KZN 1:2 CHA | Ak Bars Kazan - Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)

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Ak Bars Kazan

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

Amur Khabarovsk

Tuesday 26.11.2013, 16:30 • TatNeft Arena (capacity: 10,000) • KHL

		For those who haven't seen the game result may come as a surprise. Clever start to the game for Khabarovsk meant that home team couldn't make significant difference. Their strong belief and determination paid off in final period when they scored twice and took points from kazan. Eurolivescores player of the game: Mika Jarvinen (Amur) (18:50:56)
		Game stats - Shots: Ak Bars 30, Amur 35 FAceoffs: Ak Bars28/51 , Amur 23/51 Penalties: Ak Bars 8, Amur 8 Ice time leaders: Ilya Nikulin (25:33 on ice, 26 shifts) for Ak Bars and Alexander Loginov (23:05 on ice, 29 shifts) for Amur
		Third period in numbers - Shots: Ak Bars 12, Amur14 Faceoffs: Ak Bars 11/22, Amur 11/22 Penalties: Ak Bars2 , Amur 4
	60:00	Game over.
	59:55	Several distance shots are deflected either by Jarvinen or his defensemen before minor brawl occurs in front of his goal
	58:56	Jakub Petruzalek (Amur) bumps into Barulin who skates out of ice and gets 2 min. penalty for interference
	58:40	Home team timeout.
	58:36	Evgeny Orlov shoots from right side, Barulin saves his team with great reaction
	58:00	Two minutes left in third period
	56:48	Mikhail Varnakov fails to beat Jarvinen from close range on right post
	55:15	Tomas Vincour tries from close range in front of Amur's goal, Jarvinen stops and cover spuck
	53:56	Goal for Amur! Andrei Stepanov gets loose puck on his own blue line, skates fast all the way to Barulin and provides nice cross-pass for oncoming Timofei SHISHKANOV who scores for Amur's lead
	53:37	Dmitry Lugin shoots from top of right aceoff circle, Barulin saves
	52:12	Denis Yezhov fires from distance, Barulin saves
	50:55	Burmistrov shoots from inbetween faceoff circles, Jarvinen saves
	49:26	Petrov comes from right side and tries to sneak puck in on close post, but Jarvinen is focused enough to stop it
	48:50	Goal for Amur! Refferees decide to take a close look at the taped action and discover that puck indeed beat Konstantin Barulin!
	48:50	Artyom Kryukov almost beats Barulin from right hand side board – big luck for home team as puck hit crossbar and deflected back on ice
	48:06	Visiting team at full strength.
	47:26	Kiril Petrov fires from left side, arvinen makes another deflection
	46:50	Ilya Nikulin shoots from blue line on right side, Jarvinen deflects
	46:17	Home team at full strength.
	46:06	Dmitry Tarasov (Amur) gets 2 min. penalty for hooking
	44:50	A. Loginov shoots from distance, Barulin goes on his knees and stops puck
	44:17	Evgeny Medvedev (Ak Bars) gets 2 min. penalty for hooking
	44:05	Jakub Petruzalek shoots from wide angle on right side, barulin deflects another puck
	42:48	Andrei Stepanov fires from right side, Barulin deflects puck into corner
	41:40	Jan Mursak already had two dangerous actions, but home defense clears situations for now
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Second period stats - Shots: Ak Bars 11, Amur 7 Faceoffs: Ak Bars 9/15, Amur 6/15 Penalties: Ak Bars 2, Amur 4
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:13	Visiting team at full strength.
	39:00	One minute left in second period
	38:12	Konstantin Korneyev shoots from distance, Jarvinen deflects
	37:56	Mikhail Varnakov shoots from inbetween faceoff circles, Jarvinen saves
	37:13	Artyom Kryukov (Amur) gets 2min. penalty for hooking
	37:13	Goal for AK Bars! Konstantin korneyev and Ilya Nikulin combine on blue line, rocket is fired from distance – Jarvinen deflects puck on left side exactly to Alexei TERESHCHENKO who fires immediately and beats Amur's goalie
