JUG 3:4 KZN | HC Yugra - Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)

KHL

Lev – Metallurg M	3:4 (after OT)	\|	Barys – Vityaz	3:2 (1:0 after SO)	\|	HC Yugra – Ak Bars	3:4 (after OT)
Spartak – Donbass	2:1 (end)

final/OT

HC Yugra

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

Ak Bars Kazan

Tuesday 08.10.2013, 15:00 • Arena-Ugra • KHL

		Shots on goal: 0 (28) – 4 (33) Penalty minutes: 6 – 20 (17:22:59)
		Game over.
	63:30	Goal for AK Bars! Medvedev takes a shot from the blue line and ALEXANDER SVITOV acquires the rebound and shoots it past Mikhail Biryukov.
	61:14	Medvedev takes a shot from the blue line and Janne Pesonen changes its direction into the pads of Biryukov.
	60:01	Overtime began.
		Early in the third Jonas Andersson scored a powerplay goal, giving Yugra a well-deserved 3:2 lead, however already in the second part of the period Varnakov managed to tie the game leading it to an overtime. SOG: 9 (28) – 3 (27) PIM: 0 (6) – 4 (20)
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	57:54	Jonas Andersson steals the puck right in front of Garipov's net, but fails to beat the goaltender.
	56:02	The puck hasn't left Yugra's defensive zone for a while now.
	54:56	None of the teams are rushing forward at this part of the game.
	52:59	Goal for AK Bars! Ak Bars manage to tie the game as MIKHAIL VARNAKOV received a pass from behind the net and puts the puck in the upper left corner.
	50:37	Visiting team at full strength.
	49:18	The puck ends up in Garipov's crease where Savinainen repeatedly tries to push it in the net, but ultimately fails to do it.
	48:37	Alexander Svitov (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for hooking.
	47:13	Yugra has already started to play careful and defensive hockey.
	42:49	Goal for Yugra! Late in the powerplay Stephen Dixon makes a pass to the front of the net where JONAS ANDERSSON redirects the puck into the net, allowing Yugra to be on the lead for the first time tonight.
	41:01	Two minutes for Alexei Tereshchenko (Ak Bars).
	40:55	A brilliant pass by Sitnikov who finds Mikhail Zhukov alone in front of the net, but his shot goes wide.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		During the second period both goaltenders had more work than in the first period with teams being more successful at creating chances. Yugra was the superior team in second period, leading to a pretty goal scored by Vladimir Gorbunov early in the period. Despite playing on two consecutive powerplays late in the stanza, Ak Bars failed to return to the lead, thus the third period will decide the fate of the game. SOG: 8 (19) – 15 (24) PIM: 4 (6) – 12 (16)
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	38:55	Tkachyov with a backhand shot on Biryukov, but he denies it.
	36:57	Home team at full strength.
	36:30	Medvedev shoots, however the puck deflects from Biryukov.
	36:23	Yugra doing great job at forechecking.
	34:57	Too many players on ice for Yugra.
	34:11	Home team at full strength.
	33:43	Ak Bars hasn't taken a single shot on goal so far.
	32:11	Jonas Andersson (Yugra) head to the box for holding.
	32:05	Ak Bars has been on the attack during a delayed penalty for around half a minute now.
	31:05	Visiting team at full strength.
	30:45	Magogin successfully finds Mikhail Zhukov, however Garipov saves the day for Ak Bars.
	30:35	Yugra has managed to create pretty much nothing on the powerplay.
	29:05	A huge hit on Kirill Dyakov at the center of the ice. Grigory Panin (Ak Bars) receives 2+10 minutes for checking to the head area.
	27:37	Andersson-Savinainen-Dixon once again storming Ak Bars defensive zone.
	26:58	Ak Bars struggling to begin an attack because of active forechecking by Yugra.
	25:24	Goal for Yugra! VLADIMIR GORBUNOV enters the zone on the right wing, skates to the front of Garipov's net, dekes and puts the puck in the upper corner of the net. No chance for Garipov, and the game is tied once over.
	24:45	Veli-Matti Savinainen was all alone in the Ak Bars defensive zone, however a long pass from Yugra's end was too imprecise for the Finn to be able to acquire the puck.
	24:10	Icing by Ak Bars.
	23:17	Yugra goes two-on-two, Garipov struggles to catch Igor Knyazev's shot on goal.
	22:26	Lukoyanov takes a shot on goal, Biryukov catches the puck with his glove.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Already early in the first period Ak Bars managed to open the score after the puck bounced over Biryukov's shoulder and found its way in the net. In the first period neither of the teams managed to create an awful lot of scoring chances and the pace of the game was rather slow, however both teams managed to score another goal. Ak Bars 2:1 Yugra after the first period. SOG: 11 – 9 PIM: 2 – 4
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:12	Visiting team at full strength.
	17:12	Alexei Tereshchenko (Ak Bars) goes to the box for boarding.
	16:04	Goal for AK Bars! Dmitry Obukhov passes the puck from behind the net to DANIL FAIZULLIN, and while Svitov is busy blocking Biryukov's view, Faizullin scores a goal.
	15:35	Ak Bars on the attack.
	13:10	Home team at full strength.
	13:25	After holding the puck in the offensive zone for over a minute, Ilya Nikulin finally take a slap shot from the blue line.
	12:10	Ak Bars are carefully passing the puck around, but can't seem to find a good chance to make a shot on goal.
	11:10	Vitaly Sitnikov (Yugra) gets two minutes for tripping.
	09:16	Tomas Vincour takes a dangerous shot on Biryukov's net, but the puck goes wide.
	08:56	Both teams are currently struggling to enter offensive zone.
	07:22	The speed of the game has been far from impressive so far.
	06:43	Yugra controlling the puck in the offensive zone.
	05:51	Goal for Yugra! Stephen Dixon passes the puck to the front of Garipov's net, where VELI-MATTI SAVINAINEN is the first one to put it in the net and tie the game.
	04:57	Evgeny Medvedevs (Ak Bars) gets two minutes for hooking.
	04:50	Zhukov steals the puck from Medvedev at Ak Bars defensive zone and creates a solid attack for Yugra.
	04:02	Ak Bars controlling the puck at their own end, trying to start an attack.
	02:48	Yatsenko takes a shot from the blue line.
	02:11	Jonas Andersson dekes to the front of Ak Bars net, but Garipov holds the puck.
	01:16	Goal for AK Bars! Already the very first shot on Mikhail Biryukov's net finds its way back in the net as TIM STAPLETON shoots from the blue line and the puck jumps over Biryukov's shoulder.
	00:01	Game started.
		Starting lineups: HC Yugra: Biryukov (Kuznetsov) – Peplyaev, Troncinsky, Shefer, Khvostov, Dyakov, Putilov, Starosta – Olonov, Gorbunov, Dixon, Skorokhodov, Sitnikov, Zhukov, Magogin, Yatsenko, Andersson, Yakubov, Knyazev, Savinainen, Gusev Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Yaroslavlev) – Nikulin, Zakharchuk, Korneyev, Heshka, Yarullin, Osipov, Panin, Medvedev – Stapleton, Svitov, Varnakov, Pesonen, Tereshchenko, Obukhov, Tkachyov, Burmistrov, Vincour, Lukoyanov, Petrov, Faizullin Referees: Nalivaiko, Ronn – Golyak, Dedyulya.
		Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk in the battle of the East will tonight host the leader of the Kharlamov division Ak Bars Kazan. Kazan played its previous game five days ago, while losing to SKA St. Petersburg 1:3. Previously the team had won already four consecutive games, but the streak came to an end. Yugra, on the other hand, has won only one of its past four games. On an October 2 game versus Dinamo Minsk it lost 3:5. A major part of Ak Bars success this season is its goaltender Konstantin Barulin, who is currently leading the whole league with an SVS of 95 %. In the same time, Shaun Heshka is among the top scoring defensemen. The Ak Bars top scoring list is led by Alex Burmistrov with 10 (4+6) points in 13 games, while the current top scorer of Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk is lead by Vitaly Sitnikov with 8 (4+4) points in 11 games. In the past couple of days both teams have made some roster adjustments. While Yugra released Latvian defender Guntis Galvins and signed Canadian forward Stephen Dixon, Ak Bars has acquired Stanislav Bocharov.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.

