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Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
5:0 (1:0, 1:0, 3:0)
Vityaz Podolsk
Thursday 31.10.2013, 16:00 • KHL
     
    Novgorod was much better team tonight and it deserved 3 points in the Eastern Conference. (18:18:00)
     
    Shots on goal – 32:17.
    Penalties – 5:4.
    Bully – 50:21.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:39
    Novgorod has the puck and waits.
     
    59:00
    The last minute of this match.
     
    57:40
    Bernatsky's shot from the left side went into Lisutin's right pad.
     
    56:49
    A shot by Kulyomin went into the glove of Lisutin.
     
    55:30
    Goal for Torpedo!
    PAVEL VALENTENKO got a pass from side to side and he hit the half empty net. Assist: Justin Hodgman.
     
    54:09
    Wolski's shot from the blue line went into the middle of the net.
     
    52:26
    Seleznyov's shot from the left side went into the chest of Koval.
     
    52:00
    The home team is enjoying this match and Vityaz only waits for the end.
     
    50:33
    Home team timeout.
     
    49:48
    Goal for Torpedo!
    VLADIMIR GALUZIN got between the circles and he hit the top right corner of the net! Good game, well played Torpedo.
     
    49:05
    A wrist shot by Klimenko from the right side wasn't dangerous.
     
    47:58
    Krasnoslobodtsev's shot went into the chest of Lisutin.
     
    46:02
    Goal for Torpedo!
    DENIS PARSHIN went into the right circle and he hit the puck between the body of Lisutin and the right post.
     
    45:12
    The home team is in full strength.
     
    44:48
    Novgorod clears the puck again.
     
    44:10
    Torpedo is defending easily so far.
     
    43:12
    Grigoryev gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for holding.
     
    42:00
    Nothing much going on, Vityaz can't get to anything.
     
    40:50
    Today's attendance is 5570.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 21:13.
    Penalties – 4:4.
    Bully – 34:12.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:00
    The last minute of the second period, Torpedo has the puck.
     
    38:15
    Mezei's slapshot from the blue line went into the glove of Koval.
     
    36:32
    Visitors can't keep the puck in the offensive third.
     
    35:44
    Icing of Vityaz.
     
    33:14
    Vityaz isn't able to do anything right now.
     
    32:40
    Goal for Torpedo!
    JARKKO IMMONEN got the puck from side to side and he hit the half empty net! Assists: Sakari Salminen, Denis Parshin.
     
    32:30
    Torpedo keeps pressure.
     
    30:27
    Offside of Novgorod.
     
    29:43
    Hodgman gets called in for tripping.
     
    29:23
    Mamin gets called in for hooking.
     
    28:54
    Novgorod is in full strength, this was the worst powerplay yet.
     
    28:26
    And again.
     
    27:40
    Torpedo clears the puck twice in a row.
     
    26:54
    Immonen gets 2 minutes in the penalty box for tripping.
     
    25:56
    Vityaz got into the offensive third, but it can't get a shot on the net. Novgorod is much more active in the second period.
     
    24:01
    A slapshot by Denisov from the blue line wasn't dangerous for Lisutin.
     
    23:16
    Immonen's shot from the left circle went into the glove of Lisutin.
     
    21:34
    Icing of Vityaz.
     
    21:13
    Novgorod clears the puck to Koval.
     
    20:12
    Vityaz is in full strength.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Shots on goal – 5:5.
    Penalties – 1:2.
    Bully – 9:4.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:34
    And again.
     
    19:00
    The last minute of the first period, Vityaz clears the puck.
     
    18:12
    Golovkov gets called in for high sticking.
     
    17:34
    Still not much going on.
     
    16:30
    But again, both teams can't make a single shot on the net.
     
    14:44
    Vityaz still has pressure.
     
    13:47
    Koval now stopped a lot of rebound shots by Rybakov's line!
     
    11:50
    Offside of Vityaz.
     
    11:15
    Both teams can't get a shot on the net.
     
    10:15
    Visitors are in full strength.
     
    9:34
    Vityaz clears the puck.
     
    9:16
    The home team can't create a good scoring chance.
     
    8:42
    Novgorod is in the offensive third.
     
    8:15
    Afinogenov gets 2 minutes in the penalty box also for cross checking.
     
    7:53
    Salminen's shot from the right side went into the chest of Lisutin.
     
    7:11
    Galuzin couldn't get a shot from the left circle.
     
    6:36
    Golovkov's shot from the blue line wasn't dangerous, Vityaz is more active now, but both teams have trouble finding shooting positions.
     
    4:16
    The home team is in full strength.
     
    3:52
    Novgorod clears the puck again.
     
    3:12
    Vityaz can't create pressure.
     
    2:53
    Novgorod clears the puck.
     
    2:16
    Valentenko gets called in for cross checking.
     
    1:34
    Vityaz can't get a shot on the net so far.
     
    0:33
    Goal for Torpedo!
    VLADIMIR GALUZIN's shot from between the circles went into the top right corner of the net! Assist: Vyacheslav Kulyomin.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval (Mashkovtsev) – Grigorev, Denisov – Bernatsky, Hietanen – Valetenko, Khomitsky – Belokhvostikov – Potapov M., Galuzin, Kulyomin – Salminen, Immonen, Parshin – Wolski, Hodgman, Krasnoslobodtsev – Zharkov, Schastlivy, Potapov A.

    Vityaz Podolsk: Lisutin (Ivanchik) – Khafizullin, Malevich – Mezei, Seleznyov – Golovkov, Pyett – Tatalin, Kudinov – Korolyov, Rybakov, Solodukhin – Shitikov, Koksharov, Klimenko – Mamin, Rybin, Makeyev – Vasilev, Afinogenov, Ivanov.
     
    Torpedo should be able to win thanks to home advantage today, but Vityaz won't give up easily.
     
    Novgorod is 6th in the Eastern Conference, but it has only 1 more point than Vityaz. Out of its last 8 matches Torpedo lost 5 of them and it is not doing so well right now.
     
    Vityaz is 12th in the Western Conference, but it won 5 out of last 6 matches and Podolsk is lacking only 4 points on the 5th place.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 16:00.
    Commentary by

    Jakub Šperk

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Galuzin (Kulyomin), 33. Immonen (Salminen, Parshin), 47. Parshin, 50. Galuzin, 56. Valentenko (Hodgman)

    Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval (Mashkovtsev) – Grigorev, Denisov – Bernatsky, Hietanen – Valentenko, Khomitsky – Belokhvostikov – Potapov M., Galuzin, Kulyomin – Salminen, Immonen, Parshin – Wolski, Hodgman, Krasnoslobodtsev – Zharkov, Schastlivy, Potapov A.
    Vityaz Podolsk: Lisutin (Ivanchik) – Khafizullin, Malevich – Mezei, Seleznyov – Golovkov, Pyett – Tatalin, Kudinov – Korolyov, Rybakov, Solodukhin – Shitikov, Koksharov, Klimenko – Mamin, Rybin, Makeyev – Vasilev, Afinogenov, Ivanov
    Referees: Gamaley, Soyn – Lazarev, Yakov
    Attendance: 5570