JEK 1:3 LEV | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg - Lev Praha (KHL)

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Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

1:3 (0:1, 0:0, 1:1)

Lev Praha

Friday 22.11.2013, 14:00 • KHL

		Lev Praha has now won 5 of their last six games, thanks to a hat trick from their captain Jiří Novotný. Petri Vehanen was also very strong in goal, stopping 28 of 29 shots, including some very nice saves in the third period. Jakub Kovar stopped 29 of 31 in goal for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, but he couldn't stop this losing slide they are on, which is now up to 5 games. Coincidentally, the streak began in Prague nine days ago, a game they entered with a 7-game winning streak in tact. (17:55:39)
	60:00	Game over.
	58:36	Goal for Lev! JIRI NOVOTNY shoots the puck from just across centre and gets his 3rd goal of the game into an empty net, restoring Lev's 2-goal lead.
	58:07	Goal for Avtomobilist! Just seconds earlier they had hit the goal post, but from the ensuing scramble the puck wehnt back to the point and SAMI LEPISTO fired it through a crowd and Vehanen never saw it. Power-play goal. Assist: Artyom Chernov.
	57:44	Kovar goes to the bench for a sixth attacker as Avto heads up ice.
	57:24	We've got off-setting penalties coming up against Tobias Viklund for holding and Patrik Zackrisson for roughing. We'll play 4-on-3 with the faceoff in the Avto zone.
	57:04	Timeout Avtomobilist. It appears Kovar will remain in the net, but he will probably come out if they can get possession in the Lev zone. The faceoff is outside the line.
	57:04	Offside Avto with 1:19 left in the power play.
	56:23	After over a minute, the penalty is upcoming against Lev, and it's holding against Martin Thornberg. Avto had some good possession in the Lev zone during the delay but didn't land any shots on goal, and Lev has to be pleased with killing a minute off the clock at this juncture. You have to say, down by 2 goals, Avto absolutely must score on this power play.
	55:20	Delayed penalty against Lev, Kovar goes to the bench.
	54:09	Avto comes up ice again, V Streltsov with the shot from the top of the circle but Vehanen stops and covers it.
	53:50	Oystrick shoots from the point, but it gets deflected out of play. Faceoff in the Avto zone.
	52:40	Malykhin attempts a wraparound, Vehanen has the paddle down and denies his, then Lazarev fires the rebound just wide of the post.
	52:05	Offside Lev, Azevedo collides with Viklund after the whistle and we have some pushing and shoving. No penalties are called.
	51:54	Offside Avto.
	50:17	Icing Lev.
	49:48	Lev's 4th line on the offensive again, Cingel tried to cut out from the corner but Kovar jammed the pad against the post and gave him nothing, and eventually covered it.
	49:02	Slapper from Lepisto, pad save Vehanen.
	48:19	Chernov from the corner tried to find Malykhin in front, but the pass didn't reach him and Vehanen covers it.
	47:06	Icing Lev.
	46:53	Avto 3 on 2, Golyshov passes across to Edward Lewandowski and Petri Vehanen makes a spectacular glove save.
	45:45	Avto trying to get something going First Lazarev tried to set up Chernov at the far side, but he was in too deep and shot wide. Then Fyodor Malykhin with a shot from the high slot but Vehanen made a glove save, and Malykhin skates back to the bench with a frustrated look on his face.
	44:12	Long shoot-in from Golyshev, hits Vehanen in the chest and he holds on.
	42:58	Goal for Lev! Starting the period on the power play, they've had Avto back on their heels almost constantly and finally they cash in, even though the power play was over. The puck is fed in front to JIRI NOVOTNY, who snaps it low stick-side on Kovar.
	42:20	Lev comes back, Thornberg to Sekac and Jakub Kovar with the great blocker save and he covers with :30 left in the penalty.
	42:00	Oystrick fans on a one-time attempt and Avto starts out shorthanded.
	41:29	Kovar with the save off a shot by Oystrick, one penalty is over but 1:20 remains in the second.
	40:50	Fyodor Malykin now called for high sticking, so Lev will have a 5-on-3 power play for :27.
