KHL
Ak Bars – Torpedo 2:1 (end) | HC Slovan – Mytishchi 1:2 (0:1 after SO)
final
Ak Bars Kazan
2:1 (1:0, 1:0, 0:1)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Monday 09.12.2013, 16:00 • TatNeft Arena (capacity: 10,000) • KHL
     
    Final word -
    Ak Bars started the game in a good manner. They were agressive, held possesion, fired from any possible place and deservedly scored two goals. After that – they faded. Whether it was intentionally or not, from that moment on Torpedo improved, came closer, prevailed on ice and won the game in every possible stats except goals. It's a pity for guests they couldn't equalize, but home team played well in defense and took points also deservedly.
    Eurolivescores player of the game – Janne Pesonen (Ak Bars) (18:26:33)
     
    Game numbers -
    Shots: Ak Bars 22, Torpedo 35
    Faceoffs: Ak Bars 24/58, Torpedo 34/58
    Penalties: Ak Bars 12, Torpedo 10
    Ice time leaders: Konstantin Korneyev (24:59 on ice, 23 shifts) for Ak Bars and Pavel Valentenko (25:05 on ice, 22 shifts) for Torpedo
     
    Third period stats -
    Shots: Ak Bars 4, Torpedo 15
    Faceoffs: Ak Bars 2/14, Torpedo 12/14
    Penalties: Ak Bars 4, Torpedo 4
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:40
    Faceoff in front of Torpedo goal is won by guest players, Gelashvili skates fast to leave the ice once again...
     
    59:32
    Gelashvili returns to ice
     
    59:32
    Visiting team timeout.
     
    59:32
    Alexei Badyukov (Torpedo) – 2min. penalty for boarding
     
    58:50
    Gelashvili leaves his goal, sixth sater comes on ice for Torpedo
     
    58:00
    Two minutes left in third period
     
    57:31
    Krasnoslobodtsev shoots from right side, barulin deflects another puck
     
    56:45
    Vladimir Denisov shoots from blue line on right side, Barulin deflects and stick handles puck away from his goal
     
    55:29
    Wolski shoots on turnaround, Barulin saves again
     
    55:10
    Pavel Valentenko shoots from blue line, Barulin saves and covers puck
     
    54:07
    Ilya Nikulin fires from distance on right side, Gelashvili deflects
     
    52:49
    Alexander Burmistrov shoots from right faceoff circle, Gelashvili saves
     
    53:26
    Penalty shot for Torpedo – Wojtek Wolski fails to beat Konstantin Barulin
     
    51:38
    Janne Pesonen fries from right side, Gelashvili saves his net
     
    50:11
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    48:38
    Home team at full strength.
    Commentary by

    Ben Kelsson

    CZ@MarcusLuxie

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 17. HESHKA (Stapleton, Burmistrov), 24. MEDVEDEV (Stapleton) – 42. SALMINEN (Hietanen, Valentenko)

    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin Yaroslavlev – Nikulin Korneyev Tereshchenko Vincour Petrov – Heshka Medvedev Stapleton Pesonen Burmistrov – Tokranov osipov Bodrov Svitov Varnakov – Golubev Obukhov Svechnikov Tkachyov
    Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Gelashvili Mashkovtsev – Hietanen Bernatsky Parshin Salminen Immonen – Valentenko Lukin Wolski Hodgman Badyukov – Grigoryev Denisov Galuzin Krasnoslobodtsev Kulyomin – Osipov Belokhvostikov Zharkov Potapov Kulakov
    Referees: Zakharov, Baluska – Koposov Otmakhov