AST 6:3 VLD | Barys Nur-Sultan - Admiral Vladivostok (KHL)

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Barys Nur-Sultan

6:3 (2:0, 2:2, 2:1)

Admiral Vladivostok

Thursday 26.12.2013, 14:00 • Kazakhstan Sport Palace, Astana • KHL

		Welcome. Game starts at 14:00.
		Dear hockey fans! Second Christmas Day and a Kontinetlal Hockey League matchday is also here! At Boxing Day we are arriving with five matches of the second best league of the world. At 7:00 ALMT (5 pm MSK, 2 pm CET, 1 pm GMT) we are having a visit to Kazakhstan for a Chernyshev Division matchup. Barys Astana is going to host Admiral Vladivostok. There is no question, the favorite of the game is home team, because they are battling for the first spot of Eastern Conference (currently they are second and has 73 points, it means a four-point-deficit behind Ak Bars), while even one of the playoffs-positions is not sure for Admiral. They are currently on the ninth place with 48 points. With at least one point they would move up to the eighth playoffs-qualifying position, though it will likely be a hard project against the best offense of the whole league. Barys have already scored 136 goals in 37 games and are giving not less than three players to the top 20 scorers, namely Brandon Bochenski (38 points), Nigel Dawes (33 points) and Dustin Boyd (28 points). Ironically, home team conceded more goals by nine after as much match as visiting team had. All in all, Barys' defense is far from perfect and Admiral may have a chance to take advantage of it and keep struggling for the playoffs. Will they be able to manage it or will Barys get closer to Ak Bars? Follow the live coverage of eurolivescores.com and you will come to know it!
		Starting lineups: Barys Astana: Ahonen (Yeremeyev) – Lundin, Blokhin, Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd – Savchenko, Litvinenko, Rudetenko, Starchenko, Antropov – Semyonov, Barker, Zhailauov, Upper, Romanov – Tserenok, Polishchuk, Panshin, Rakhmanov Admiral Vladivostok: Hovinen (Ivannikov) – Ternavsky, Pyett, Sokolov, Nikitenko, Ugarov – Osipov, Commodore, Bergfors, Schutz, Grachyov – Zemchyonok, Vorobyov, Gynge, Hodgman, Drugov – Antropov, Pervushin, Barbashev, Lesnukhin, Kuznetsov Referees: Alexei Anisimov, Denis Naumov – Sergei Misyur, Stanislav Raming.
		After the national anthems the match is getting started!
		Barys is wearing blue kit with blue helmet, while Admiral is in white uniform and white helmet.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:59	Savchenko shook off his defender and fired, but then his shot was stopped by Hovinen.
	02:21	Nikitenko put back the puck to Osipov, who immediately fired from the left, but it hit only Ahonen's chest.
	03:40	Admiral was going forward in advantage, but Grachyov missed to hit the puck inside from the left, thus he could not deliver a centering pass and no scoring chance happened.
	05:00	The match is going on quite calmly. There was no dangerous chances so far.
	05:46	Schutz got the puck in the middle and fired from the inner side of the right circle, but Ahonen made a nice pad-save!
	06:30	In the end of a counterattack Starchenko put the puck inside to Rudetenko, but his shot from long distance was blocked.
	08:25	Savchenko's screen shot from long distance on the right side was easily denied by Hovinen.
	08:30	Just after the previous shot Admiral was coming forward and Drugov's clear shot from the left circle was deflected by Ahonen!
	09:16	What saves it was by Ahonen! He denied Vorobyov's shot and Barbashev's repeated shot from short distance either!
	09:16	Rudenko gets the first call of the game and a misconduct penalty for checking to head and neck area.
	09:24	Goal for Barys! Shorthanded goal by Barys! BRANDON BOCHENSKI intercepted the puck in the center ice and struck forward, then passed the puck to Boyd, who returned to him and Bochenski fired it to the top left corner, 1-0! Assist: Dustin Boyd.
	13:00	Rakhmanov's shot from by the right sideboards was denied by Hovinen.
	15:15	Lundin got the puck from identical position than Rakhmanov, and it was also saved by Hovinen.
	16:00	After a little bit shy start Barys prevails the game by now. They put Admiral under pressure and attacking to double the lead.
	17:01	After a spectacular counterattack Antropov passed the puck inside from by the left post after had faked a shot, but Starchenko surprised, so he could not take it under control!
	18:57	Hodgman's shot from the slot was deflected by Ahonen.
	19:32	Goal for Barys! Dawes intercepted the puck next to the left boards by an aggressive backcheck and delivered it to BRANDON BOCHENKSI, who struck inside and fired just below the bar from medium distance, 2-0! Assist: Nigel Dawes.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		In the beginning of the third Admiral was much more active and had some scoring chances, but they did not score thanks for the saves of Ahonen. Then, after Bochenski's opening goal Barys prevailed the game and had a couple of opportunities. In the end of the first period Bochenski took advantage of on of them again, so the result is 2-0 during the first intermission.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:01	Goaltender change by visiting team. Ivannikov is in front of Admiral net.
	21:00	After Savchenko's mistake Schutz collected the puck and found himself in dangerous opportunity, but Ahonen saved his shot from the slot!
	22:09	Admiral is more active again. The start of this third is theirs again.
	23:21	Rudenko made a slapshot on the right in the end of a break, but it was no problem for Ivannikov.
	24:22	After a nice combination by Grachyov and Schutz the latter one was preparing to shot, but a defender had cleared.