	40:25	Lev goes into the Avto zone right away on the power play, Gragnani across to Sevc for the one-timer, save Kovar, nobody able to put the rebound in.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The teams are back on the ice and the 3rd period will begin shortly.
		A dominant period from Lev, possession and shot-wise, though they were unable to add to their lead, and the score remains 1-0 headed to the third period. They will start the period with 1:13 left in a power play. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Avtomobilist 6 (16), Lev 14 (24). Faceoffs: Avtomobilist 16/36 (Malykhin 5/7), Lev 20/36 (Zackrisson 8/10). Icetime leaders: Avtomobilist – Lepisto 13:05, Lev – Sevc 12:46. 3rd period begins at 15:42 CET, 09:42 EST.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:47	Oystrick wth the shot from the point blocked, he then dove to keep the puck onside but couldn't quite. Faceoff outside.
	39:14	Lev going to the late power play as Vasili Streltsov upends Ridderwall in the Avto zone and is called for tripping.
	38:51	Dominik Pacovsky leads a Lev rush, his wrister from the top of the circle hits Kovar in the shoulder, and he traps it against his body to get a whistle.
	37:39	Offside Avto with Lev back at full strength. The home fans are not pleased right now.
	37:19	Turnover in the Avto zone, Kovar makes a big save off Thornberg, then Zackrisson shot the rebound wide.
	36:20	Lev ice again and Avto fans giving their team's power play the whistle treatment.
	35:36	Now David Ullstrom going to the penalty box. The play moved into the Lev zone and after the puck came out of the corner, his stick caught the skate of Alexander Streltsov and brought him down. So Avto to their third straight power play, though they really haven't generated anything yet.
	35:07	David Ullstrom, Lev's newest acquisition, with a shot from the left wing boards, pad save Kovar.
	33:43	Slapper from Maenpaa, blocked in front, puck loose in the slot but finally cleared out of danger.
	32:05	Zackrisson with the faceoff with and Thornberg with the wrister from the wing, pad save Kovar.
	32:00	Wrister from Jiri Notovny from just inside the blueline, right on Kovar, who holds on.
	31:14	Cingel weaving behind the net, feeds Pacovsky in front but his shot is blocked.
	30:25	The puck goes out of play in the Avto zone, Lev want a penalty but the referee emphatically signals a deflection by a Lev player and a faceoff outside.
	29:40	And Lev once again ices the puck to kill the rest of the penalty.
	29:10	Malykhin coming down the right wing and tries to drive to the front of the net but has the puck knocked off his stick.
	28:43	Puck in the neutral zone as the penalty reaches its midpoint.
	27:43	Avto going back to the power play as Mikko Maenpaa put a hook on Anatoli Golyshev, who had a clear lane to the net with the puck. That maybe goes into the category of a good penalty.
	27:22	Offside Lev on the shoot-in, faceoff at centre ice.
	27:10	Lepisto then gets the puck behind the net and feeds Lazarev in front, his shot hits Vehanen in the chest, and he holds for a stoppage.
	26:50	Lepisto attempts a slapper for Avto, blocked in front, play in the Lev zone.
	26:05	Puck comes to Azevedo in the slot, Kovar kicks out his quick shot.
	25:13	Lukas Cingel attempts a wraparound on his backhand, but hits Kovar and Avto starts back up ice.
	24:53	Kovar makes another save with traffic in front and hands on.
	24:14	Lev called for offside on the dump-in, faceoff to centre ice.
	23:15	Jiri Sekac with a one-time wrister from the slot, right on Kovar, who covers.
	23:05	Now Avto is called for icing. I'm not sure they got any shots on that power play.
	23:00	Puck iced again and Lev is now at full strength.
	22:10	Puck iced down right on the Avto goal, and their PP has to regroup.
	20:54	Lev's Nathan Oystrick is getting called for tripping on an early Lev rush, as his stick caught the skate of Anton Lazarev, which threw him off balance a bit but he stayed on his skates. Avto to the power play.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The problem with the net is fixed and we're ready to go.
