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final
CSKA Moscow
1:3 (0:1, 0:1, 1:1)
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Wednesday 09.10.2013, 17:30 • KHL
     
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    For CSKA the downwards trend continues and they now lost 4 of their last 7 matches while Traktor were able to stop a three-game losing streak on the road!
     
    For most parts of the third period CSKA was the dominating team on the ice again but as in the previous two periods they failed to score. Only a late power play brought them onto the scoreboard for the first time before Traktor made everything clear with an empty netter in the last seconds of the match!

    Shots on goal: CSKA 12 (32) – Traktor 4 (16)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:55
    Goal for Traktor!


    The guests win the puck inside the neutral zone and ANDREI KOSTITSYN has nobody left in front of him to score the 3-1 into the empty net!
     
    59:03
    Stana left the CSKA net for an additional attacker! The hosts go all or nothing in the last minute of regulation!
     
    58:30
    CSKA keep the pressure at a high level but Traktor defends with all players constantly.
     
    57:13
    The guests are back at full strength but the recent goal clearly gave the momentum to CSKA.
     
    55:13
    Andrei Kostitsyn (Traktor) gets two minutes for slashing.
     
    55:13
    Goal for CSKA!

    In power play and with an additional delayed penalty the home side finally gets a puck into the Traktor net for the 1-2! A blue line shot by Andrei Pervyshin was deflected into the net from short distance by SERGEI SHIROKOV who used his stick to get the puck past Garnett!

    Assisted by Andrei Pervyshin and Ilari Filppula.
     
    54:30
    Alexei Bondarev (Traktor) gets two minutes for tripping. If the hosts want to have a chance for a late comeback they better use this power play!
     
    53:32
    Prokhorkin tried to reach the Traktor third with a nice solo but the referees made a call and the situation was over.
     
    52:09
    The puck circulates well inside the neutral zone but both teams have trouble to get back in front of the opposing net.
     
    50:28
    Currently it looks like the biggest pressure by CSKA is over.
     
    49:34
    Petri Kontiola almost with the rebound after a one-timert by Alexander Guskov from the right circle but Stana covers the puck up in time!
     
    48:25
    The guests are back at full strength after keeping their net clean during a five minute penalty killing. Today nothing seems to work for CSKA.
     
    47:53
    With aggressive forechecking the guests are able to keep the puck away from their net currently.
     
    47:11
    A shot by Prokhorkin from short distance is blocked by Garnett and again Traktor has some time to take a breath.
     
    46:43
    A one-timer from the left wing by the CSKA offense goes wide before the guests clear the situation.
     
    45:55
    A misdirected pass by the hosts forces them to restart their attack in the neutral zone while half of the five minute penalty is already over.
     
    45:04
    Maxim Goncharov's blue line shot is easily caught by Garnett.
     
    44:15
    A long clearance gives Traktor a bit of time to reorganize their defense.
     
    43:25
    Dmitry Ryabykin gets 20+5 minutes for the boarding and has to leave the match with a game misconduct penalty. Anton Glinkin sits down in the penalty box for him during the following five minutes in which CSKA will have a power play.
     
    43:20
    After a hard check by Dmitry Ryabykin from behind Denisov crashed into the boards with his head first and hit the top of the wall. He is heavily bleeding in the face and leaves the ice immidiately together with medicall staff! This crash can likely have caused a concussion!

    ELS wishes the player a speedy recovery!
     
    42:14
    Michael Garnett with a bit of luck as a deflected shot just hit his chest instead of flying into the wide open left side of the net.
     
    40:43
    Almost the early decision in favour of Traktor but Petri Kontiola hits the post with a shot from the left wing!
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Traktor doubled their lead with the first attack of the middle period but failed to use the momentum afterwards. Instead CSKA became stronger and stronger and had multiple big scoring opportunities but either a brilliant Traktor goalie Garnett, the guest defense or bad luck prevented them from scoring!

    Shots on goal: CSKA 14 (20) – Traktor 7 (12)
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:58
    A last rush by the hosts but the final horn stops the attack.
     
    39:33
    Two minute team penalty against CSKA for having too many players on the ice.
     
    39:24
    First a blue line shot by the guests was stopped by Stana before CSKA wasted another big opportunity in the following counter when Ilya Zubov only hit a team colleague with his one-timer from the right circle!
     
    38:11
    A counter gave Yegor Dugin a short-distance chance but from within the slot his shot was stopped by Stana!
     
    37:18
    The next big, big opportunity for the team from the Russian capital! After a shot by Ilari Filppula forced Garnett to allow a rebound Sergei Shirokov only hit the gloves of the guest goalie who was already laying on the ice with the net wide open! Incredible!
     
