AST 5:1 NIZ | Barys Nur-Sultan - HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL)

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Barys Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan

5:1 (2:1, 2:0, 1:0)

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

Wednesday 30.10.2013, 14:00 • Kazakhstan Sport Palace (capacity: 5,532) • KHL

		Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.
		Welcome to Kazakhstan Sport Palace in Astana. Today's game between 2nd placed Barys (Eastern Conference) and 11th positioned Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk offers intetresting starting points for both teams – Barys may be high up the rankings, but their last home game vs. Metallurg Mg. on Saturday was a 1:2 defeat. They do want to improve on their performance in front of their supportive crowd and are determined to win today. On the other hand Neftekhimik surprised Yugra in Khanty-Mansiysk on Saturday (6:3 win), but also lost in Yekaterinburg vs. Avtomobilist on Monday (2:3). Their road trip would anyway be perfect with another win today, so a lot is expected from this game from both sides.
		Russian National Anthem is played
		Kazakhstan National Anthem is played
	00:01	Game started.
	00:14	Bochenski fires from left side, Sudnitsin deflects
	01:56	Romanov fires from left faceoff circle, Sudnitsin deflects
	03:35	Semyonov fires another shot from left side, Sudnitsin catches puck
	05:08	Goal for Barys! Konstantin ROMANOV gets nice pass by Nikolai Antropov from right side board, stick handles puck and backhands it into Neftekhimik net
	07:02	Goal for Neftekhimik! Yegor MILOVZOROV gets puck on left side, skates inside attacking zone and fires big low shot – he beats Ahonen on far post
	08:27	Nikolai Antropov (Barys) gets 2min. for tripping
	09:35	Nigel Dawes shoots from left side, Sudnitsin saves
	10:27	Home team at full strength.
	10:53	Roman Savchenko fires from distance, Sudnitsin deflects
	11:24	Vitaly Shulakov fires from blue line, Ahonen deflects
	12:49	Goal for Barys! Mikhail PANSHIN gets in quick fastbreak inside offensive zone. He struggles to control the puck and both defensemen catches him; he turns around and beats Sudnitsin anyway
	13:46	Cibak circles around Barys net and fires from right side – wide angle; Ahonen is lucky not to be beaten as he was not sure where exactly this puck ended
	14:51	Brandon Bochenski (Barys) gets 5min. penalty for spearing
	14:51	Brandon Bochenski (Barys) also gets 20min. penalty for game misconduct
	16:05	Maxim Berezin fires from distance, Ahonen saves
	16:48	Milovzorov fires from right side, Ahonen deflects
	17:40	Bogdan Yakimov fires from left side, Ahonen stops puck
	19:00	Final minute of first period
	20:00	1st period finished.
		First period shot summary: Barys 11 – Savchenko, Dawes 2, Gratton, Bochenski, Gavrilin, Boyd, PANSHIN 2(1), Antropov, ROMANOV Neftekhimik 11 – Berezin, Lyuduchin, Shchitov, Osala, Koukal, MILOVZOROV 3(1), Shulakov 2, Yakimov
		Opening period faceoffs: Barys 11/19, Neftekhimik 8/19 Penalties: Barys 27, Neftekhimik -
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:40	Martin Cibak (Neftekhimik) gets 2 min. penalty for tripping
	22:40	Visiting team at full strength.
	23:48	Igor Polygalov fires from wide angle on right side, Ahonen deflects puck
	25:48	Goal for Barys! Two big defensive mistakes offered puck to Dustin BOYD near blue line; he skates in fast and ruthlessly beats Sudnitsin
	26:41	Dmitry Upper (Barys) gets 2min. penalty for tripping
	28:41	Barys at full strength.
	29:16	Roman Savchenko fires from distance, Sudnitsin saves
	30:09	Goal for Barys! Konstantin ROMANOV deflects puck in front of Sudnitsin's goal after Dustin Boyd fired from distance – guest goalie is beaten for the fourth time today
	31:45	Gratton almost snekas puck under Sudnitsin while under pressure by Neftekhimik defenseman, but result stays the same
	33:05	Mike Lundin shoots from blue line, Sudnitsin saves
	34:25	Shchitov fires from blue line, Ahonen deflects
