KZN 2:0 JAR | Ak Bars Kazan - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)

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final

Ak Bars Kazan

2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0)

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Sunday 29.09.2013, 15:30 • Tatneft Arena, Kazan, Russian Federation • KHL

		Thank you for following Ak Bars Kazan – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl with us. Until next time, goodbye! (17:48:38)
		This match was pretty decent. Bars used fall in Lokomotiv's play in last period and scored two goals in only 28 seconds! Bars proved that it is very hard to score them goal and that they have the best defence in league!
		Shoots: Bars 25(6) – Lokomotiv 25(10) Faceoffs: Bars 26(6)/53(15) – Lokomotiv 27(9)/53(15) Penalties: Bars 10 – Lokomotiv 6 Most shoots produced Redlihs (Lokomotiv, 4). Most faceoff wins has Apalkov (Lokomotiv, 14).
	60:00	Game over.
	59:30	Last 30 seconds! Lokomotiv is really helpless in last period! Bars will probably win this if Lokomotiv doesn't do some miracle!
	58:00	Last two minutes! Can Lokomotiv score at least one goal?
	56:30	Shoot for Lokomotiv from right faceoff circle but Barulin makes save
	55:30	Bars is playing very deep defence and Lokomotiv is using that fact to make pressure in front of Barulin's goal!
	54:00	Both teams are looking very tired!
	52:00	Bars tries with shoot from blue line but far from the goal!
	51:30	Icing – faceoff in front of Bars' goal
	50:20	Bars is circling around Klyuchnikov's goal and making high pressure!
	49:00	Now we have again period of 90 seconds without serious actions!
	47:30	Lokomotiv is without idea how to score! Bars is totally dominating in last period!
	46:00	Bars is preparing new action behind their goal! They don't have to hurry! They have 2-0 lead!
	44:18	Visiting team timeout.
	44:18	Only 28 seconds after first goal in fast counter STAPLETON scores for 2:0!
	43:50	Petrov makes nice run after Panin's pass, he is behind goal, makes pass to Pesonen who is in front of the Klyuchnikov's goal and PESONEN scores!
	43:00	Golubev shoots from short distance from left but Klyuchnikov makes save!
	42:10	Icing!
	41:00	First minute of last period passed without shoots but Bars is making pressure behind Lokomotiv's goal!
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Last 20 minutes will start soon! Will we get winner in next 20 minutes or will we watch overtime? Let's see!
		2nd period was very interesting even we didn't see goals! Both teams showed in last 10 minutes of 2nd period that they are very nervous! We could see few tiny nudges that could become big fights but referees did their job and stopped that.
		Penalties: Bars 10 – Lokomotiv 6
		Shoots: Bars 16(6) – Lokomotiv 19(10) Faceoffs: Bars 15(6)/37(15) – Lokomotiv 22(9)/37(15) Most shoots produced Redlihs (Lokomotiv, 4). Most faceoff wins has Apalkov (Lokomotiv, 11).
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:40	Maltsev shoots from left faceoff circle and Barulin makes save!
	39:00	Petrov (Bars) makes shoot from short distance but Klyuchnikov makes save! Faceoff!
	38:05	Players are really nervous because of scoreless! Dixon and Burmistrov got 2 minutes each for roughing!
	37:30	Vishnevsky and Vincour are nervous! Almost big fight between them but refs stopped them!
	36:30	Bars' players made few long shoots but Lokomotiv's players made good job and stopped all shoots in the front of their goalie!
		Home team at full strength.
	35:20	Holos shoots from blueline but Barulin makes save!
	33:50	Both teams are fighting for puck behind Lokomotiv's goal! Penalty for Bars' Medvedev (holding the stick)!
	32:30	Bars' players made fast attack which could finish with goal! One of Bars' players kicked Lokomotiv's goalie with stick and started small fight! Referees stopped that!
	32:00	Bars' players are preparing new action. They are behind their goal!
	30:00	Lokomotiv's goalkeeper was almost punished for sloppy pass when he was behind his goal!
	29:10	Lokomotiv is playing very panicly in the front of their goal! Icing!
		Visiting team at full strength.
	28:00	30 seconds more for Bars in situation 5 on 4!
	26:30	Avtsin (Lokomotiv) got 2 mins for throwing puck outside the playing area!
	26:00	In last 90 second we didn't see any serious shoot on both sides.
	24:30	Icing!
	23:00	Redlihs is the best player on the ice. He is making constant pressure on Bars' goal!
	22:07	Home team at full strength.
