AST 4:2 NNO | Barys Nur-Sultan - Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)

KHL

Avangard – Ak Bars

2:3 (after OT)

Barys – Torpedo

4:2 (end)

HC Yugra – Dynamo

1:4 (end)

final

Barys Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan

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

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod

Monday 14.10.2013, 15:00 • Kazakhstan Sport Palace (capacity: 5,532) • KHL

		Welcome. Game starts at 15:00.
		Welcome to Barys vs. Torpedo game. Bary lost on their last home game vs. Ak Bars (0:5) and only managed to beat Dynamo Moscow prior to that – also in Astana – in SO (4:3). Another SO home win also took place two days before that vs. Vityaz (3:2) and Astana fans are sure in anticipation for first October straight home win. In fact – Barys only managed to win one game in 60 minutes in October – it was October 1st road win against Spartak. However, they are on second place at Eastern Conference standings and that's good enough for fourth position in KHL overall standings. Talgat Zhailauov is at the moment their most prominent player with 17 points in 14 games for 4 goals and 13 assists. Torpedo's last game was road defeat against Avangard two days ago (1:5). Prior to that they also lost road game vs. Yugra (3:4), but also beat Avtomobilist (4:2) on the road. They are on sixth place on the East, that's 15th overall. Sakari Salminen is having the most points near his name as far as Torpedo players are listed – he scored 5 goals and added 9 assits for 14 points in 14 games. Follow our live coverage.
		Russian National Anthem is played
		Kazakhstan National Anthem is played
	00:01	Game started.
	00:01	First puck goes to Torpedo
	01:18	Maxim Potapov fires from left hand side board, home goalie Vitaly Yeremeyev is on the right place
	03:02	Mikhail Grigoryev shoots from distance, Yeremeyev stops another puck
	03:56	Vitaly Koval saves first Barys shot of the day, Dmitry Upper was close, but unable to cause any trouble due to defenseman's pressure
	05:01	Vladimir Denisov pushes Tailat Zhailauov after ref's whistle, players gather in crowd quickly, but eventually all calmes down; no penalties given
	06:16	Wojtek Wolski fails to score for Torpedo after he suddenly found himself all alone in front of home goal – Yeremeyev saves the situation for Barys with great reaction and deflects puck
	06:54	Alexei Litvinenko (Barys) gets 2min. penalty for throwing the puck outside the playing area
	07:15	Jarkko Immonen (Torpedo)also gets 2min. for hooking
	08:03	Crowd is very loud inside Kazakhstan Sport Palace; home team is getting great support
	08:54	Barys at full strength.
	09:15	Nizhny Novgorod at full strength.
	11:11	Alexei Antsiferov shoots on turn-around from left side, Koval deflects puck
	11:55	Brandon Bochenski shoots from inside blue line, Koval comes out, cuts the angle and stops puck
	12:43	Denis Parshin shoots from left side, Yeremeyev deflects puck into his right corner
	13:05	Zhailauov comes with speed through left faceoff circle, turns in front of his defenseman and shoots, Koval saves
	14:01	Nikita Tochitsky shoots from left side, Yeremeyev stops puck and holds it against his body
	16:18	Krasnoslobodtsev shoots from close line of left faceoff circle – puck hits Yeremeyev, but nobody is there to shoot on rebound
	17:45	Goal for Barys! Brandon BOCHENSKI gets puck on right side, skates around guests' goal and shoots over Koval's shoulder! Crowd explodes in joy and Barys leads 1-0.
	18:57	Nigel Dawes shoots from left side, Koval deflects
	20:00	1st period finished.
		First period shot summary: Barys Astana 14 – Savchenko, Zhailauov, Dawes, Polischuk, BOCHENSKI 2(1), Rudenko, Lundin, Starchenko, Grebenshchikov, Rakhmanov, Antropov, Pushkaryov, Antsiferov Topedo 12 – Valentenko 2, Hietanen, Parshin, Zharkov, Potapov, Khomitsky 2, Brent, Krasnoslobodtsev, Potapov 2
		Opening period faceoffs – Barys 8/24, Torpedo 16/24 Penalties – Barys 2, Torpedo 2
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	22:06	Roman Starchenko shoots from right side, Koval saves
	23:05	Goal for Barys! Mikhail Rakhmanov gets puck behind guests goal and passes it from left back side to Fyodor POLISCHUK in front of Koval. Polischuk shoots and beats Torpedo goalie
	23:53	Goal for Torpedo! Puck circles around home goal, several players try to shoot, including Juuso Hietanen, but eventually Tim Brent beats Yeremeyev with low shot through his legs
	25:40	Torpedo's goal might have been a bit of a shock, but Barys applys constant pressure ever since it was scored
	27:11	Wojtek Wolski shoots from right side, Yeremeyev stops puck and holds it against his body
	28:24	Immonen shoots from distance on left side, no real trouble for Yeremeyev
	28:50	Kolesnikov shoots from distance on left side, Koval stops puck with his body and holds it
	30:30	Torpedo surprisingly more active during last several minutes...
	32:22	Koval stops puck after several attempts and rebounds in front of him
