CHA 4:3 SPM | Amur Khabarovsk - Spartak Moscow (KHL)

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after shootout (1:0)

Amur Khabarovsk

4:3 (1:0, 1:0, 1:3 - 0:0)

Spartak Moscow

Wednesday 04.12.2013, 09:00 • Platinum Arena (capacity: 7,100) • KHL

		Welcome. Game starts at 09:00.
		Spartak's Russian Far East tour started on Monday with 2:1 win at Vladivostok. They plan to repeat the action against weak Amur side. Khabarovsk already dissapointed against Donbass on Monday (0:4) and are determined to win in front of their fans today. Guests from Moscow are for sure favorites for the game, but such title doesn't beat the opposition itself. Follow our live coverage here.
	00:01	Game started.
	01:41	Spartak more active in opening 90 seconds, no danger for goal on any side so far
	02:47	Jan Mursak fires for Amur from right side, guest goalie deflects
	04:07	Igor Volkov shoots for Spartak, Jarvinen saves
	04:20	Mikhail Yinkov fires another shot from left side, Jarvinen deflects puck into corner
	05:25	Spartak continues with pressure; home team very persistent in defending their net by now
	06:32	Quint Deron fires from blue line, Jarvinen deflects
	08:16	Peshekhonov shoots from top of right faceoff circle, Jarvinen saves
	09:33	Nekolenko shoots from blue line on right side, Jarvinen stops puck
	09:45	Brian Salcido (Amur) gets 2 min. penalty for checking to the head and neck area
	09:45	Brian Salcido (Amur) gets 10min. misconduct penalty
	11:05	Wandell fires from left side, Jarvinen saves
	11:45	Home team at full strength.
	12:15	Petruzalek shoots from left side, Glass deflects puck
	13:56	Yunkov shoots again for Spartak, Jarvinen makes another deflection
	14:34	Orlov shoots from left side, Glass stops puck
	15:05	Evgeny Orlov (Amur) gets 2min. penalty for high-sticking
	16:57	Yunkov shoots from close range on left side, Jarvinen saves
	17:05	Home team at full strength.
	18:19	Peshekhonov shoots from right side, Jarvinen deflects puck
	19:00	One minute left in first period
	19:23	Goal for Amur! Reese shoots from blue line on right side, Alexander YUNKOV deflects puck in front of Glass and beats guest goalie
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Opening period stats - Shots: Amur 6, Spartak 11 Faceoffs: Amur 11/19, Spartak 8/19 Penalties: Amur 14, Spartak -
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	21:48	Mursak shoots backhanded only to hit Glass on right post
	23:03	Spartak prevails on ice in opening minutes of second period – so far no changes on score-board
	24:52	Jan Mursak shoots on 2-on-1 situation, Glass stops puck
	25:26	Orlov shoots from right hand side board, Glass stops another puck
	27:09	Amur stands strong on the ice – their attacks are dangerous; Spartak's play faded in recent minutes
	27:55	Goal for Amur! Dmitry LUGIN skates fast into offensive zone and decides to shoot while "covered" by defensemen – Glass is beaten and Amur deservingly leads 2:0
	29:11	Igor Volkov shoots from left side, Jarvinen deflects
	30:23	Filipp Toluzakov fires from top of right faceoff circle, Jarvinen stops puck
	31:01	Oleg Kvasha (Spartak) gets 2 min. penalty for cross-checking
	32:01	Evgeny Korotkov shoots from left side, Glass dives and covers puck
	33:01	Spartak Moscow at full strength.
	35:04	Quint fires from inbetween aceoff circles, jarvinen deflects puck
	36:18	Bobrov shoots from distance on left side, Jarvinen deflects another puck
	38:03	Toluzakov fires from top of faceoff circles, Jarvinen deflects puck into corner
	39:00	One minute left in second period
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		Second period stats - Shots: Amur 12, Spartak 9 Faceoffs: Amur 10/19, Spartak 9/19 Penalties: Amur -, Spartak 2
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:30	Evgeny Korotkov shoots from left side, Glass deflects puck
	41:49	Mikhail Yunkov fires from top of faceoff circles, Jarvinen stops puck
	42:25	Goal for Spartak! Rastislav SPIRKO benefits on deflected puck and sends puck inside home net with backhander
	43:57	Dmitry Tarasov (Amur) gets 2min. penalty for hooking.