		There's a bit of a delay to the start of this period as they're having trouble anchoring the net that Jakub Kovar will be defending this period. They've got the rink staff out now to work on it.
		The teams are back on the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly.
		The shots were even in that first period, but after Lev scored the game's opening goal, it seemed that Avtomobilist had the more dangerous scoring chances. Shots on goal in the first period: Avtomobilist 10, Lev 10. Faceoffs: Avtomobilist 10/18 (Yemeleyev 5/7), Lev 8/18 (Azevedo 3/4). Icetime leaders: Avtomobilist – Simakov 6:27, Lev – Nemec 7:00. 2nd period begins at 14:50 CET, 08:50 EST.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	18:39	Against the flow of play, Michal Birner leads a partial Lev rush, his slapper from the blue line hits Kovar and he holds on.
	18:25	Lepisto with a blast wide, then Malykhin drives to the net with the puck, Vehanen keeps it out. Avto really coming on.
	17:35	Chance for Simakov in front and a great save by Petr Vehanen from point blank.
	17:16	Offside Lev.
	16:57	Big slapper from Maenpaa whistles wide.
	16:28	Martin Sevc with a long wrister on a Lev rush, kicked out by Kovar.
	15:30	The puck is iced and that will do it for the rest of the penalty. Bot teams now 0/1 on the power play.
	14:26	Shot attempt by Sami Lepisto is deflected up into the netting with 1:04 left in the penalty.
	13:59	Lev clearing attempt goes into the benches. No penalty. Faceoff back in their end with 1:31 left in the penalty.
	13:54	The puck is loose in the Lev zone and Vehanen jumps on the puck with 1:36 left in the penalty.
	13:30	Now Ryan O'Byrne is going off for cross-checking, as he gave Ilya Krukunov a shove to the back behind the net. Power play Avto.
	13:20	Sergei Gusev with a pass and a shot from an angle. hits Vehanen in the chest.
	12:46	Calle Ridderwall attempts a shot, but it's deflected out of play in the Avto zone. Faceoff inside.
	11:10	Vehanen under siege, V Streltsov with a couple more attempts but his best save is off of Anthony Stewart from the high slot.
	08:45	The puck hits the skate of a Lev player on a line chance, the linesman correctly washes out the play, indicating it was not too many players on the ice because he didn't intentionally touch it. The crowd whistles but it's the correct call.
	08:02	Vasily Streltsov pounces on a loose puck in the Lev zone and fires it wide. He's been their most dangerous forward so far.
	07:30	Avto back at full strength.
	07:15	One-timer from Mikko Maenpaa from the point, pad save Kovar.
	06:20	Now a shorthanded 2-on-1 for Avto, Igor Yemeleyev passes across to Andrei Antonov and a great left pad save by Petri Vehanen.
	06:05	Sevc with a blast from the point, not sure if it got through to Kovar or was blocked by the crowd in front.
	05:27	The whistle went because Avto's Sami Lepisto is getting a penalty on the play for interference. He took a couple of costly penalties last Wednesday in Prague, including one that led to the overtime goal. Lev gets the first power play of this game.
	05:27	Lepisto wtih a nice pass from the point to Ridderwall in front, Cingel and Pacovsky both whack away at it and the whistle goes.
	04:34	Offside Lev.
	04:18	Wrister from the point by Postnikov, Vehanen stops it and gives no rebound.
	04:03	Offside Lev.
	03:07	Goal for Lev! Jakub Kovar goes on a bit of an adventure behind the net and loses the puck to Justin Azevedo, who feeds it in front to JIRI NOVOTNY. Kovar tried to get back in but not in time to stop the shot. Assist: Justin Azevedo.
	02:13	Shot from the boards by Vasily Streltsov, one of two Streltsovs in the Avto lineup, turned to the corner by Vehanen.
	01:02	Icing Lev.
	00:29	The first whistle is an offside call against Avto, a long stretch pass to Anton Lazarev who was into the Lev zone early, so the faceoff goes all the way back to the Avto zone.
	00:01	Game started.