	36:10	Brian Salcido (Amur) gets 2min. penalty for hooking
	35:49	Alexander Yunkov shoots, Barulin saves
	35:39	Home team at full strength.
	35:03	Konstantin Barulin makes a great save after rebound shot was fired
	34:26	One of the refferees get hit by puck fired out of Ak Bars defensive zone, but eventually continues with the game
	33:39	Evgeny Bodrov (Ak Bars) gets 2min. penalty for interference
	33:26	Artyom Dubinin shoots from left side, Barulin saves
	32:50	Konstantin barulin saves his goal with great reaction after one of guests tried to beat him on turnaround coming from behind goal
	31:38	Vladimir Tkachyov fires from inbetween circles, jarvinen saves
	30:07	Konstabtin Korneyev shoots from distance, jarvinen stops puck
	28:48	Ilshat Biilalov fires from left side, Barulin saves
	27:05	Mikhail Varnakov shoots from left side, Jarvinen saves
	25:48	Positional play continues – Ak Bars puts on pressure, Amur waits for quick breakways
	24:38	Ak Bars looks more determine in opening minutes of second period and they apply serious pressure – no goals so far though
	22:58	Vladimir Tkachyov fires from right faceoff circle, Jarvinen saves
	21:22	Dmitry Obukhov shoots from left side, jarvinen deflects puck into corner
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		Opening period stats - Shots: Ak Bars 6, Amur 11 Faceoffs: Ak Bars 7/13, Amur 6/13 Penalties: Ak Bars 4, Amur -
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:00	One minute left in first period
	18:36	Mursak shoots from right side, Barulin deflects
	18:20	Burmistrov shoots from right hand side board, Jarvinen saves
	17:48	Mursak shoots from top of left faceoff circle, barulin makes a deflection
	16:17	Artyom Sedunov shoots from left side, Barulin stops puck
	14:48	Mikhail Klimchuk shoots from left side, Barulin deflects puck into corner
	13:29	Home team at full strength.
	12:04	Tokranov comes back on ice, Ak Bars play with 4 skaters
	12:11	Alexander Burmistrov fails to beat Jarvinen on fast shorthanded breakaway
	11:29	Alexander Svitov (Ak Bars) gets 2 min. penalty for roughing
	10:48	Alexander Loginov fires big shot from distance, Barulin saves
	10:04	Vasily Tokranov (Ak Bars) gets 2 min. penalty for throwing the puck outside playing area
	09:38	Andrei Stepanov shoots from right side, Barulin makes another deflection
	08:42	Jan Mursak fires another shot from left side, Barulin stops puck
	07:10	Evgeny Medvedev shoots from blue line, Jarvinen deflects puck into corner
	05:54	Ak Bars puts some real pressure on Amur's defense, but guests manage to keep their net empty for now
	04:05	Sergei Smurov shoots from right side, Barulin deflects
	02:57	Jan Mursak shoots from left side, Barulin stops puck and covers it
	01:09	Alexei tereshchenko shoots from top of faceoff circle, Jarvinen makes another save
	00:28	Ilya Nikulin shoots from left side, Mika Jarvinen saves
	00:01	Game started.
		Welcome. Game starts at 16:30.

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 38. TERESHCHENKO (Nikulin, Korneyev) – 49. KRYUKOV, 54. SHISHKANOV (Stepanov)

Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin Bilyalov – Nikulin Korneyev Tereshchenko Vincour Petrov – Heshka Medvedev Stapleton Varnakov Burmistrov – Zakharchuk Tokranov Svitov Pesonen Obukhov – Bodrov Golubev Svechnikov Tkachyov

Amur Khabarovsk: Jarvinen Yeryomin – Loginov Salcido Tarasov Yunkov Petruzalek – Sedunov loinov Mursak Shishkanov Stepanov – Yezhov Bilalov Lugin Orlov Kryukov – Dubini Smurov Klimchuk teryayev

Referees: Bondar, Tsyplakov – Koposov, Otmakhov

Attendance: 4,860

1st period
	10:04
	11:29
1st intermission
2nd period
	33:39
	36:10
	37:13
	37:13
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:17
	46:06
	48:50
	53:56
	58:56
Final