Commentary by

Didzis Rudmanis

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 6. Savinainen (Andersson, Dixon), 26. Gorbunov, 43. Andersson (Dixon) – 2. Stapleton, 17. Faizullin (Obukhov), 53. Varnakov (Stapleton), 64. Svitov

HC Yugra: Biryukov (Kuznetsov) – Peplyaev, Troncinsky, Shefer, Khvostov, Dyakov, Putilov, Starosta – Olonov, Gorbunov, Dixon, Skorokhodov, Sitnikov, Zhukov, Magogin, Yatsenko, Andersson, Yakubov, Knyazev, Savinainen, Gusev

Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Yaroslavlev) – Nikulin, Zakharchuk, Korneyev, Heshka, Yarullin, Osipov, Panin, Medvedev – Stapleton, Svitov, Varnakov, Pesonen, Tereshchenko, Obukhov, Tkachyov, Burmistrov, Vincour, Lukoyanov, Petrov, Faizullin

Referees: Nalivaiko, Ronn – Golyak, Dedyulya

Attendance: 3100

1st period
	01:16
	04:57
	05:51
	11:10
	16:04
1st intermission
2nd period
	25:24
	32:11
	34:57
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:01
	42:49
	48:37
	52:59
After 3rd period
Overtime
	63:30
Final/OT