	25:22	Offside for Admiral.
	25:45	Zhailauov returned from behind the net and fired from the crease, but there was no space between Ivannikov and the post!
	26:40	In the end of a break by Barys Bochenski fired, but missed the target and Dawes could not reach the puck inside either.
	27:08	Schutz was active again, but his attempt from sharp angle was no problem for Ahonen.
	28:18	Icing for Admiral.
	29:10	Gynge's attempt from the blue line was not dangerous at all. Ahonen stopped it.
	30:09	Boyd escaped with a breakaway and tried to flick the puck below the bar, but Ivannikov made a magnificent glove-save!
	31:23	Pyett's shot from the left was deflected on the left by Ahonen and no one arrived for the rebound.
	32:25	Zhailauov got the puck on the right in the end of a nice attack, but his shot from the face-off spot caused no trouble for Ivannikov.
	32:39	Goal for Admiral! Vorobyov was carrying the puck on the left side of the neutral zone and turned it to the right to VLADIMIR PERVUSHIN, who's one-timer slapshot from long distance went to the top left corner. What a goal it was by Pervushin, 2-1! Assist: Dmitry Vorobyov, Atryom Zemchyonok.
	33:05	Goal for Barys! Bochenski got drop pass in the right circle and then passed it inside, it was not perfect, but bounced in front of NIGEL DAWES by a defenceman and the Canadian forward did not miss to fire to the half empty net from short distance, 3-1! Assist: Brandon Bochenski, Dustin Boyd.
	34:49	Dawes was arriving for a centering pass by Bochenski, but it was too long for him.
	35:10	Ugarov is in the penalty box for two minutes for hooking. First powerplay of the match for Barys Astana.
	36:30	Savchenko's shot and Litvinenko's repeated attempt was delfected either.
	36:57	Goal for Barys! Boyd crossed the ice behind the net and passed the puck to the defending line, where ROMAN SAVCHENKO was, he took the puck under control and fired very strongly to the top right corner, 4-1! Assist: Dustin Boyd, Brandon Bochenski.
	38:00	Admiral pushed up their defensive line and because of this there are many chances in both sides! It is an enjoyable match!
	39:34	Zhailauov's pass inside was too long for the forwards.
	39:49	Goal for Admiral! Grachyov deceived his defenceman next to the left sideboards and delivered a pass to FELIX SCHUTZ, who was skating down with a breakaway and fired below the bar above Ahonen's shoulder, 4-2! Assist: Evgeny Grachyov, Niclas Bergfors.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		It was an interesting, exciting and spectacular third. Both teams had many opportunities to score and we could see many nice actions. In this period mostly Barys prevailed the game. Although, in the first half of this third there was no goals, in the second we could see not less, than four goals. If Admiral does not show some special, Barys will win this game confidently.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	41:10	Rudenko struck forward in the attacking zone and then fired from the right side, but missed the target.
	42:49	After a scramble in the slot in front of Ivannikov's net the Admiral goalie could hold onto the puck.
	44:25	Dawes fired from the left side sharp angle, but Ivannikov saved and did not release out the puck.
	45:01	Icing for Admiral.
	45:49	Drugov fired from the right side, but Ivannikov denied the shot and stopped the puck.
	47:00	The game became calm by now. This period is much more eventless than the first and the second one was.
	47:06	After a won face-off Barbashev got the puck and fired from the middle, but Ahonen deflected the puck.
	47:49	Goal for Barys! Antropov passed from the center ice forward to KONSTANTIN RUDENKO who was one-on-one with the goaltender and did not miss to increase Barys' lead to three, 5-2! Assist: Nikolai Antropov, Roman Starchenko.
	50:00	Bochenski had an opportunity from short distance, but his shot was deflected by Ivannikov.
	50:40	Semyonov gets a minor penalty for hooking.
	51:59	Bergfors made a sudden shot from medium distance, but Ahonen was not surprised and he saved.
	52:39	Goal for Admiral! Hodgman was possessing the puck on the left and turned it to the right side FELIX SCHUTZ who flicked the puck to the half empty net from short distance. Assist: Justin Hodgman, Niclas Bergfors
	53:35	Blokhin is cautioned by the referee for hooking.
	55:35	Home team at full strength.
	57:23	After a scramble in the middle Barys defensemen was able to clear the puck.
	57:43	Polishchuk is in the penalty box for two minutes for hooking.
	57:43	Visiting team timeout.
	57:43	Empty net for Admiral!
	58:08	Pyett made a shot from long distance, but could not hit the net.
	58:47	Schutz was in clear shooting chance on the right, but his attempt was saved by Ahonen!
		One minute to go.
	59:20	Goal for Barys! Hodgman turned the puck over, ROMAN STARCHENKO collected it and fired from the halfline to the empty net, 6-3! Unassisted.
	60:00	Game over.
		All in all, Baryis won this match deservedly, because, they had more dangerous chances in front of the net, though Admiral attempted more time. Their three North American classes Boyd, Bochenski and Dawes were especially efficient. Barys is still struggling for the leader position of Eastern Conference, while Admiral got a deficit against Traktor and Avangard for the battle for the playoffs. With this three points Barys has 76 points and is located on the second spot, Admiral is already only in the tenth place with 48 points.
		Stats of the game: Shots on goal: 25-33 Penalty in minutes: 18-2 Face-offs won: 34-34
		Thank you for following our live coverage! Tomorrow we are coming with more KHL matches. Until that time, goodbye! (01:44:31)

