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HC Yugra
2:3 (1:1, 1:1, 0:1)
Admiral Vladivostok
Wednesday 11.12.2013, 14:00 • Arena Ugra • KHL
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.
     
    Welcome to yet another text broadcast of the KHL regular season! Today will see a match-up between two of the Eastern Conference teams – Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk and Admiral Vladivostok.

    Both teams are currently outside the playoff zone, but both are still eager to eventually make the Gagarin Cup playoffs.

    In its previous game Admiral won Dynamo Minsk 3:2 in a shootout, while Yugra beat Traktor Chelyabinsk 2:0.
     
    Starting lineups:

    HC Yugra: Kuznetsov (Kukin) – Tyulyapkin, Troncinsky, Shefer, Sokolov, Khvostov, Dyakov, Shvidenko, Starosta – Plotnikov, Khlyntsev, Dixon, Bulyansky, Sitnikov, Zhukov, Magogin, Smolenak, Yakubov, Knyazev, Savinainen, Gusev

    Admiral Vladivostok: Hovinen (Ivannikov) – Osipov, Zemchyonok, Commodore, Porseland, Vorobyov, Ternavsky, Antropov – Lisin, Bergfors, Gynge, Sokolov, Nikitenko, Pervushin, Ugarov, Barbashev, Drugov, Kuznetsov, Schutz, Grachyov

    Referees: Anisimov, Bulanov – Menshikh, Chubykin.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    00:08
    Enver Lisin on a breakaway right after the first faceoff, earns a powerplay for his team.
     
    00:08
    Khvostov (Yugra) heads to the box.
     
    01:20
    A lot of action right in front of Kuznetsov's net.
     
    01:31
    Yugra finally clears the puck.
     
    02:08
    Home team at full strength.
     
    02:35
    Sokolov with a dangerous wrist shot on Kuznetsov's net.
     
    03:21
    Admiral continuing to attack. There still hasn't been a single shot on Ivannikov's net.
     
    04:57
    Stephen Dixon (Yugra) will head to the box for slashing, giving Admiral yet another powerplay.
     
    05:11
    Active forechecking by Yugra.
     
    06:21
    Magogin takes a shot on net while shorthanded.
     
    06:39
    Yugra controlling the puck behind Ivannikov's net.
     
    06:49
    Admiral finally overtakes the puck, but the powerplay is about to be over.
     
    06:57
    Home team at full strength.
     
    07:50
    Yugra on the attack.
     
    08:00
    Fails to take a shot on net.
     
    09:02
    Admiral lose the puck in theor own end, and Artyom Bulyansky takes a free shot on Ivannikov's net.
     
    09:48
    Yugra will play on their first powerplay as Artyom Ternavsky heads to the box.
     
    10:01
    Shot from the blue line gets blocked.
     
    10:13
    Puck leaves the offensive zone.
     
    11:48
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    11:58
    Sitnikov with a shot on net, but Ivannikov deflects the puck from his pads.
     
    12:50
    Yugra storming Admiral's defensive zone.
     
    13:17
    Attack is still continuing.
     
    13:29
    Finally Bergfors takes matters in his own hands – crosses the whole field and takes a shot on Kuznetsov's net.
     
    14:15
    Yugra's pressure pays off – Commodore earns a two minute penalty for delaying the game.
     
    14:37
    Troncinsky with a shot on net.
     
    14:54
    Goal for Yugra!

    Starosta makes a pass to Czech defender MAREK TRONCINSKY who closes down to the net, and makes a wrist shot that rings the inner side of the upper right corner.
     
    14:54
    Goal was under review, but referee decides it is a good goal.
     
    15:56
    Denis Sokolov (Yugra) earns a two minute call for tripping.
     
    16:48
    Goal for Admiral!

    Niclas Bergfors passes the puck to DENIS OSIPOV who takes a slap shot that Alexei Kuznetsov fails to stop. Admiral didn't take long before they tied the game.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    SOG: 13 – 11
    PIM: 6 – 4
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:35
    Goal for Yugra!

    With less than a minute into the second period, IGOR MAGOGIN takes a shot on Ivannikov's net, and the puck somehow ends up in the net.
     
    22:53
    Lisin controlling the puck.
     
    23:27
    Ugarov takes a shot on the net, but the puck flies over the crossbar.
     
    24:17
    Icing by Admiral.
     
    24:22
    Yugra takes a shot right after the faceoff, and Evgeny Ivannikov struggles in Admiral's net holding on to the puck.
     
    26:32
    Admiral on an lengthy attack. No shots on the net so far.
     
    27:01
    Bulyansky takes a slap shot on Ivannikov's net. The puck goes wide.
     
    27:30
    Admiral on yet another attack.
     
    28:01
    Grachyov skates from behind the net, makes a wraparound, but misses the net.
     
    28:32
    Lisin with a shot on net.
     
