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Barys Nur-Sultan
5:3 (1:0, 2:1, 2:2)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Wednesday 11.12.2013, 14:00 • KHL
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Barys Astana: Ahonen (Poluektov) – Lundin, Blokhin, Savchenko, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Barker – Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd – Rudenko, Starchenko, Antropov – Zhailauov, Upper, Romanov – Polischuk, Rakhmanov, Pushkaryov.

    Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Sorokin (Lozhkin) – Martynov, Arzamastsev, Giroux, Mäntylä, Kapotov, Kuklev, Kanarsky, Skutar – Akhmetov, Galimov, Yemelin – Kosourov, Gareyev, Kartayev – Kurepanov, Velichkin, Musin – McLean, Valuisky, Lapenkov.

    Referees: Karabanov, Kherenkov – Shelyanin, Medvedev.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    01:28
    Blokhin fired the first shot of the night, easy save amde by Sorokin.
     
    01:47
    Kuklev fired the first Metallurg shot, Ahonen makes the stop as well.
     
    04:12
    Goal for Barys!

    The home team opens the scoring, just four minutes into the game! Bochenski made a great pass to spring DUSTIN BOYD who got past a couple of defensemen, to the front of the net and then made a deke to beat Sorokin.

    Assisted by Brandon Bochenski.
     
    05:18
    Barys keeps the pressure on.
     
    07:46
    Great pass by Upper created a big opportunity for Starchenko, all alone in front he was unable to beat Sorokin though.
     
    08:48
    Antropov got onto a breakaway after a good go-ahead pass by Savchenko and went all alone on Sorokin who bailed his team out with a save again.
     
    09:28
    Skutar got deep into the Barys zone, but Semyonov made some good defensive work to deny him the chance.
     
    10:07
    Long shot from the blue line by Blokhin caused trouble in the Novokuznetsk doorstep as Sorokin gave up a rebound, Boyd, however, couldn't make the most of it and fired the puck wide.
     
    11:29
    Mäntylä fired one hard from the left circle, his countryman Ahonen makes a good save.
     
    12:26
    Novokuznetsk players starting to pose a threat to Barys net as Valuisky wrapped around it and stood all alone in front of Ahonen who made two stops and covered all the holes to keep his team in the lead.
     
    13:37
    Bochenski took advantage of visiting team's offensive approach and created a dangerous counter-attack, his shot is, however, deflected up into the netting.
     
    15:39
    Home team's third line had Mettalurg locked in in their zone for a while, Romanov fired the only big shot, but it was stopped rather easily by Sorokin.
     
    17:18
    End-to-end action now as a big drive by Galimov ended up going over the crossbar and Bochenski's breakaway ended in a save by Sorokin.
     
    19:28
    Bad-angle shot by Romanov goes wide of the net.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:55
    Rudenko used a defenseman as a screen and fired a shot, save is made by Sorokin and then Galimov gets it out of the zone safe.
     
    21:37
    Nik Antropov gets called for tripping and that's the first penalty of the night. Powerplay coming up for Novokuznetsk.
     
    22:25
    Big chance on the doorstep for Valuisky who had the puck pokechecked by Ahonen.
     
    22:50
    Litvinenko clears the puck.
     
    23:17
    Neutral zone is where both teams play the game now, not a good PP for the visitors.
     
    23:53
    Antropov is back on the ice and Barys is in full strength.
     
    24:37
    Boyd got onto a breakaway and he might have been hooked by Kapotov, but doesn't get the call and his shot is not good enough to get past Sorokin.
     
    25:01
    Goal for Barys!

    Barys doubles up the lead five minutes into the second! Just after Boyd's great chance, Starchenko sent a cross-ice pass to Rudenko whose one-timer got stopped by Sorokin, but NIKOLAI ANTROPOV shoved home the rebound to give his team a two-goal advantage.

    Assisted by Konstantin Rudenko and Roman Starchenko.
     
    25:28
    Blokhin gets two minutes for tripping, another powerplay coming up for Novokuznetsk.
     
    27:07
    Hard shot by Martynov on screened Ahonen who somehow made the stop anyways.
     
    27:17
    Now another tripping call against Barys and it's Litvinenko who will get the two minutes. A five-on-three coming up for Metallurg.
     
    27:58
    Big scramble in front of Ahonen, the puck is after all cleared by Blokhin.
     
    29:01
    Goal for Novokuznetsk!

    Powerplay goal for Metallurg and so the lead is cut in half! A shot from the blue line by Kanarsky found the stick of EVGENI LAPENKOV in front and so it changed course of its flight to avoid Ahonen and end up in the back of the net.

