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final
Barys Nur-Sultan
6:1 (2:1, 2:0, 2:0)
HC Slovan Bratislava
Tuesday 26.11.2013, 14:00 • Kazakhstan Sport Palace (capacity: 5,532) • KHL
     
    Final word – ther wasn't any real doubt from start on – Barys Astana is at the moment better team.
    Eurolivescores player of the game – Dustin Boyd (Barys Astana) (16:23:24)
     
    Game in numbers -
    Shots: Barys 27, Slovan 23
    Faceoffs: Barys 28/51, Slovan 23/51
    Penalties: Barys 4, Slovan 12
    Ice time leaders: Cam Barker (22:30 on ice, 28 shifts) for Barys Astana; Martin Skoula (22:39 on ice, 26 shifts) for Slovan
     
    Third period stats -
    Shots: Barys 8, Slovan 12
    Faceoffs: Barys 7/15, Slovan 8/15
    Penalties: Barys 2, Slovan 4
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:18
    Libor Hudacek shoots from left side, no real trouble for Ahonen
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left in third period
     
    57:33
    Dustin Boyd fires from distance on left side, Kopriva makes a deflection
     
    56:05
    Goal for Barys!
    Brandon Bochenski provides another great assist in powerplay – Nigel DAWES scores sixth goal for home team – powerplay goal
     
    55:23
    Tomas Mikus (Slovan) gets 2min. penalty for hooking
     
    54:45
    Dustin Boyd shoots from right side, Kopriva deflects puck into corner
     
    53:04
    Goal for Barys!
    Brandon Bochenski and Mike Lundin provide nice passes to Nigel DAWES who escapes two defensemen , skates into zone and beats Kopriva slightly from right side
     
    52:19
    Marko Dano (Slovan) gets 2min. penalty for boarding
     
    51:27
    Michel Miklik shoots from top of right faceoff circle, Ahonen goes on his knees and stops puck
     
    50:15
    Vladimir Mihalik shoots from distance, Ahonen saves
     
    49:25
    Konstantin Rudenko shoots from right faceoff, Kopriva stops puck
     
    48:31
    Dustin Boyd shoots from top of left faceoff circle, Kopriva saves
     
    47:05
    Tomas Netik shoots from right hand side board, Ahonen makes a deflection
     
    45:55
    Roman Kukumberg shoots from inbetween circles, Ahonen saves
     
    44:47
    Home team at full strength.
     
    44:20
    Talgat Zhailauov shoots from left side, Kopriva saves
     
    42:47
    Alexei Litvinenko (Barys) gets 2min. penalty for high-sticking
     
    41:41
    Nigel Dawes fires from left side, Kopriva deflects
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Second period stats -
    Shots: Barys 11, Slovan 5
    Faceoffs: Barys 15/23, Slovan 8/23
    Penalties: Barys 2, Slovan 8
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:55
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    39:09
    Home team at full strength.
     
    39:00
    One minute left in second period
     
    37:55
    Miroslav Kopriva (Slovan) gets 2 min. penalty for tripping
     
    37:09
    Maxim Semyonov (Barys) gets 2 min. penalty for holding
     
    35:41
    Tomas Netik fires from left side, Ahonen deflects
     
    34:57
    Cam Barker shoots from blue line, Kopriva deflects
     
    33:28
    Goal for Barys!
    Dustin BOYD stands on left post when nice and clever assist by Nigle Dawes comes in. All he has to do is to deflect the puck near helpless Kopriva
     
    33:10
    Peter Olvecky (Slovan) gets penalty – 2 min. for high-sticking
     
    31:37
    Kopriva deflects several close-range shots and his defense eventually clears the situation
     
    31:07
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    30:44
    Dmitry Upper shoots from inbetwen faceoff circles – Kopriva deflects
     
    29:07
    Andrej Stastny (Slovan) gets 2min. penalty for interference
     
    28:32
    Branko Radivojevic shoots from right side, Ahonen deflects
     
    27:47
    Roman Starchenko fires from right side, Kopriva deflects puck into corner
     