		The national anthems of the Czech Republic and Russian Federation are complete and the opening faceoff is moments away. Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg is wearing their home red uniforms with black and white trim, red pants and helmets. Lev Praha is wearing their white road uniforms with blue and red trim, red NY Rangers-style pants and white helmets.
		Starting Lineups: Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovář (Fomin) – Gusev, Tryamkin, Viklund, Lepistö, Antonov, Megalinsky, Postnikov, Zhuravlyov – Lewandowski, Golyshev, Krikunov – Lazarev, Chernov, Malykin – Demagin, Simakov, Yemeleyev – Stewart, V. Streltsov, A. Streltsov. Lev Praha: Vehanen (Lukáš) – Ševc, Mäenpää, Oystrick, Němec, Jaakola, O'Byrne, Gragnani – Azevedo, Novotný, Ullström – Sekáč, Zackrisson, Thörnberg – Birner, Vrána, Řepík – Ridderwall, Cingel, Pacovský Referees: Bukin, Cherenkov – Matyusha, Palei.
		When the two teams met at Tipsport Arena last Wednesday, they were returning to action after a week-long international break. Avtomobilist entered the game on a seven-game winning streak and had climbed into 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Lev got goals from Ryan O´Byrne and Jakub Klepiš and led 2-1 until late in the third period, when Sergei Demegin scored his second of the game to send it to overtime. In overtime, Lev went to the power play and won the game when Martin Ševc fired a bullet from the point off the post and in. The game began a home stand where Lev claimed 8 of 12 possible points to climb from 8th to 5th place in the tightly-contested Western Conference. As for Avtomobilist, the loss ignited a string of four straight losses -- the overtime point in Prague was the only one they gained on their four-game road trip -- which has seen them fall back down to 9th in their conference. Now back home, they will surely try to get back to their winning ways. Fyodor Malykhin and Anton Lazarev continue to be the team´s best one-two punch. Lazarev loads the gun -- he has a team-leading 15 assists -- and Malykhin pulls the trigger -- 11 goals. As Lev fans learned last Wednesday, Demagin is dangerous too -- he now has 5 goals in nine games since joining the club. The defence continues to be led by ex-Lion Sami Lepistö with 13 points. Jakub Kovář stopped 29 of 32 shots in his home country against Lev and will probably get the start in goal for Avtomobilist again on Friday. Kovář was a lot busier than Petri Vehanen in the teams´ first meeting, but the Finnish netminder was called upon to make some big saves, as he has been all season, and will probably get the start on Friday. He was the team´s overall scoring leader last year and Klepiš led the team in the first half of this season with 14 points in 27 games. He´s followed closely by Ševc and Jiří Sekáč, who was shut out against Avtomobilist but has scored in each of the team´s three games since, including a huge tying goal late in Tuesday´s game against Barys Astana. "I try to play my best, but it´s also a reflection of how strong our line is," Sekáč said, deflecting the credit away from himself in typical fashion. "We get a lot of chances and from that come the points." Indeed, playing with Swedes Martin Thörnberg and Patrik Zackrisson, who have 11 and 10 points, respectively, the trio have been Lev´s hottest line lately.
		Welcome. This game starts at 19:00 YEKT local time in Yekaterinburg, 14:00 CET in Prague, 08:00 EST.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 59. Lepisto (Chernov) – 4. Novotny (Azevedo), 43. Novotny, 59. Novotny

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovář (Fomin) – Gusev, Tryamkin, Viklund, Lepistö, Antonov, Megalinsky, Postnikov, Zhuravlyov – Lewandowski, Golyshev, Krikunov – Lazarev, Chernov, Malykin – Demagin, Simakov, Yemeleyev – Stewart, V. Streltsov, A. Streltsov.

Lev Praha: Vehanen (Lukáš) – Ševc, Mäenpää, Oystrick, Němec, Jaakola, O'Byrne, Gragnani – Azevedo, Novotný, Ullström – Sekáč, Zackrisson, Thörnberg – Birner, Vrána, Řepík – Ridderwall, Cingel, Pacovský

Referees: Bukin, Cherenkov – Matyusha, Palei

1st period
	03:07
	05:27
	13:30
1st intermission
2nd period
	20:54
	27:43
	35:36
	39:14
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:50
	42:58
	56:23
	57:24
	58:07
	58:36
Final