KHL
Traktor – Metallurg M 0:5 (end) | Mytishchi – Vityaz 3:1 (end) | Spartak – Avtomobilist 1:2 (0:1 after SO)
Donbass – Barys 2:4 (end) | Medvescak – HC Yugra 2:1 (end)
after shootout (0:1)
Spartak Moscow
1:2 (0:0, 1:1, 0:0)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Thursday 26.09.2013, 17:30 • Sokolniki Arena Moscow (capacity 5,530) • KHL
     
    Final word: Avtomobilist SO win came as surprise, but team from Yekaterinburg sure deserved it. They were the better team during first two periods and were under serious pressure in during third period. However, they focused on strict defending and managed to survive until 60th minute. Overtime did not bring any wiining goal on any side and shootout was as always unpredictable. Jakub Kovar saved all three shots from Spartak players and Toluzakov managed to beat Jeff Glass for deserved shootout win for Avtomobilist.
    Eurolivescores man of the game: Jakub Kovar (Avtomobilist). (20:24:16)
     
    Ice leaders –
    Spartak Moscow: Andrei Sergeyev (26:00, 26 shifts), Deron Quint (25:10, 25 shifts) and Denis Bodrov (22:13, 23 shifts)
    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg – Tobias Viklund (22:16, 25 shifts), Sami Lepisto (21:37, 25 shifts) and Nikita Tryamkin (20:10, 21 shifts).
     
    Game over.
     
    FILIPP TOLUZAKOV was the winning goal scorer, Avtomobilist wins the game on shootout
     
    Vyacheslav Kozlov (Spartak) vs Kovar (Avtomobilist). Kovar saves, game over.
     
    Filipp Toluzakov (Avtomobilist) vs Glass (Spartak). Goal, Toluzakov scores!
     
    Matt Anderson (Spartak) vs Kovar (Avtomobilist). Kovar saves.
     
    Fyodor Malykhin (Avtomobilist) vs Jeff Glass (Spartak). Malykhin misses goal.
     
    Andrei Sergeyev (Spartak) vs Jakub Kovar (Avtomobilist). Kovar saves.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Both teams fired once in overtime. No penalties. Faceoffs – Spartak 3/4, Avtomobilist 1/4
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    63:48
    Matt Anderson shoots, Kovar is focused and deflects the puck into his right corner
     
    62:34
    Nikita Tryamkin shoots, Glass saves
     
    62:00
    Both teams precautious, no real danger for any of goaltenders so far in overtime
     
    60:01
    Evgeny Fyodorov wins first faceoff in overtime against Tom Wandell
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    Faceoffs third period – Spartak 6/15, Avtomobilist 9/15
    Penalties: Spartak -, Avtomobilist 2
     
    Shot summary third period:
    Spartak 13 – Quint, Sergeyev 2, Chernykh, Spirko, Kozlov, Anderson3, Yunkov, Bodrov 2, Wandell
    Avtomobilist 3 – Simakov 2, Rybnitsky
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:24
    Home team timeout.
     
    59:23
    Yunkov fires, Kovar deflects the puck
     
    58:23
    Another shot by Matt Anderson, no big trouble for Kovar
     
    57:59
    Tom Wandell shoots, no trouble for Kovar
     
    57:41
    Alexei Simakov shoots for distance to release the pressure, Jeff Glass is focused
     
    57:08
    Deron Quint fires from blue line, Kovar deflects the puck into his right corner
     
    56:55
    Denis Bodrov fires, Kovar is on top of the puck
     
    56:42
    Avtomobilist at full strength.
     
    56:35
    Radislav Spirko fires from inbetween the circles, Kovar is focused again and covers the puck
     
    55:26
    Vyacheslav Kozlov shoots, Kovar holds the puck
     
    55:14
    Another Anderson's shot deflected by Kovar
     
    54:42
    Vasily Streltsov (Avtomobilist) sits on penalty bench for holding – 2 min. minor
     
    54:42
    Another dangerous try by Matt Anderson is saved by Kovar
     
    53:46
    Denis Bodrov shots from right side, Kovar goes down and covers the puck
     
    52:34
    Matt Anderson is next to fire on Avtomobilist goal. Spartak is becoming more and more dangerous and aggressive.
     
    49:03
    Dmitry Chernykh fires from distance, Kovar is focuesd enough
     
    47:07
    Andrei Sergeyev fires twice in one shift, Kovar saves both shots
     
    45:48
    Alexei Simakov and Evgeny Rybnitsky (both Avtomobilist) are the first to shoot in third period. No changes on score board though.
     
    45:00
    5 minutes passed by, no shots on goal on any side. Both teams play tight defense in middle zone.
     