    30:40
    Mikhail Zhukov receives the puck on the corner of the crease, but Ivannikov makes a huge save stopping the puck.
     
    32:55
    Puck is deep in Yugra's defensive zone.
     
    33:03
    Icing by Yugra.
     
    35:48
    Some minor disagreements between the teams in front of Kuznetsov's net.
     
    35:48
    Both Konstantin Sokolov (Admiral) and Veli-Matti Savinainen (Yugra) head to the box.
     
    36:23
    Alexander Kuznetsov with a huge slap shot on Yugra's net.
     
    36:37
    A one-man show by Lisin – he dekes, makes a backhand shot and simultaneously earns a powerplay.
     
    36:37
    Mikhail Plotnikov (Yugra) heads to the box for tripping.
     
    37:16
    Goal for Admiral!

    It's all about the powerplay! Ternavsky takes a shot from the blue line, while Lisin and ANDREI NIKITENKO are in front of the net putting the puck in the net.
     
    39:21
    Sitnikov with a shot on Kuznetsov's net.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    SOG: 10 (23) – 18 (29)
    PIM: 6 (12) – 4 (8)
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    41:12
    Savinainen with a shot on net.
     
    43:37
    Admiral controlling the puck.
     
    45:54
    Both teams are playing defensively with neither of them managing creating any good scoring chances.
     
    46:38
    Goal for Admiral!

    Michael Commodore makes a tremendous backhand pass from behind the net, and SERGEI BARBASHEV is on the receiving end, putting the puck in the net.
     
    49:03
    So far Yugra has had little success attacking Ivannikov's net.
     
    49:13
    Ternavsky (Admiral) heads to the box for delaying the game. A great chance for Yugra.
     
    49:51
    Yugra controlling the puck.
     
    50:05
    Ivannikov holds the puck.
     
    50:19
    Admiral clear the puck.
     
    50:43
    Troncinsky with a big slap shot from the blue line,
     
    51:04
    Another slap shot by Troncinsky which rings the crossbar.
     
    51:13
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    51:36
    Yugra will play another two minutes on the powerplay as Denis Osipov (Admiral) heads to the box.
     
    51:59
    Tyulyapkin takes a shot fromt he blue line, Ivannikov stops the puck, but Knyazev is there for the rebound. The puck goes wide, though.
     
    52:31
    Yugra continuing to build pressure.
     
    53:05
    Admiral clear the puck.
     
    53:24
    The pace of the game has increased a lot already.
     
    53:36
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    53:46
    Schutz on the counter attack, but fails to attempt a shot on net.
     
    54:18
    Vitaly Sitnikov (Yugra) heads to the box, giving Admiral a chance to decide the game.
     
    55:03
    Vorobyov received a great pass, but his shot went wide.
     
    55:46
    Yugra clear the puck.
     
    56:18
    Home team at full strength.
     
    57:47
    Yugra desperately trying to tie the game.
     
    58:01
    Knyazev is hurt, but the game continues.
     
    58:47
    Admiral controlling the puck.
     
    59:13
    Savinainen leaves the puck for Stephen Dixon, who takes a huge slap shot. Ivannikov stops it.
     
    Time-out for Yugra.
     
    Yugra pulls Kuznetsov.
     
    59:15
    Admiral wins the faceoff.
     
    59:22
    Bergfors attempts a shot, misses the empty net.
     
    59:39
    Yet another attempt on the empty net and an icing call.
     
    Time-out for Admiral.
     
    59:43
    Troncinsky with a shot on net, but Ivannikov stops it.
     
    59:48
    Yugra with the puck.
     
    59:57
    But that's it.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    Admiral takes the win.
     
    SOG: 14 (37) – 3 (32)
    PIM: 12 (24) – 4 (12)
     
    Today's attendance is 2600. (16:25:27)
    Commentary by

    Didzis Rudmanis

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 15. Troncinsky (Starosta), 21. Magogin – 17. Osipov (Bergfors), 38. Nikitenko (Ternavsky), 47. Barbashev (Commodore)

    HC Yugra: Kuznetsov (Kukin) – Tyulyapkin, Troncinsky, Shefer, Sokolov, Khvostov, Dyakov, Shvidenko, Starosta – Plotnikov, Khlyntsev, Dixon, Bulyansky, Sitnikov, Zhukov, Magogin, Smolenak, Yakubov, Knyazev, Savinainen, Gusev
    Admiral Vladivostok: Ivannikov (Hovinen) – Osipov, Zemchyonok, Commodore, Porseland, Vorobyov, Ternavsky, Antropov – Lisin, Bergfors, Gynge, Sokolov, Nikitenko, Pervushin, Ugarov, Barbashev, Drugov, Kuznetsov, Schutz, Grachyov
    Referees: Anisimov, Bulanov – Menshikh, Chubykin
    Attendance: 2600