    36:05
    Another long clearance by the guests.
     
    34:53
    It looks like the Traktor defense is finding back to their security and they fire a couple of shots out of their own zone.
     
    33:59
    The following attack ended with a shot by Ilari Filppula from the left wing that was cleared with a pad save by Garnett.
     
    33:19
    Georgy Misharin's shot from within the slot was easily caught by Garnett.
     
    30:27
    The guests are back at full strength. Just before there was another dangerous situation in front of their net but Garnett showed good reactions against several shots out of a large crowd in front of him.
     
    29:59
    During a shorthanded counter Bulis tried to deke out Stana from short distance but under the pressure of a defender his scoring attempt was stopped.
     
    28:56
    A blue line shot by Pervyshin doesn't make it past the guest defense.
     
    28:27
    Another penalty against the guests. Yegor Dugin (Traktor) gets two minutes for holding.
     
    28:09
    Just when the Traktor penalty was about to expire the home side tried it with shots from all possible angles but it seems like their is some magic barrier in front of the guest net.
     
    27:13
    CSKA's Maxim Goncharov didn't hit the puck in a shooting attempt within the neutral zone and almost caused a major counter opportunity for the guests!
     
    26:09
    Evgeny Katichev (Traktor) gets two minutes for hooking. We'll see the first power play for CSKA this afternoon.
     
    25:43
    CSKA increase the pressure tremendously and get another series of dangerous shots on goal but again Garnett covers up his net efficiently!
     
    24:48
    After Traktor goalie Garnett failed to stop a shot from within the slot he was attacked by CSKA forward Fefelov who won the puck but failed to get a goal despite having a wide open net in front of him! Also the following rebound by a team colleague went wide! What a double chance for the hosts!
     
    24:17
    Jan Bulis received the puck close to the right circle inside the home team's zone, skated back towards the blue line, turned around and fired the puck towards the right top corner but Stana was there with the save.
     
    23:31
    On the other side of the ice Filppula missed the net with a shot from close to the left circle.
     
    23:03
    After Traktor won a face off at the left circle inside the CSKA third Kostitsyn fired a one-timer towards the net but the puck was caught by Stana!
     
    22:15
    CSKA try to give the right answer with angry attacks but either the guest defense or their goalie Michael Garnett stop them by now.
     
    20:32
    Goal for Traktor!


    With the very first attack of the middle period the guests double their lead – 2-0! Stana was able to keep two short-distance opportunities by Andrei Kostitsyn and Petri Kontiola out of his net but after a rebound YEGOR DUGIN Was able to score from short distance! What a shock for CSKA at the start of this period!

    Assisted by Andrei Kostitsyn and Petri Kontiola.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    In a period with only few scoring chances the guests from Chelyabinsk were a bit more dangerous and managed to get a 1-0 lead after the first 20 minutes. Both teams make a rather nervous impression this afternoon after their recent ups and downs.

    Shots on goal: CSKA 6 – Traktor 5
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:30
    CSKA try to keep the pressure high but Traktor free themselves quite easily in their own third.
     
    17:50
    David Nemirovsky has the best chance for CSKA so far in this match but he is stopped by Garnett with his shot from a half right position towards the left corner!
     
    17:09
    3-on-3 counter for the CSKA offense but they are not able to get more than a shot from the right circle from a very sharp angle after Garnett deflected a distance shot to the side.
     
    15:39
    Petri Kontiola received a long pass just at the CSKA blue line but instead of going for the 1-on-1 against the goalie he tried it with a fast shot that was stopped easily by Stana.
     
    15:02
    The guests with a shot from within the slot that is blocked to the side by Stana.
     
    14:09
    A one-timer from the blue line by CSKA's Daniil Markov was intercepted by a Traktor forward but the hosts were able to stop the following counter just in time.
     
    13:45
    The hosts win the face off but the puck immidiately lands in front of Garnett again.
     
    13:41
    Michael Garnett easily stops a distance shot from within the neutral zone but allows a face off in front of his net.
     
    13:05
    After a harmless Traktor power play the hosts are back at full strength.
     
    11:05
    Oleg Saprykin (CSKA) gets two minutes for holding.
     
    10:19
    Goal for Traktor!


    A back hand shot by Dmitry Ryabykin from the left circle was blocked by Stana but the CSKA goalie allowed a rebound which was used by ANDREI KOSTITSYN from short distance to get the 1-0 lead for Traktor! He waited inside the slot with his back towards the net and fired the puck into the right corner!