	33:36	Nikolai Antropov fails to score after he got puck in front of Koval – Torpedo goalie deflects puck into his right corner
	35:10	Vitaly Koval makes spectacular save after shot from left side came in and another barys player was in front of him to deflect
	35:30	Immonen shoots from top of faceoff circle on right side, but Yeremeyev is focused and stops the rocket
	37:05	Play is up and down at the moment, there are no dangerous actions on any side
	38:06	Alexei Antsiferov (Barys) gets 2min. penalty for holding.
	39:25	Grigoryev fires from left side – distance shot is deflected by Yeremeyev
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Second period shot summary – Barys 10: Semyonov, POLISCHUK, Bochenski, Lundin, Boyd, Starchenko, Kolesnikov, Antropov 2, Pushkaryov Torpedo 9 – Valentenko, Wolski, Hietanen, Khomitsky, Immonen, BRENT 2(1), Krasnoslobodtsev, Potapov
		Second period faceoffs: Barys 10/17, Torpedo 7/17 Penalties: Barys 2, Torpedo -
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	41:35	Goal for Barys! Artemy LAKIZA gets deflected puck on top of left faceoff corner, shoots immediately and hits right top corner of Koval's goal
	43:16	Mike Lundin fires from blue line on right side – misses goal
		Maxim Potapov fires uncovered from top of left faceoff circle, Yeremeyev deflects
	44:39	Fyodor Polishchuk (Barys) gets 2min. penalty for throwing the puck outside the playing area
	44:59	Goal for Torpedo! Torpedo benefits on powerplay very quick. Denis parshin and Sakari Salminen combine behind Barys goal, Jarko IMMONEN finishes the job with immediate shot in front of goal
	46:13	Vladislav Kolesnikov fires from right side, Koval is ready and deflects
	47:31	Vladimir Denisov shoots from distance, Yeremeyev is focused and stops puck
	48:36	Krasnoslobodtsev tries to equalize from left side, Yeremeyev deflects puck into right corner
	49:58	Dmitry Upper shoots from left side, no trouble for Koval
	51:16	Denis parshin fires from left side, Yeremeyev deflects
	52:51	Krasnoslobodtsev fires another shot from left side, Yeremeyev deflects again
	54:35	Guests apply pressure and are in hunt for equalizing goal; home team waits for fast breakaways
	55:06	Home team scored another goal, but it was disallowed by referees
	56:51	Guests are still trying hard, they keep possesion, but home team plays great defense for now
	58:00	Final two minutes of third period
	58:36	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod timeout.
	58:36	Guests continue to play with ampty net and sixth skater.
	58:51	Goal for Barys! Dustin BOYD gets puck in his own half, skates faster of opposing defensemen and scores an ampty-netter
	58:51	Vitaly Koval comes back into his goal
	60:00	Game over.
		Final period shot summary: Barys 7 – Litvinenko, Upper, BOYD, Starchenko, Kolesnikov 2, LAKIZA Torpedo 15 – Wolski 2, Parshin, Salminen 2, Potapov 2, IMMONEN 3(1), Denisov 2, Krasnoslobodtsev 3
		Final period faceoffs: Barys 13/27, Torpedo 14/27 Penalties: Barys 2, Torpedo -
		Game summary - Shots: Barys 31, Torpedo 36 Faceoffs: Barys 31/68, Torpedo 37/68 Penalties: Barys 6, Torpedo 2 Ice leaders: Mike Lundin (24:03 on ice, 32 shifts) for Barys and Mikhail Grigoryev (25:06, 31) for Torpedo
		Final word - Nice hockey was played throughout opening period. Teams shot 26 shots combined and home team managed to get one goal up. Second period was a bit more dull, teams fired 19 shots combined and each scored single goal. Most of final period passed by in some sort of Torpedo's pressure, but Barys' fast breakaways were very dangerous. As soon as they scored third goal, Torpedo scored their second and once again got in hunt for equalizer. Their attacking style left a lot of space for Barys counter attacks. Home team already scored fourth goal some 5 minutes before final buzzer, but refferees disallowed it. Final Torpedo's pressure with empty net did not end up luckily for them as home team scored another goal and won the game deservedly. Eurolivescores player of the game – Brandon Bochenski (Barys) (17:31:42)

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 18. BOCHENSKI, 24. POLISCHUK (RAkhmanov), 42. LAKIZA, 59. BOYD – 24. BRENT (Hietanen), 45. IMMONEN (Parshin, Salminen)

Barys Nur-Sultan: Yeremeyev Poluektov – Litvinenko Lundin Dawes Bochenski Boyd – Savchenko Lakiza Rudenko Upper Rakhmanov – Semyonov Kolesnikov Zhailaulov Starchenko Antropov – Grebenshchikov Polischuk Pushkaryov Antsiferov

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval Mashkovtsev – Grigoryev Denisov Wolski brent Krasnoslobodtsev – Hietanen Valentenko Parshin Salminen Immonen – Valentenko Khomitsky Galuzin Potapov Kulyomin – Makarov Belokhvostikov Zharkov Potapov Tochitsky

Referees: Belyayev, Bukin – Nazarov, Chubykin

1st period
	06:54
	17:45
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:05
	23:53
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:35
	44:39
	44:59
	58:51
Final