SIB 2:3 CER | HC Sibir Novosibirsk - Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)

KHL

World Junior Championship

Admiral – SKA St. Petersburg	5:4 (1:0 after SO)	\|	Khabarovsk – Lokomotiv	2:1 (end)	\|	Novokuznetsk – Mytishchi	2:5 (end)
Novosibirsk – Cherepovets	2:3 (end)	\|	Traktor – Lev	2:3 (0:1 after SO)	\|	Metallurg M – HC Slovan	6:2 (end)
Salavat Yulaev – Riga	4:3 (after OT)	\|	Neftekhimik – CSKA	1:4 (end)	\|	Torpedo – Avtomobilist	4:3 (2:1 after SO)
Vityaz – Barys	1:2 (1:2 after SO)	\|	Ak Bars – HC Yugra	4:2 (end)	\|	Dynamo – Avangard	6:4 (end)

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HC Sibir Novosibirsk

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

Severstal Cherepovets

Friday 03.01.2014, 11:00 • Sibir Sports Complex (capacity 7,500) • KHL

		Final word - Sometimes the better team simply doesn't get the win. One would be unfair if call Severstal's win non-deserved, but probably every single stats number except goals at the end were in favor of home team. However, 7,400 spectators – mostly fans of home team – were dissapointed at the end with persistent Severstal team scoring crucial PP goal several minutes before final buzzer and Sibir being unable to tie the game on three in remaining time. Great game with surprising outcome! (13:34:32)
		Game numbers - Shots: Sibir 2/47, Severstal 3/20 Faceoffs: Sibir 52/76, Severstal 24/76 Penalties: Sibir 8, Severstal 12 Ice time leaders: Kristian Kudroc (21:34 on ice, 28 shifts) for Sibir and Bogdan Kiselevich (24:25 on ice, 25 shifts) for Severstal
		Third period stats - Shots: Sibir 14, Severstal 6 Faceoffs: Sibir 17/22, Severstal 5/22 Penalties: Sibir 4, Severstal 2
	60:00	Game over.
	59:57	Ivan Lekomtsev shoots from left side faceoff-spot, Stepanek stops puck
	59:56	Visiting team timeout.
	59:16	Dmitry Monya shoots from left side, puck gets bounced in front of the net, but Stepanek saves it
	59:06	Koskinen leaves his net wide open, sixth skater comes on for Sibir
	59:00	Final minute of third period
	58:00	Two minutes left in third period
	57:58	Goal for Severstal! Bogdan Kiselevich shoots from blue line on right side, Anatoly NIKONTSEV is in front of Koskinen, deflects puck and beats homegoalie
	56:49	Linus Videll shoots from inbetween circles, Koskinen saves Sibir from being one goal behind
	56:21	Dmitry Monya (Sibir) 2min. penalty for slashing
	56:03	Visiting team at full strength.
	54:03	Alexei Kopeikin shoots from inbetween circles, Stepanek makes a great save
	53:37	Anatoly Nikontsev (Severstal). 2min. slashing
	52:10	Evgeny Kovyrshin shoots from right faceoff circle, Koskinen deflects puck with some serious trouble
	50:47	Alexander Romanov shoots from left side, Stepanek stops puck
	49:05	Jonas Enlund tries with another shot, Stepanek saves his team with great reaction
	47:58	Pavel Chernov shoots from top of faceoff circles, Koskinen stops and covers puck
	47:05	Teemu Laakso fires from blue line, Koskinen deflects puck
	46:34	Jori Lehtera (Sibir) 2min. penalty for high-sticking
	45:38	Jonas Enlund shoots from left side, Stepanek saves the shot
	44:50	Linius Videll tries to put his team in front once again, but Koskinen is focused and saves the situation
	44:01	Igor Ozhiganov shoots from distance on left side, Stepanek makes deflection
	42:50	Alexander Romanov shoots from left faceoff circle, Stepanek saves
	41:53	Goal for Sibir! Alexander NESTEROV adds another goal to tie the game for Sibir
	40:17	I. Lekomtsev fires frist shot of third period, but Stepanek saves and covers the puck
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		Second period stats - Shots: Sibir: 23, Severstal 6 Faceoffs: Sibir 17/30, Severstal 13/30 Penalties: Sibir 2, Severstal 6
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:30	Jarno Koskiranta fires from inbetween circles, Stepanek makes another save
	39:05	Jori Lehtera shoots from left side, Stepanek makes a save
	39:00	One minute left in second period
	38:50	Vadim Berdnikov (Severstal). 2min. hooking
	36:45	Goal for Severstal! Anatoly NIKONTSEV puts his name on scoreboard after nice assist by Vadim berdnikov
	36:33	Visiting team at full strength.
	34:33	Nikolai Stasenko (Severstal) 2min. penalty for holding
	34:15	Bogdan kiselevich fires from blue line, Koskinen saves
	33:30	Jarno Koskiranta shoots from left side, Stepanek makes another save
	32:45	Lekomtsev fires another distance shot, Stepanek hardly makes the deflection.
