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after shootout (0:1)
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
1:2 (0:0, 1:0, 0:1 - 0:0)
Severstal Cherepovets
Sunday 05.01.2014, 11:00 • DC Kuznetskyh Metallurgov, Novokuznetsk • KHL
     
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    That was a great game between Metallurg and Severstal, which ended in a shootout. The home team's got the lead long, but 10 minutes before the end Videll equalized, and it was Videll again, who scored the only goal of the shootout and won the game for Severstal. That's a great victory for the away team.
     
    Game over.
     
    65:00
    Severstal Cherepovets has won after the penalty shoot-out.
    LINUS VIDELL scores for Severstal: 1:2!
     
    LINUS VIDELL scores for Severstal, 1:2!
     
    Stepanek saves Vyglazov's shot.
     
    Kosourov's try missed the target of Stepanek.
     
    Lozhkin saves Berdnikov's attempt again.
     
    McLean's shot is well saved by Stepanek.
     
    Videll missed Lozhkin's target!
     
    Stepanek saves the attempt of Gareyev too!
     
    Lozhkin saves Zherdev's try first!
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    Without any goals now in overtime there comes the shootout.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    64:20
    Martynov's long range shot is catched by Stepanek again.
     
    63:25
    Yemelin's shot from the right circle is saved by Stepanek.
     
    62:40
    Kazakovtsev skates away now but he's stopped by Arzamastsev in the end.
     
    61:59
    Severstal at full strength again.
     
    61:20
    But Severstal can send away the puck now, the time goes on...
     
    60:30
    Metallurg plays in the offensive zone now.
     
    60:01
    Great chance for the home team in the overtime, they're playing 1:59 powerplay.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
     
    59:59
    Penalty now for Kazakovtsev (CRP): 2 minutes for holding.
     
    58:50
    Severstal tries to attack continuously by the last minutes.
     
    57:15
    Galimov's shot from long range missed the target of Stepanek.
     
    56:30
    Zherdev's attempt is saved again by Sorokin.
     
    56:20
    A fast attack of the away team is stopped by Sorokin now.
     
    55:30
    Both teams trying to attack now but without any shots this time.
     
    54:35
    Great chance for Kuptsov now but he missed the puck at the end in a good position.
     
    53:20
    Kartayev's got the puck now but his try from the right circle is high and wide.
     
    52:27
    Martynov's shot from the blue line is saved by Stepanek.
     
    51:00
    Musin stops an attempt of Severstal now and sends the puck away.
     
    49:52
    And now Kovyrshin tries to double the surprise, but his attempt is saved by Sorokin this time.
     
    49:33
    Goal for Severstal!
    And at even strength there comes the equalizer of Severstal! The goal is scored by the empty-standed LINUS VIDELL, following a pass by Andersen from the blue line. Assist: Niclas Andersen.
     
    48:10
    Great chance for Mantyla, but his attempt is well saved by Stepanek again.
     
    47:45
    Lapenkov's try is stopped by Stepanek.
     
    47:20
    Yemelin skates away and sends the puck into the attacking zone, but there are no teammates now.
     
    46:30
    Another shot by Kazakovtsev, easily saved by Sorokin again.
     
    45:45
    Severstal in the attacking zone now but Sorokin saves his target yet.
     
    45:13
    Powerplay is over, Severstal at full strength again.
     
    44:50
    Kazakovtsev's try is well stopped by Sorokin now.
     
    44:13
    The first minute of this home powerplay went without any shots to Stepanek's target.
     
    44:00
    Akhmetov's shot is well blocked by the away defenders.
     
    43:13
    2 minutes penalty for Caslava (CRP), the call is tripping.
     
    42:15
    Following a failure by the away defenders Yemelin's try missed the target of Stepanek.
     
    41:20
    Kovyrshin's shot is easily saved now by Sorokin.
     
    40:55
    Stepanek saves a shot by Musin from the left circle.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    That was a fair period with only one penalty and powerplay, and it gave the lead for Metallurg. But they were shorthanded as Galimov scored from a fine pass of Akhmetov in the 24th minute! That was a shock for Severstal, they didn't found their game so far.
     
    Stats of 2nd period: shots total: 20:23, shots on target: 13:11, faceoffs won: 12:14, blocked shots: 1:1, hits: 6:3, foul against: 0:1, penalties in minutes: 2:0.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:25
    Metallurg sends the puck now into the neutral zone.
     
    38:10
    Sorokin stops now two attempts of the away team.
     
    37:25
    Zherdev tries to attack now by the blue line, but the pass isn't good so this chance is away now.
     
    35:15
    Vyglazov's shot didn't find the target of the away team, catched by the defenders.
     
    33:50
    That's an offside now following Martynov's attempt of attack.
     
    33:25
    Two shots by Serkin now from the blue line, the first is missed, but he's got the puck again and the second attempt is saved by Sorokin.
     
    32:30
    Severstal tries to attack, but Metallurg defends well by the time.
     
    31:30
    Lapenkov's backhand shot missed the target of Stepanek.
     
    30:25
    Berdnikov and Popov tries to make an attack, but it's stopped by the home defenders now.
     
    29:57
    Stasenko's shot from the blue line is easily saved by Sorokin.
     
