two minutes for roughing.
	11:00	Several huge opportunities for the guests from short distance but incredibly Yeremeyev keeps the puck outside of his net and suddenly all skaterrs more or less fell on each other in front of the Barys net which caused a fight between several players! What a crazy situation!
	09:56	Harmless shot by Bochenski who was chanceless against three opponents just after crossing the Atlant blue line. The shot was no problem for Borisov who made an easy pad save.
	09:03	The hosts are back at full strength.
	08:17	After a Barys counter attack a shot by Konstantin Rudenko from short distance close to the right circle went towards the left corner and many fans thought to have seen a goal but in fact the puck just hit the post!
	07:56	Sergei Shmelyov tries it with a shot from within the slot but Yeremeyev makes the easy save.
	07:03	Two minute team penalty against Barys for having too many players on the ice. Josh Gratton sits down in the penalty box.
	05:24	Two consecutive dangerous attacks by the guests just when their penalty was over but Yeremeyev kept the Barys net clean against scoring attempts from short dsitance!
	04:25	Another long clearance by the well-working Atlant penalty killing.
	04:15	An offside call breaks up a Bary rush.
	03:58	Long clearance by the guests and Barys have to form their penalty formation again.
	03:15	Oleg Yashin (Atlant) gets two minutes for holding.
	03:03	Suddenly Brandon Bochenski appeared in front of Borisov after deking out the last defender but his back hand shot from short distance was blocked to the side by the guest goalie! First dangerous situation of the match!
	02:00	Hosts Barys have the better start into the match and try to take over the initiative from the very begin.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Barys Astana: Yeremeyev (Poluektov) – Lundin, Blokhin, Savchenko, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Lakiza – Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd, Rudenko, Upper, Starchenko, Zhailauov, Polishchuk, Pushkaryov, Gratton, Gavrilin, Rakhmanov Atlant Mytishchi: Borisov (Galimov) – Batyrshin, Rukavishnikov, Sanguinetti, Petrov, Velikov, Atyushov, Novopashin, Niskala – Kablukov, Koltsov, Yashin, Engqvist, Haataja, Shmelyov, Mikhnov, Trubachyov, Artyukhin, Radulov, Levitsky, kadeikin Referees: Kulakov, Olenin – Birin, Medvedev
		Barys Astana had a good start into the seasn with two wins before losing to top favourites for the Gagarin Cup SKA St. Petersburg and are currently 5th in Eastern Conference. Today's opponents Atlant Mytishchi had quite a disappointing start with just 1 point in their first 4 matches and thus the last position in Western Conference. Barys have been especially strong in offense so far and they are also the favourites in this match.
		Welcome. Game starts at 12:30 GMT / 13:30 CET / 15:30 MSK.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 12. Polishchuk (Zhailauov), 20. Starchenko, 29. Dawes (Bochenski, Boyd), 36. Pushkaryov (Zhailauov), 50. Blokhin (Gratton, Rakhmanov) – 27. Shmelyov (Kadeikin), 32. Yashin, 39. Shmelyov (Kadeikin), 52. Batyrshin

Barys Nur-Sultan: Yeremeyev (Poluektov) – Lundin, Blokhin, Savchenko, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Lakiza – Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd, Rudenko, Upper, Starchenko, Zhailauov, Polishchuk, Pushkaryov, Gratton, Gavrilin, Rakhmanov

Atlant Mytishchi: Borisov (Galimov) – Batyrshin, Rukavishnikov, Sanguinetti, Petrov, Velikov, Atyushov, Novopashin, Niskala – Kablukov, Koltsov, Yashin, Engqvist, Haataja, Shmelyov, Mikhnov, Trubachyov, Artyukhin, Radulov, Levitsky, kadeikin

Referees: Kulakov, Olenin – Birin, Medvedev

1st period
	03:15
	07:03
	11:00
	11:00
	11:58
	18:07
	19:57
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:30
	26:03
	27:46
	28:18
	31:28
	33:10
	35:36
	38:54
	39:22
2nd intermission
3rd period
	46:45
	49:26
	50:11
	51:16
	51:54
Final