	35:52	Boyd shoots from left side, Sudnitsin catches puck
	36:33	Petr Koukal shoots from left side, Ahonen deflects puck into his right corner
	38:30	Barys is the more active side in recent minutes, but the intensity of game ganerally faded
	39:00	Final minute of second period
	39:30	Ahonen covers puck after it bounced in front of him and several players tried to reach it
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Second period shot summary: Barys 9 – Savchenko, Zhailauov, Dawes, Gratton 2, Lundin, BOYD 2(1), ROMANOV Neftekhimik 6 – Berezin, Kosmachyov, Shchitov, Koukal 2, Milovzorov
		Second period faceoffs: Barys 11/20, Neftekhimik 11/20 Penalties: Barys 2, Neftekhimik 2
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	41:30	Nizhnekamsk team is more active and agressive at the start of third period, but no changes on score-board so far
	43:10	Nikolai Belov (Neftekhimik) gets 2min. penalty for hooking
	44:35	Pushkaryov almost beat Sudnitsin from some half meter, but guest goalie grabbed the puck at the end
	45:10	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk at full strength.
	46:25	Koukal shoots from left side, Ahonen saves
	47:35	Maxim Berezin (Neftekhimik) gets 2 min. penalty for hooking
	47:57	Goal for Barys! Roman SAVCHENKO gets puck on blue line and fires big one-timer to beat Sudnitsin for fifth time today
	48:18	Dmitry Upper (Barys) gets 2min. penalty for slashing
	50:18	Barys Astana at full strength.
	51:51	Grebenshchikov fires from distance, Sudnitsin manages to stop the pouck before Barys attacking forces arrive
	53:09	Pushkaryov fires from right side, Sudnitsin is focused and deflects puck
	54:35	Khokhryakov fires for Nizhnekamsk from left side, Ahonen deflects
	55:20	Oskar Osala shoots from right side, Ahonen saves
	56:52	Andrei Taratukhin shoots from inbetween faceoff circles only to hit Ahonen
	57:25	Alshevsky tries from right side board, no real trouble for Ahonen
	58:00	Final two minutes of third period
	58:26	Vitaly Shulakov fires from distance on left side, Ahonen stops puck
	59:42	Dmitry Kosmachyov (Neftekhimik) gets 2 min. penalty for tripping
	60:00	Game over.
		Final period shot summary: Barys 7 – SAVCHENKO, Zhailauov, Dawes, Gratton, Panshin, Grebenshchikov, Pushkaryov Neftekhimik 8 – Khokhryakov, Shchitov, Osala, Belov, Taratukhin, Milovzorov, Shulakov, Alshevsky
		Final period faceoffs: Barys 10/18, Neftekhimik 8/18 Penalties: Barys 2, Neftekhimik 6
		Game numbers - Shots: Barys 27, Neftekhimik 25 Faceoffs: Barys 23/57, Neftekhimik 25/57 Penalties: Barys 31, Neftekhimik 8 Ice time leaders: Mike Lundin (23:44 on ice, 27 shifts) for barys Astana and Vitaly Shulakov (22:21 on ice, 25 shifts) for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
		Final word: Although teams were quite equal in stats there wasn't any doubt on ice surface – Barys Astana was dominating team for most of the time. Their agressive approach blocked any serious attempt by guests. There was also great ability to score at appropriate moments during the game: Points well deserved by home team. Eurolivescores player of the game – Dustin Boyd (Barys) (16:20:59)

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 6. ROMANOV (Antropov), 13. PANSHIN, 26. BOYD, 31. ROMANOV (Dawes, Boyd), 48. SAVCHENKO (Zhailauov, Antropov) – 8. MILOVZOROV (Shchitov)

Barys Nur-Sultan: Ahonen Poluektov – Litvinenko Lundin Dawes Bochenski Boyd – Semyonov Blokhin Zhailauov Antropov Pushkaryov – Savchenko Lakiza Upper Panshin Romanov – Grebenshchikov Gratton Gavrilin Rakhmanov

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Sudnitsin Mamedov – Belov Shulakov Tolpeko Cibak Poligalov – Berezin Kosmachyov Osala Koukal Milovzorov – Shchitov Romanov Lyuduchin Taratukhin Yakimov – Brit Khokhryakov Kulikov Alshevsky Y., Alshevsky S.

Referees: Gashilov, Rogachyov – Streltsov, Tarasov

Attendance: 4,000

1st period
	05:08
	07:02
	08:27
	12:49
	14:51
	14:51
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:40
	25:48
	26:41
	30:09
2nd intermission
3rd period
	43:10
	47:35
	47:57
	48:18
	59:42
Final