	31:12	Goal for Severstal! Niclas ANDERSEN shoots from distance on left side, Koskinen's vision is blocked and puck finishes inside home net
	30:25	Visiting team at full strength.
	29:05	Ivan Lekomtsev shoots from distance, Stepanek stops and covers puck aventually
	28:28	Home team at full strength.
	28:25	Nikolai Kazakovtsev (Severstal) 2min. penalty for high-sticking
	27:48	Teemu Laakso shoots from distance, ksokinen deflects puck
	26:57	Linus Videll shoots from left side this time, but Koskinen saves this shot also
	26:28	Dmitry Kugryshev (Sibir) 2min. penalty for high-sticking
	25:36	Alexei Kopeikin shoots from close distance on right side, but Stepanek is on top his job and saves the situation for Severstal
	24:41	Bogdan Kiselevich fires from distance on right side, Koskinen stops puck
	23:49	Igor Ozhiganov fires from distance on right side, Stepanek makes another deflection
	22:33	Goal for Sibir! Alex NESTEROV storms in front of goal from right side and somehow manages to put the puck inside the guests net NESTEROV.
	22:06	Alex Romanov shoots from top of faceoff circles, Stepanek makes deflection with awsome reaction
	21:38	Plekhanov fires another shot with the same result
	21:05	Andrei Plekhanov fires from distance, Stepanek saves
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		First period stats - Shots: Sibir 10, Severstal 8 Faceoffs: Sibir 18/24, Severstal 6(24 Penalties: Sibir 2, Severstal 4
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:00	One minute left in first period
	18:42	Teemu Laakso (Severstal) gets 2min. penalty for roughing
	17:12	Kristian Kudroc shoots from right faceoff circle, Stepanek saves
	15:48	Nikolai Zherdev fires for Severstal, Koskinen makes another save
	14:17	Aleksei Kopeikin fires from right side, Stepanek deflects puck into corner
	12:41	Evgeny kovyrshin shoots from right faceoff spot, but Koskinen stops puck against his body
	11:57	Jarno Koskiranta tries his luck with sudden shot from right handside boards, but Stepanek is focused and stops the puck
	11:05	Pavel Dedunov shoots from top of faceoff circles, Koskinen makes deflection
	09:49	Oleg Gubin shoots from left side, Stepanek deflects puck into his right corner
	08:12	Stepan Sannikov firs from top of right faceoff circle, Stepanek deflects puck with great reaction
	06:46	Home team at full strength.
	06:31	Anatoly Nikontsev shoots from left side, Koskinen makes another save
	05:48	Bogdan Kiselevich shoots from distance, Koskinen stops puck
	05:05	Linus Videll fires from right side, Koskinen saves
	04:46	Igor Ignatushkin (Sibir) 2min. penalty for hooking.
	03:23	Visiting team at full strength.
	03:05	Ivan Lekomtsev also shoots from distance, Stepanek makes another save
	02:06	Aleksander Kutuzov fires from blue line, Stepanek deflects puck
	01:23	Pavel Chernov (Severstal) – 2 min. penalty for holding
	00:26	Vadim Berdnikov fires from right faceoff circle, Koskinen goes on his knees and stops first puck of the game
	00:01	Game started.
		Russian National Anthem is played at Sibir Sports Complex
		Severstal sits on 12th position on Western Conference standings with Sibir being fifht on East. If you add supposed 7,400 specatators, mostly cheering for Novosibirks team – there's no doubt about who are favorites to win the game, but severstal also holds on their calculaitons. Both teams will of course play their very first game in 2014. Previously Sevestal was beaten at home game against Traktor on December 29th (4:6) Sibir was on the rest since Dec 28 when they've lost road game vs Ugra in Khanty Mansiysk.
		Welcome. Game starts at 11:00.

Commentary by

Ben Kelsson

@MarcusLuxie

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 23. Nesterov, 42. NESTEROV (Kugryshev) – 32. Andersen, 37. NIKONTSEV (Berdnikov), 58. NIKONTSEV (Kiselevich)

HC Sibir Novosibirsk: Koskinen Bespalov – Plekhanov Kudroc Alexeyev kutuov Lekomtsev Ozhiganov Karavayev – Lehtera Kugryshev Enlund Monya Kopeikin Koskiranta Gubin Sannikov Nesterov Karamnov Romanov Ignatushkin Butuzov

Severstal Cherepovets: Stepanek Kasutin – Andersen Laakso Caslava Kalashnikov Stasenko Kiselevich Popov – Berdnikov Nikontsev Dedunov Videll Chernov Zherdev Kazakovtsev Zemchenko Kovyrshin Kuptsov Vikharev Gogolev Monakhov

Referees: Vasilyev Kulakov – Streltsov Tarasov

Attendance: 7,400

1st period
	01:23
	04:46
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:33
	28:25
	31:12
	34:33
	36:45
	38:50
2nd intermission
3rd period
	41:53
	46:34
	53:37
	56:21
	57:58
Final