    26:24
    Goal for Barys!
    Mike LUNDIN skates out of his zone, crosses half line and enters Slovan's defensive zone. he decides to take a quick and strong shot and beats Kopriva from left side
     
    25:55
    Mikhail Rakhmanov shoots from left side, Kopriva deflects
     
    24:36
    Cam Barker shoots from distance, no real trouble for Kopriva
     
    23:20
    Libor Hudacek shoots from left side, Ahonen deflects
     
    22:45
    Poor opening minutes of second period in Kazakhstan Sport Palace, nothing significant happening
     
    21:30
    Bar
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Opening period stats -
    Shots: Barys 8, Slovan 6
    Faceoffs: Barys 6/13, Slovan 7/13
    Penalties: Barys -, Slovan -
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:00
    One minute left in first period
     
    17:43
    Konstantin Pushkaryov fires, Kopriva makes a deflection
     
    16:05
    Evgeny Blokhin shoots from distance, Kopriva stops puck
     
    14:51
    Goal for Barys!
    Dmitry UPPER gets loose and bounced puck in front of Slovan's goal. He hits immediate low shot, almost a baseball-like, backhanded shot and hits helpless' Kopriva net
     
    13:05
    Sersen shoots again from left side, no trouble for Ahonen
     
    11:39
    Dustin Boyd shoots from left side, Kopriva deflects
     
    10:05
    Barys took control over game. They spend time mostly on Slovan's half of the ice surface. Guests are trying to do something in fast breakaways – no success so far.
     
    08:57
    Tailat Zhailauov shoots from inbetween circles, Kopriva saves
     
    07:37
    Goal for Barys!
    Roman Starchenko skates with great speed inside Slovan's defensive zone, but gets too far. He passes the puck on turnaround and oncoming Konstantin RUDENKO scores.
     
    06:51
    Goal for Slovan!
    Michel MIKLIK scores with nice backhander from left side after he was given a nice assist by Michal Sersen
     
    05:16
    Milan Bartovic shoots from left side, Ahonen saves
     
    03:58
    Sersen fires from right side, Ahonen stops puck
     
    02:26
    Cam Barker shoots from distance, Kopriva deflects
     
    01:16
    Ahonen saves first shot from left side, no real trouble for him
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Kazakhstan National Anthem is played
     
    Slovak National Anthem is played
     
    Any team coming to play in Astana has to be well aware of the fact that Barys is flying high. Their second place in Eastern Conference standings is no coincidence. They scored the most goals in HKL so far (108) and every defense will be under serious pressure playing at Kazakhstan Sport Palace. On the other side – Slovan is struggling. One team only is behind them in Western Conference standings and they are far from playoff positions right now. They surprised Yugra in Khanty-Mansiysk in their previous game; that indicates that Slovak side won't give anything away easily. Will it be great game? We just have to wait and see.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.
    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

    CZ@MarcusLuxie

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 8. RUDENKO (Starchenko), 15. UPPER, 27. LUNDIN, 34. BOYD (Dawes, Bochenski), 54. DAWES (Bochenski, Lundin), 57. DAWES (Bochenski) – 7. MIKLIK (Sersen)

    Barys Nur-Sultan: Ahonen Poluektov – Savchenko Litvinenko Rudenko Starchenko Antropov – Semyonov barker Zhailauov Upper Pushkaryov – Lundin Blokhin Dawes Bochenski Boyd – Gavrilin Rakhmanov Romanov
    HC Slovan Bratislava: Kopriva Godla – Sersen Skoula Miklik Mikus J., Vondrka – Sigalet Mihalik Netik Bliznak Bartovic – Kutlak Brejcak Kukumberg Hudacek Radivojevic – Mikus T., Matousek Stastny Dano Olvecky
    Referees: Bulanov, Odins – Matyusha, Sazonov
    Attendance: 4,002