    Assisted by Pavel Kanarsky.
     
    31:36
    Goal for Barys!

    Barys responds in the best possible way! Just minutes after Metallurg got the score tight, the home team got the visitors under a huge pressure that is after all capped off by a goal. NIKOLAI ANTROPOV made no mistake on his bad-angle shot and renews his team's two-goal lead.

    Assisted by Alexei Litvinenko and Konstantin Rudenko.
     
    33:26
    Barys still has Metallurg under pressure and pinned down close to Sorokin's net.
     
    35:28
    It looks as if the third goal broke all Metallurg's hopes.
     
    37:26
    A shot by Romanov and a big shoulder save is made by Sorokin who still keeps his team in the game.
     
    38:49
    Fourth powerplay coming up for Novokuznetsk, Litvinenko gets a minor penalty for hooking.
     
    39:39
    Semyonov clears the puck all the way.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:37
    Good PK so far for Barys.
     
    40:56
    Barys is in full strength.
     
    42:26
    Interesting shot by Gareyev, Ahonen makes a pad save.
     
    44:45
    Not much happening in Astana as the home team controls the pace and wants it to be as slow as possible in order to defend the lead.
     
    45:48
    Ahonen had to make a big-time save after quite a long time as Yemelin's drive was heading top shelf.
     
    47:04
    Goal for Barys!

    And now it looks like the deal is sealed. It's pretty early in the third, but Barys has just expanded its lead to three goals. Litvinenko left the puck for BRANDON BOCHENSKI to fire it and the forward one-timed a blast past Sorokin.

    Assisted by Alexei Litvinenko and Mikhail Rakhmanov.
     
    47:28
    Goal for Novokuznetsk!

    A little twist to the story or a start of a big comeback? We'll see, but Novokuznetsk cuts the lead to two. A hard shot by KURTIS McLEAN found its way past Ahonen.

    Assisted by Evgeni Lapenkov.
     
    48:27
    Polischuk gets two minutes for tripping, a chance for Novokuznetsk to get back within one.
     
    50:24
    Goal for Novokuznetsk!

    And they do exactly that! The lead is cut to a single goal as Metallurg converted a man-advantage into a goal. KURTIS McLEAN fired one through a maze of bodies and it somehow found its way through and into the back of the net for his second of the night.

    Assisted by Pavel Kanarsky.
     
    50:24
    Timeout for Barys.
     
    51:48
    And now the first powerplay for Barys as Galimov goes to the penalty box for diving.
     
    53:34
    Goal for Barys!

    It looks like the drama will be avoided. Barys converts their first powerplay of the day and regain a two-goal lead. Great PP formation with passes all round ends up with ROMAN STARCHENKO putting the puck into the back of the wide-open net.

    Assisted by Alexei Litvinenko and Nikolai Antropov.
     
    54:33
    Metallurg will have another powerplay as Upper receives two minutes.
     
    55:32
    And now a five-on-three is coming up again, Antropov called again.
     
    55:32
    Metallurg calls a timeout.
     
    56:05
    Litvinenko and Boyd managed to create an offensive opportunity for themselves while their team is short two players.
     
    56:45
    Offside called against Novokuznetsk, not a good powerplay so far.
     
    57:15
    Upper is back on the ice and reduces Metallurg powerplay to a one-man advantage.
     
    58:47
    A shot by Musin denied by Ahonen.
     
    60:00
    Game over. (16:14:57)
    Commentary by

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Boyd (Bochenski), 26. Antropov (Rudenko, Starchenko), 32. Antropov (Litvinenko, Rudenko), 48. Bochenski (Litvinenko, Rakhmanov), 54. Starchenko (Litvinenko, Antropov) – 30. Lapenkov (Kanarsky), 48. McLean (Lapenkov), 51. McLean (Kanarsky)

    Barys Nur-Sultan: Ahonen (Poluektov) – Lundin, Blokhin, Savchenko, Litvinenko, Semyonov, Barker – Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd – Rudenko, Starchenko, Antropov – Zhailauov, Upper, Romanov – Polischuk, Rakhmanov, Pushkaryov.
    Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Sorokin (Lozhkin) – Martynov, Arzamastsev, Giroux, Mäntylä, Kapotov, Kuklev, Kanarsky, Skutar – Akhmetov, Galimov, Yemelin – Kosourov, Gareyev, Kartayev – Kurepanov, Velichkin, Musin – McLean, Valuisky, Lapenkov.
    Referees: Karabanov, Kherenkov – Shelyanin, Medvedev