    42:38
    Third period starts with precautious play on both sides. No shots on goal on any side so far
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Once again – Avtomobilist is surprising in this game. They were the better team during first two periods and were unlucky to find themselves one goal down. However, they managed to level the score quick enough and we'll sure see interesting third period
     
    Ice leaders second period:
    Spartak – Andrei Sergeyev (8:13), Deron Quint (7:00)
    Avtomobilist – Nikita Tryamkin (6:54), Sergei Gusev (6:29)
     
    Faceoffs second period: Spartak 10/16, Avtomobilist 6/16
    Penalties – Spartak 4, Avtomobilist -
     
    Second period shot summary:
    Spartak 3 – Nikulin, KRUTOV, Zherdev
    Avtomobilist 10 – Gusev, Lazarev, Simakov, Viklund, Streltsov A., Chernov, Rybnitsky, Tryamkin, Toluzakov, MALYKHIN
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    35:37
    Goal for Avtomobilist!
    Anton Lazarev assists for well deserved Avtomobilist's equalizing goal – scored by FYODOR MALYKHIN
     
    34:29
    Goal for Spartak!
    Alexander Nesterov and Valeriy Vasilyev assist ALEXEI KRUTOV for opening goal of the game. Spartak leads 1-0
     
    28:53
    Shot ratio is still in Avtomobilist favor (17:10)
     
    31:10
    Avtomobilist is really surprising in this game so far – they already fired 16 shots against Jeff Glass. Spartak on the other side is not agressive enough. Attacking part of their play is quiet and they only managed to shoot 8 pucks so far. They do have loud support in Sokolniki Arena though.
     
    28:47
    Spartak at full strength.
     
    26:47
    Viktor Bobrov (Spartak) is penalized for hooking – 2 min. minor
     
    23:09
    Spartak at full strength.
     
    21:09
    16.Matt Anderson (Spartak) is penalized for interference – 2 min. minor
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Denis Bodrov (8:27) and Deron Quint (8:17) spent the most time on ice for Spartak.
    Avtomobilist team is using four complete lines – their ice-leaders are Fyodor Malykhin (5:47) and Sergei Gusev (5:43)
     
    First period faceoffs: Spartak 5/13, Avtomobilist 8/13
    Penalty minutes – Spartak 2, Avtomobilist 2
     
    Shot summary opening period:
    Spartak 7 (Quint, Nikulin, Anderson 2, Bodrov, Medvedev, Zherdev)
    Avtomobilist 9 (Lazarev 2, Fyodorov, Viklund 2, Streltsov A., Rybnitsky, Zhilin, Malykhin)
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    15:07
    Home team at full strength.
     
    13:07
    Alexander Nesterov (Spartak) sits on penalty bench for slashing – 2 min. minor
     
    05:25
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    03:25
    Nikolai Zhilin (Avtomobilist) is penalized for tripping – 2 min.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Years have passed now since Spartak last made real impact on Russian hockey. Last season was particularly poor in performances and standings at the end of season – Torpedo did not qualify for playoffs. However, they started this season's campaign in superb manner, having won 6 (4 straight wins, 1 OTW and 1SOW) out of their 8 games played so far. Branko Radivojevic and Stefan Ruzicka, their leading scorers during 5 KHL seasons, are not part of Spartak team any more, but that obviously doesn't block guys on ice to perform well. Spartak's first choice goalie Jeff Glass is in excellent form (Sv.% 93.19). Points – Rastislav Spirko 8 (5 goals + 3 assists), Deron Quint, the defenseman, 7 (2+5) and Alexei Krutov 6 (3+3). Their last game on Sunday was OT win against Severstal on the road.
    Team from Yekaterinburg also didn't qualify for last consecutive three playoffs. Alexei Simakov (5 points for 1 goal + 4 assists), Avtomobilist's best scorer in previous KHL season, is still part of the team and in good form. In fact, Anton Lazarev (6 points for 1 goal + assists) is currently better and Fyodor Malykhin is levelled (5 points for 4 goals + 1 assist) and they will probably be the biggest threat to Spartak's defense. Jakub Kovar, net minder, is in great form (Sv% 91.9), but he misses better help from guys in front of him. Avtomobilist was defeated in four of their seven games played so far. Their last game was serious defeat (2:7) against Barys Astana on the road.
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    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 35. KRUTOV (Nesterov, Vasilyev) – 36. MALYKHIN (Lazarev)

    Spartak Moscow: Glass, Ivanov – Quint Sergeyev Spirko Anderson Wandell – Bodrov Kulik Kozlov Nikulin Krutov – Vasilyev Mamkin Yunkov Nesterov Zherdev – Sorokin megalinsky Chernykh Bobrov Medvedev
    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovar, Farafonov – Viklund Lepisto Fyodorov Simakov Toluzakov – Gusev Tryamkin Lazarev Chernov Malykhin – Rybnitsky Antonov Lewandowski Streltsov A. Streltsov V. – Seluyanov Zjilin Gimatov Yefimov Yemeleyev
    Referees: Romasko, Odins – Maitak, Pronskih
    Attendance: 3,099