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final
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
0:2 (0:1, 0:0, 0:1)
Severstal Cherepovets
Sunday 29.09.2013, 15:00 • Trade Union Sport Palace (capacity 5,500) • KHL
     
    Final word:
    Results so far in KHL season and recent performances of both teams put Torpedo in role of favorites for this game. However, team from Cherepovets announced that they came to Nizhny Novgorod to win right from the start. Surprised home team never really took control over the play. There were some bright moments and they applied some pressure, but Severstal reacted in clever way and denied every serious try. Boring opening period was interrupted by some real happening when Linus Videll scored for Severstal only. Nobody in crowd probably expected so pale second period by home team and no goals were seen during second 20 minutes. Serious pressure by Torpedo was expected at least in final 20 minutes. There were many opportunities to score, several powerplay situationas and even 5 on 3 situations on ice in Torpedo's favor, but guests denied every home team's attempt. Empty net goal by Swedish international Videll was only a cherry on very sweet cake for guests.
    Eurolivescores player of the game: Linus Videll (Severstal). (17:29:48)
     
    Overall numbers:
    Shot sumamry: Torpedo 22, Severstal 23
    Faceoffs: Torpedo 49/62, Severstal 13/62
    Penalties: Torpedo 6, Severstal 26
    Ice leaders: Juuso Hietanen (25:42 on ice, 25 shifts) for Torpedo and Bogdan Kiselevich (27:43, 28) for Severstal
     
    Final period faceoffs: Torpedo 18/22, Severstal 4/22
    Penalties: Torpedo 2, Severstal 20
     
    Final period shot summary:
    Torpedo 8 – Grigoryev 2, Valentenko, Hietanen, Parshin, Khomitsky, Immonen, Kulyomin
    Severstal 2 – VIDELL, Klimenko
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    Nikolai Stasenko (Severstal) also goest to penalty bin for high-sticking – 2 min. minor
     
    59:41
    Evgeny Kovryshin (Severstal) is penalized for throwing the puck outside the playing area – 2 min. minor
     
    59:26
    Severstal timeout.
     
    58:41
    Goal for Severstal!
    LINUS VIDELL gets great assist by Nikolai Bushuyev and skates with speed inside attacking zone. he beats his defenseman and sends puck into empty Torpedo net. Also credited for assist – Nikolai Stasenko
     
    58:11
    Torpedo: empty net
     
    58:11
    Home team timeout.
     
    57:18
    Koval saves dangerous shot after quick counter-attack by Severstal
     
    56:06
    Serious pressure applied by Torpedo, play remains inside Severstal zone
     
    55:17
    Current play passes by in middle zone at most, both teams focused in preventing the opposition
     
    53:33
    Koval is forced to go down on his knees and cover the puck after strange deflection in front of his goal
     
    53:28
    Home team at full strength.
     
    52:40
    Torpedo tries to organize attack shorthanded and is soon stopped, but several seconds of Severstal's powerplay are killed
     
    51:28
    Tim Brent (Torpedo) is penalized for hooking
     
    50:35
    Torpedo applies some pressure, but fighting spirit of Severstal players is on highest possible level; no changes on score board
     
    48:58
    Severstal at full strength.
    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

    CZ@MarcusLuxie

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 18. VIDELL (Bushuyev), 59. VIDELL

    Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval, Mahkovtsev – Valentenko Hietanen Galuzin Potapov Kulyomin – Grigoryev Denisov Parshin Salminen Immonen – Lukin Lhomitsky Potapov Wolski Brent – Belokhvostikov Zharkov Krasnoslobodtsev Tochitsky
    Severstal Cherepovets: Stepanek Artemyev – Andersen Kiselevich Bushuyev Videll Bumagin – Caslava Popov Berdnikov Antipov Klimenko – Sviyazov Stasenko Kazakovtsev Kovyrshin Buchnevich – Sakharusov Gimbatov Mons Fedoseyev Dedunov
    Referees: Akuzovsky, Buturlin – Gordenko, Tomilov