Commentary by

Salacz Bence

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 10. Bochenski (Boyd), 20. Bochenski (Dawes), 34. Dawes (Bochenski, Boyd), 37. Savchenko (Boyd, Bochenski), 48. Rudenko (Antropov, Starchenko), 60. Starchenko – 33. Pervushin (Vorobyov, Zemchyonok), 40. Schutz (Grachyov, Bergfors), 53. Schutz (Hodgman, Bergfors)

Barys Nur-Sultan: Ahonen (Yeremeyev) – Lundin, Blokhin, Dawes, Bochenski, Boyd – Savchenko, Litvinenko, Rudetenko, Starchenko, Antropov – Semyonov, Barker, Zhailauov, Upper, Romanov – Tserenok, Polishchuk, Panshin, Rakhmanov

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

Referees: Alexei Anisimov, Denis Naumov – Sergei Misyur, Stanislav Raming

Attendance: 4070

Germany2 – Canada2	2:7 (end)	\|	Norway – Russia	0:11 (end)	\|	Czech Republic – USA	1:5 (end)
Switzerland – Sweden2	3:5 (end)

1st period
	09:16
	09:24
	19:32
1st intermission
2nd period
	32:39
	33:05
	35:10
	36:57
	39:49
2nd intermission
3rd period
	47:49
	50:40
	52:39
	53:35
	57:43
	59:20
Final