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final
Medvescak Zagreb
2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 1:0)
HC Yugra
Thursday 26.09.2013, 19:30 • Dom Sportova--Zagreb, Croatia • KHL
     
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    No overtime today for Medvescak after three games with extra periods. They hold on to take out Yugra. The game didn't seem as close as the score indicates with Medvescak dictating the play.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:45
    Carle goes to the bozx to give Yugra a 6-on-4 chance with just a little time left.
     
    59:33
    Medvescak ices the puck trying to get a long one to the empty net. Time out Yugra.
     
    59:00
    Yugra trying to get Kunetsov to the bench and he makes it.....6-on-5!
     
    57:30
    Medvescak's defense not letting any of the Yugra shots get to Brust. Cheechoo is delaying the game a bit with some good footwork. They're not giving Kunetsov a chance to bring on the 6th man.
     
    56:00
    Yugra putting the pressure on Medvescak now. Getting a couple of innocent pucks on Brust's pads. Linglet floats a even strength clear and both teams change lines.
     
    54:18
    Medvescak is pressing on the gas, still taking it to Kunetsov, but he gloves one off a passing skaters stick.
     
    52:44
    Lady luck pushes some karma to the Medvescak guys. Willsie gets a puck he isn't ready for and just king of backhands it. Kunetsov misses it on the stick side. Home team takes the lead.
     
    51:42
    Yugra kills a long 5-on-3. They are at full strength.
     
    51:06
    5-on-4 now for Yugra. The goal has been knocked off twice now by Yugra and the Zagreb crowd wants the delay of game call. Vesce was close a couple of times, but just missed it. :38 to go on the power play for Medvescak.
     
    50:06
    A puck sits there for Vesce to slam in on a rebound, but Khvostov just pokes it to the boards. :47 left on the 5-on-3.
     
    49:43
    Cheechoo has Kunetsov on his back but the Yugra player gets a deflection off his stick into the safety net. It was called intentional....5-on-3 for Medvescak. Shefer gets the delay of game call.
     
    49:17
    Carle flubs a puck and gives Yugra a breakaway chance. Foster makes the play to save a good chance on Brust. Neutral zone faceoff as the net comes off the posts.
     
    49:04
    Medvescak frustrates Yugra with the pressure and forces them into a tripping call. Power play for the Bears.
     
    48:00
    On three straight opportunities Linglet has been on the door step for several deflections and rebound tries. Kunetsov is ridiculous tonight.
     
    47:23
    Medvescak at full strength
     
    Apologies. That is Kunetsov in goal, not Biryukov. We apologize for that mistake.
     
    46:14
    It is Murray and friends again as Medvescak gets another shorthanded chance, their second. Biryukov does his best to save it and holds on.
     
    45:23
    Letang gets called for a hooking call as Yugra tries to get a little tic-tac-toe in. He stopped a scoring chance, but loses his team a man for 2 minutes.
     
    44:25
    Medvescak is now dominating, but nothing going in. Biryukov is having a wonderful game and Yugra's looks good in their defensive zone. A dangerous place to keep playing though....
     
    42:10
    Svarny hits Linglet for a deflection opportunity, but Biryukov gets a little help on covering the post on a couple rebound tries.
     
    41:06
    Yugra trying to slow the game down early with the Cheechoo line on the ice. Time is ticking, but nothing to show for either team early.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    2:45....the Medvescak Bear is finishing up his intermission routine. The ice has been cleaned and we are almost underway!
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:53
    Gusev almost gets his second but can't settle a bouncing puck for a one-timer opportunity.
     
    38:50
    Krivonozhkin gets a good chance on Brust after a turnover, but misses the net completely. Almost took the lead their for Yugra.
     
    37:41
    Vesce-Willsie and Linglet are giving Yugra fits on defense. They are getting quality shots, but they are controlling the puck in Yugra's end.
     
    35:58
    Yugra finally getting some steady offensive work. Medvescak gets the puck the other way though and makes Biryukov cover for a faceoff.
     
    34:30
    Andersson slams his stick on the bench in frustration as Medvescak dominates on special teams again. They got a couple chances at the end, but they have been hard to come by all night.
     
    32:22
    Willsie goes to the box for hooking. Yugra on the power play.
     
    32:11
    Willsie almost gets one after a offensive zone faceoff. Just prior, Cheechoo had a couple point blank chances of his own.
     
    31:19
    Medvescak is dominating Yugra on the penalty kill with a lot of individual effort delaying the play by skating with the puck. Yugra gets nothing and Medvescak is at full strength.
     
    29:18
    Yugra gets a chance of their own as Petrovich gets a tripping call.
     