    Assisted by Dmitry Ryabykin and Petri Kontiola.
     
    10:00
    The match goes back and forth currently without any team creating real danger.
     
    08:00
    The guests are taking the speed out of the match in their own third, start their attacks very cautiously.
     
    05:48
    A beautiful combination by the guests from Chelyabinsk but the last cross-pass by Jan Bulis for his team colleague deep inside the home team's third went wide.
     
    04:07
    CSKA's Filppula tries it with a shot from the right circle but only hits the chest of Traktor goalie Garnett.
     
    03:35
    Two guest forwards appeared close to the CSKA net but the following shot from short distance went wide.
     
    02:30
    Both teams start aggressively into the match without much hesitation.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Both teams are waiting on the ice while the Russian national anthem is being played.
     
    Starting lineups:

    CSKA Moscow: Stana (Proskuryakov) – Denisov, Goncharov, Pervyshin, Misharin, Naumenkov, Markov, Kurbatov – Filppula, Zubov, Shirokov, Zharkov, Grigorenko, Prokhorkin, Lyubimov, Fefelov, Saprykin, Nemirovsky, Fyodorov, Zainullin, Kamayev

    Traktor Chelyabinsk: Garnett (Demchenko) – Ryabykin, Vasilchenko, Bondarev, Kondratyev, Katichev, Klimontov, Guskov, Flyagin – Dugin, Kontiola, Kostitsyn, Chistov, Bulis, Panov, Glinkin, Kuryanov, Mokin, Kokuyov, Osnovin, Valeyev

    Referees: Baluska, Odins – Metalnikov, Sirotkin
     
    The match between CSKA Moscow and Traktor Chelyabinsk will be the one of two teams that couldn't really fulfill the high expectations in this young 2013-14 KHL season so far after great finishes in the last season.

    CSKA are only 7th in Western Conference after 14 games with 21 points and a three-point advantage towards the first non-playoff spots, currently held by Atlant Mytishchi and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

    For Traktor the start was even tougher and they only managed to get 15 points in 11 games for a disappointing 9th spot in Eastern Conference, one point behind Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk who hold the last playoff position.

    During a recent five-game road trip CSKA only managed to get 5 points against several teams who are seen by experts as the weakest in the league when they faced Vityaz Podolsk (2-3), Admiral Vladivostok (2-4), Amur Khabarovsk (3-1), Metallurg Novokuznetsk (3-2 OT) and Sibir Novosibirsk (2-3) before they started a four-game home stint with a win against Salavat Yulayev Ufa (3-2).

    After four consecutive home wins, Traktor Chelyabinsk were beaten three times in a row by Metallurg Magnitogorsk (0-5) at home, Salavat Yulayev Ufa (1-3) on the road and again Metallurg Magnitogorsk (0-3) on the road.

    CSKA's top scorers currently are Nikolai Prokhorkin (11 pts), Ilya Zubov and Alexander Radulov (both 9 pts) and Igor Grigorenko (8 pts). Both goalies Ilya Proskuryakov and Rastislav Stana have a goal against average below 2.40 and a save percentage higher than 90.5%.

    The only player that really had an offensive impact for Traktor by now is Petri Kontiola (10 pts), followed by Andrei Kostitsyn (6 pts) and Lauris Darzins and Dmitry Ryabykin (both 5 pts). Michael Garnett played all 11 games as starting goalie for Traktor and recorded a 2.71 goal against average and a 91.2 save percentage.

    Which one of the two teams will be able to collect an important win in their fight for the playoffs, we'll see soon!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:30 GMT / 17:30 CET / 19:30 MSK (local time).
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 56. Shirokov (Pervyshin, Filppula) – 11. Kostitsyn (Ryabykin, Kontiola), 21. Dugin (Kostitsyn, Kontiola), 60. Kostitsyn

    CSKA Moscow: Stana (Proskuryakov) – Denisov, Goncharov, Pervyshin, Misharin, Naumenkov, Markov, Kurbatov – Filppula, Zubov, Shirokov, Zharkov, Grigorenko, Prokhorkin, Lyubimov, Fefelov, Saprykin, Nemirovsky, Fyodorov, Zainullin, Kamayev
    Traktor Chelyabinsk: Garnett (Demchenko) – Ryabykin, Vasilchenko, Bondarev, Kondratyev, Katichev, Klimontov, Guskov, Flyagin – Dugin, Kontiola, Kostitsyn, Chistov, Bulis, Panov, Glinkin, Kuryanov, Mokin, Kokuyov, Osnovin, Valeyev
    Referees: Baluska, Odins – Metalnikov, Sirotkin