	44:31	Goal for Spartak! Deron QUINT shoots great shot from right faceoff circle and beats jarvinen on far post – powerplay goal!
	46:02	Evgeny Kulik fires from left side, Jarvinen deflects
	48:38	Tom Wandell shoots from right side, Jarvinen stops puck
	49:03	Alex Yunkov fires from top of faceof circles, Glass saves
	49:35	Alexei Grishin fires from distance, jarvinen stops puck
	50:13	Goal for Spartak! Igor VOLKOV deflects puck in front of Jarvinen to score another powerplay goal for Spartak – guests lead 3:2
	51:54	Mursak fires from left hand side board, no real trouble for Glass
	53:40	Dmitry Lugin fires from distance on left side, Glass deflects with right goalie-pad
	54:56	Salcido fires from distance, Glass stops puck
	56:02	Petruzalek shoots from blue line on left side, Glass covers puck
	57:40	Evgeny Orlov tries to reach out for puck on offensive blue line; he slipps and hits the board. looks ugly, but eventually orlov stands up and skates off without any help
	57:58	Goal for Amur! Seconds after he was almost injured ORLOV benefits on deflected puck in front of Glass and equalizes the game
	58:00	Two minutes left in third period
	59:02	Andrei Stepanov shoots from right side, Glass saves
	60:00	3rd period finished.
		Third period ststs – Shots: Amur 14, Spartak 14 Faceoffs: Amur 19/29, Spartak 10/29 Penalties: Amur 2, Spartak -
	60:01	Overtime began.
	60:44	Petruzalek provides great pass from left side, but Yunkov misses puck in front of guest goal
	61:35	Yunkov fires from right side, Jarvinen deflects
	62:17	Stepanov fires from close range on right side, but Jeff Glass deflects and saves dangerous situation for his team
	63:40	Andrei Sergeyev comes close to Jarvinen on left side, but home goalie goes on his knees and stops puck
	64:11	Petruzalek shoots from top of left faceoff circle, Glass stops puck
	64:40	Jarvinen stops two pucks in few seconds
	65:00	Overtime finished.
		Overtime stats - Shots: Amur 4, Spartak 2 Faceoffs: Amur 4/5, Spartak 1/5 Penalties: Amur -, Spartak -
		Start of shootout.
		Shootout by 22.Alexander Yunkov (Amur) vs 35.Jeff Glass (Spartak). Goal.
		Shootout by 70.Tom Wandell (Spartak) vs 60.Mika Jarvinen (Amur). Miss
		Shootout by 88.Jakub Petruzalek (Amur) vs 20.Alexei Ivanov (Spartak). Save.
		Shootout by 16.Matt Anderson (Spartak) vs 60.Mika Jarvinen (Amur). Save.
		Shootout by 74.Evgeny Orlov (Amur) vs 20.Alexei Ivanov (Spartak). Goal.
		Game over.
		Game stats - Shots: Amur 36, Spartak 38 Faceoffs: Amur 44/73, Spartak 29/73 Penalties: Amur 16, Spartak 2 Ice time leaders: Vladimir Loginov (24:24 on ice, 30 shifts) for Amur and Sergei Andreyev (26:24 on ice, 32 shifts) for Spartak
		Final word Spartak's start into the game was promising. they were the better team, but Amur's answer took everything upside down – they scored a goal and shocked guest from Moscow. Second period offered similar story – Spartak trying to impose real pressure, but home team scoring.Final period looked almost perfect for guests as they scored three times in a row. However, home team didn't give up, levelled the score close to the end of third period and took extra point in shootout. Eurolivescores player of the game – Evgeny Orlov (Amur) (11:40:40)

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 20. YUNKOV (Reese, Tarasov), 28. LUGIN (Yezhov, Jarvinen), 58. ORLOV (Yezhov) – 43. SPIRKO (Quint), 45. QUINT (Spirko), 51. VOLKOV (Yunkov, Bodrov)

Amur Khabarovsk: Jarvinen Yeryomin – Reese Salcido Korotkov Yunkov Petruzalek – Loginov V. Loginov A. Mursak Tarasov Stepanov – Yezhov Bilalov Lugin Orlov Kryukov – Teryayev Dubinin Shishkanov Smurov

Spartak Moscow: Glass Ivanov – Quint Sergeyev Spirko Anderson Wandell – Bodrov Kulik Kozlov Yunkov Volkov Vasilyev Grishin Nikulin Kvasha Toluzakov – Mamkin Nekolenko Bobrov Medvedev Peshekhonov

Referees: Olenin, Ronn – Metalnikov, Sirotkin

1st period
	09:45
	13:56
	15:05
	19:23
1st intermission
2nd period
	27:55
	31:01
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:25
	43:57
	44:31
	50:13
	57:58
After 3rd period
Overtime
before shootout
Shootout
after shootout