    28:52
    An odd man rush for Medvescak at the end of the power play leads to Cheechoo getting a centering pass. Not going to miss those.
     
    28:19
    Medvescak is getting a lot of traffic in front and really getting some close range rebounds. Biryukov is somehow grabbing everything but it looks dangerous.
     
    Krivonozhkin in the box for hooking.
     
    26:59
    Yugra gets a penalty and Brust leaves for the bench. The Medvescak defenseman misses the puck and it goes all the way back and barely misses an open net. They would have been extremely embarrassing.
     
    25:10
    Medvescak kills off the penalty giving Yugra no shots and only one pass near the net. Both teams at full strength.
     
    23:10
    Katic is in the penalty box for tripping. Yugra on the power play.
     
    21:45
    One shot on goal kicked aside for the rest of the Medvescak power play and Yugra is at full strength.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The second period starts in 4 minutes.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    Medvescak finished with one final charge at the Yugra end and with Thomas getting a good deflection try, but the period ends with Yugra in the lead.
     
    19:44
    Khvostov gets a late slashing call and will give Medvescak a long power play to start the 2nd.
     
    18:12
    Medvescak now at full strength.
     
    17:22
    Yugra is at full strength with :45 on the Thomas penalty.
     
    16:11
    Thomas fakes a fall into the Yugra keeper and gets caught. He is off for goaltender interference and gives a minute of 4-on-4.
     
    15:52
    Murley gets a nice feed and slams it, but somehow Biryukov gets back. Yugra holds the lead.
     
    15:21
    Linglet puts a nice hit on Knyazev, and Knyazev gets caught retaliating on the trip. Medvescak on the power play.
     
    14:10
    Thomas almost scores one on a shorthanded try. Just missed. Almost a tie game there.
     
    12:41
    Goal scorer Gusev is down on the far side boards. He gets up but struggles to the bench. Foster gets a penalty for the hit. Power play for Yugra.
     
    12:00
    Willsie steals the puck in the neutral zone and makes a nice move to get a one-on-one. With a bad angle he goes for the centering pass, but no one is at home for Medvescak. The puck is iced by Yugra and we have a commercial break.
     
    11:00
    Medvescak gets some offensive zone time of their own as Yugra tries to slow the game down a bit. Foster tries to dump it, but Kunetsov covers it for a faceoff in his zone.
     
    09:06
    Goal for Yugra!
    Yugra gets one on Brust. He looks in position but it goes over his glove. Credit to Gusev with the nice shot across Brust's body to get it on the open side.
     
    08:30
    Foster has the puck behind Brust to start the Medvescak rush up the other end. Yugra is doing a good job of poke checking the Bears skater as he approaches the blue line leading to two offsides call so far.
     
    06:52
    Yugra takes a hard slapper on Brust for a line change and he is forced to cover as he is rushed. Commercial break here in Zagreb with the ensuing faceoff in the Medvescak zone.
     
    05:00
    Yugra trying to start from behing the net in their own end and crush Medvescak with speed in the dump-and-chase game. Brust stops a stabbing Zhukov in Yugra's first offensive chance of the game.
     
    03:30
    Brust almost saw his first shot of the night, but Letang makes a great play on the puck to get the offense back in transition.
     
    01:41
    Kunetsov comes out and plays the puck, but directly to the forechecking Medvescak forward. He just gets a stick on it in reaction and barely misses the empty net.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The players are at center ice for the faceoff! Here we go!
     
    We have 6:00 until the players take the ice.
     
    Thank you for joining us for the live commentary of this match between KHL Medvescak and Yugra. We are at the arena this evening and will be providing you the play-by-play as it happens!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:30.
    Commentary by

    Tim Bourcier

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 29. Cheechoo (Murley, Montador), 53. Willsie (Linglet) – 10. Gusev (Zhukov)

    Medvescak Zagreb: Brust-Vasiljevic; Thomas-Cheechoo-Murley-Montador-Letang; Linglet-Vesce-Willsie-Svarny-Foster; Walker-Glumac-Murray-Carle-Katic; Kane-Bjorkstand-Perkovic; Koren
    HC Yugra: Kunetsov-Biryukov; Andersson-Yakubov-Savinainen-Galvins-Pepelyaev; Skorokhodov-Sitnikov-Magonin-Sarosta-Shefer; Gorbunov-Krivonozhkin-Knyazev-Tyulyapkin-Khvostov; Olonov-Zhukov-Yatsenko-Dyakov; Gusev-
    Referees: Referee: Anisimov Alexei, Zakharov Anatoly Linesmen: Zakharenkov Alexander, Sivov Dmitry