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final
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
4:6 (2:3, 1:2, 1:1)
Ak Bars Kazan
Wednesday 25.12.2013, 16:00 • Nagorny concert and entertainment complex, Nizhny Novgorod • KHL
     
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    Stats of the game:

    Shots on goal: 28-25
    Face-offs won: 34-39
    Penalty in minutes: 2-10
     
    In the first half of the match the game was extremely crazy, eight goals was scored. This time Ak Bars insured the winning by their efficient and accurate play. Torpedo was in deficit almost all the game and had not as much force as equalize one more time. With these three points Ak Bars defended their leading position of Eastern Conference and have 77 points, while Torpedo is still on the fifth place with 60 points.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:00
    One minute left.
     
    58:27
    Empty net for Torpedo!
     
    57:32
    Goal for Torpedo!
    Wolski brought the puck through behind the net making two defensemen to pay attention on him, thus PAVEL LUKIN was left uncovered got the pass by Wolski and fired into the left side of the net, 4-6! Assist: Wojtek Wolski.
     
    57:02
    Visiting team at full strength.
     
    56:29
    Wolski got a pass was crossed the slot and fired from the right side, but Barulin made a magnificent save!
     
    56:15
    In the end of the match nothing special happens. Ak Bars not forces attacks and Torpedo gave up the game.
     
    55:02
    Team penalty for Ak Bars for too many players on the ice.
     
    53:57
    Grigoryev was preparing to fire from sharp angle, but just before he had managed it was checked, so no dangerous opportunity happened.
     
    52:20
    Galuzin made a shot from the right side, but it was no problem for Barulin.
     
    51:39
    Offside for Torpedo.
     
    49:51
    Salminen centered the puck from the left to Hietanen, who made a one-timer shot, but missed the target.
     
    48:57
    Nikulin gets a minor penalty for tripping.
     
    48:50
    The hand of the referee is up. Delayed call is coming.
     
    47:46
    Goal for AK Bars!
    Stapleton was carrying the puck behind the net to the left, where he put the puck to MIKHAIL VARNAKOV and he skated in front of the net and fired to the bottom left corner, 3-6! Assist: Tim Stapleton.
     
    45:58
    Now Ak Bars was going down with a break, but Kolar was ready to save in the end of it.
     
    44:28
    Torpedo is attacking by now. Barulin had to make a deflection after a shot from the slot.
    Commentary by

    Salacz Bence

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 10. Wolski (Grigoryev, Denisov), 14. Galuzin (Kulyomin, Grigoryev), 26. Grigoryev (Potapov), 58. Lukin (Wolski) – 2. Obukhov (Svitov), 11. Nikulin (Varnakov, Burmistrov), 20. Stapleton (Burmistrov, Varnakov), 22. Stapleton (Medvedev), 25. Heshka (Vincour), 48. Varnakov (Stapleton)

    Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Koval (Mashkovtsev) – Hietanen, Bernatsky, Galuzin, Krasnoslobodsev, Kulyomin – Valetenko, Lukin, Parshin, Salminen, Immonen – Grigoryev, Denisov, Wolski, Badyukov, Sentyurin – Belokhvostikov, Zharkov, Maxim Potapov, Tverdokhlebov, Alexei Potapov
    Ak Bars Kazan: Barulin (Garipov) – Nikulin, Korneyev, Tereshchenko, Vincour, Petrov – Heshka, Medvedev, Stapleton, Varnakov, Burmistrov – Zakharchuk, Panin, Svitov, Pesonen, Obukhov – Bodrov, Svechnikov, Tkachyov, Lukoyanov, Faizulin
    Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov, Sergei Kulakov – Konstantin Chubykin, Roman, Shikhanov
    Attendance: 5500