	22:00	On the beginning of 2nd period Lokomotiv continues with high pressure on Barulin's goal!
	20:07	Nikulin (Bars) got two minutes for interference!
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		In first half of the period Bars was better team but in second half Lokomotiv started to dominate.
		Penalties: Bars 4 – Lokomotiv 2
		Shoots: Bars 6 – Lokomotiv 10 Faceoffs: Bars 6/15 – Lokomotiv 9/15 Most shoots produced Redlihs (Lokomotiv, 3). Most faceoff wins has Apalkov (Lokomotiv, 4).
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Visiting team at full strength.
	15:57	Burmistrov shoots from the short distance but no Klyuchnikov made save.
	15:17	Team penalty (Lokomotiv). Too many players on the ice
		Home team at full strength.
	13:21	Lokomotiv is making pressure with few shoots in a row in PP situation!
	12:21	5 on 4 for Lokomotiv!
	12:19	New penalty for Bars. Panin got two minutes. 5 on 3 for Lokomotiv!
	10:21	Penalty for Bars for tripping. Barulin got two minutes but Pesonen is serving his penalty.
	10:00	Small fight in the front of the Lokomotiv's goal after Tkachyov's shot.
	09:40	In first 10 minutes of the period nothing concrete happened. Bars is a little bit better.
	06:00	Lokomotiv is circling around Bars' goal but Bars' defence did great job and eliminated danger.
	03:45	Klyuchnikov is pretty good on Lokomotiv's goal.
	02:00	Bars is making high pressure on Lokomotiv's goal but still no goal
	00:40	Ak Bars makes first shoot but far from the goal
	00:01	Game started.
		Anthems are played.
		Both teams are coming on the field!
		20 minutes left until beginning of the match!
		Starting lineups: Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) – Nikulin, Korneyev, Pesonen, Tereshcenko, Petrov – Heshka, Medvedev, Stapleton, Varnakov, Burmistrov – Zakharchuk, Panin, Svitov, Obukhov, Lukoyanov – Yarullin, Svechnikov, Tkachyov, Vincour, Golubev Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Klyuchnikov) – Vasilyev, Gorokhov, Apalkov, Plotnikov, Averin – Holos, Kronwall, Dixon, Redlihs, But – Vishnevsky, Pashnin, Chernikov, Romantsev, Maltsev – Peretyagin, Arzamastsev, Kapustin, Khlopotov, Avtsin Referees: Komarov Pavel, Vasilyev Alexei – Zakharenkov Alexander, Nesterov Alexander.
		First two lines of both teams are spending a lot of time on ice, average about 40 minutes per game. Bars have better faceoff specialists then Lokomotiv. Svitov has highest faceoffs won percentage: 61.7% (79 of 128).
		Bars has really good roster with pretty effective players but the best is Heshka with 4 goals and 4 assists. On other side But is the best player with 5 points (1 goal and 4 assists). Form in last five games of this two teams: Bars: 3 wins, 1 lose after overtime and 1 lose (10 points in 5 games) Lokomotiv: 1 win, 1 win after penalties, 1 lose after overtime, 1 lose after penalties and 1 lose (7 points in 5 games)
		Bars has the best defence in league. Opponents scored only 16 goals. Bars is still unbeaten at home. Lokomotiv has only one win in five games as guest.
		One month ago this two teams have played friendly game and Bars lost as host with result 4-1. But scored two goals in that match and was MoM. Bars is currently 3rd in Eastern Conference and Lokomotiv is 11th in Western Conference.
		This would be very interesting match. If we only take a look on their last 5 head-to-head matches, we will see something interesting. In all that matches winner was guest. In most of their head-to-head matches we were able to see goals on both sides.
		Welcome. Game starts at 17:30 MSK \| 15:30 CET.

Commentary by

Marin Kraljevic

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 44. Pesonen (Petrov, Panin), 45. Stapleton

Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) – Nikulin, Korneyev, Pesonen, Tereshcenko, Petrov – Heshka, Medvedev, Stapleton, Varnakov, Burmistrov – Zakharchuk, Panin, Svitov, Obukhov, Lukoyanov – Yarullin, Svechnikov, Tkachyov, Vincour, Golubev

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Sanford (Klyuchnikov) – Vasilyev, Gorokhov, Apalkov, Plotnikov, Averin – Holos, Kronwall, Dixon, Redlihs, But – Vishnevsky, Pashnin, Chernikov, Romantsev, Maltsev – Peretyagin, Arzamastsev, Kapustin, Khlopotov, Avtsin

Referees: Komarov Pavel, Vasilyev Alexei – Zakharenkov Alexander, Nesterov Alexander

Attendance: n/a

1st period
	10:21
	12:19
	15:17
1st intermission
2nd period
	26:30
	33:50
	38:05
2nd intermission
3rd period
	43:50
	44:18
	50:20
	51:30
Final