    29:48
    Some trouble now at Sorokin's target, but the goaltender can push the puck away to the side and there are no attacking players of Severstal for his luck.
     
    29:20
    Zherdev's run with the puck is well stopped by Sorokin.
     
    28:55
    Vyglazov tries a backhand attempt this time, but that's no problem for Stepanek.
     
    28:37
    Lapenkov's shot misses the target of Stepanek.
     
    28:10
    At the other end Monakhov's attempt is no problem for Sorokin at all, the goalkeeper catches it easily.
     
    26:50
    Another shot from the home team is saved by Stepanek now.
     
    26:20
    Stepanek saves the shot of Martynov from the blue line.
     
    25:41
    The home team is at full strength again, that was a miserable powerplay for Severstal.
     
    25:27
    Kazakovtsev's shot from the blue line is well saved by Sorokin.
     
    23:49
    Goal for Novokuznetsk!
    And Metallurg scores shorthanded now! It's ANSEL GALIMOV, following a pass by Akhmetov who sends the runaway Galimov from the left, and Stepanek's got no chance to save the shot from the right of his target, from close range. Assist: Rafael Akhmetov.
     
    23:41
    Another penalty now, this time it's Kanarsky (NKZ), 2 minutes for hooking.
     
    22:20
    Kiselevich's attempt goes away before Sorokin's target.
     
    21:30
    Severstal loses the puck in the attacking zone, now Metallurg can try an attack.
     
    20:26
    The powerplay is over, Severstal at full strength again.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    That was not a great period, we're without any goals after 20 minutes of play. Both teams created chances, but the goalkeepers standing confidently so far. Metallurg will play 26 seconds powerplay at the start of the 2nd period, but it seems a little chance now. Hard to say who can win this game.
     
    Stats of 1st period: shots total: 12:12, shots on target: 9:6, faceoffs won: 3:11, blocked shots: 2:0, hits: 1:1, foul against: 1:2, penalties in minutes: 4:6.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:30
    Mantyla's try misses the target.
     
    18:59
    Kartayev's shot from the blue line is saved by Stepanek.
     
    18:30
    Zherdev takes this penalty now.
     
    18:26
    Team penalty for Severstal, 2 minutes for too many players on the ice.
     
    17:56
    Powerplay is over, Metallurg at full strength again.
     
    17:45
    Cherepovets gets into the attacking third only in the last seconds of the powerplay.
     
    16:40
    It's defense-time now for Metallurg, and they're doing it well so far.
     
    15:56
    Powerplay again, now Musin (NKZ) is penalised, 2 minutes for slashing.
     
    14:35
    Severstal tries to attack now, but it ends without a finish.
     
    13:40
    A little "time-out" now for both teams, the game goes in the neutral zone this time.
     
    12:49
    Great chance for Metallurg now, the puck is by the goalline, but Stepanek saves in the last seconds well.
     
    12:20
    McLean's shot from the offensive third is well saved by Stepanek.
     
    11:50
    Caslava's shot from the blue line goes behind the target of Sorokin.
     
    11:31
    Metallurg at full strength now, the powerplay of Cherepovets is over.
     
    11:05
    Zherdev's try is stopped now by Sorokin.
     
    10:35
    Metallurg sends the puck into the neutral zone, but it's by Videll now, who makes another attack.
     
    10:20
    There's no shot now from this powerplay of Cherepovets yet.
     
    09:57
    The away team is in the attacking zone instantly now.
     
    09:31
    This time penalty for the home team, it's 2 minutes for Martynov (NKZ), the call is hooking.
     
    08:05
    Galimov's shot from the blue line is easily saved by Stepanek.
     
    07:21
    Cherepovets at full strength again now.
     
    06:34
    Stepanek sends away the puck to safety.
     
    05:40
    The home team attacks now but there's no great chance to shot.
     
    04:52
    Gareyev's shot now from close range is well saved by Stepanek!
     
    04:30
    Galimov's try from behind the target is stopped by Stepanek in the end.
     
    03:21
    The first penalty of the game: it's 4 minutes for Nikontsev (CRP), the call is high-sticking.
     
    02:25
    The home team's got the puck in the attacking zone but without a shot now.
     
    01:31
    Kartayev tries to send the puck to Kosourov in the attacking third, but it's stopped by the away defenders.
     
    01:05
    Stepanek sends the puck behind his target, now Cherepovets can attack.
     
    00:52
    And the first shot now, saved by Stepanek.
     
    00:30
    The first faceoff of the game won by the hosts.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Sorokin (Lozhkin) – Martynov, Arzamastsev, Akhmetov, Galimov, Musin – Giroux, Mantyla, Gareyev, Kartayev, Kosourov – Aksyonenko, Kapotov, Yemelin, McLean, Lapenkov – Kanarsky, Skutar, Vyglazov, Kurepanov, Mitryakov

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

    Referees: Gashilov, Komarov – Matyusha, Petrov.
     
    Sunday at nearly lunchtime it's KHL again, this time Metallurg Novokuznetsk hosts Severstal Cherepovets. The home team stands at the last place of the division KHL East with only 31 points from 40 games so far, Severstal is 11th at the table of KHL West with 51 points from 40 games. The away side seems to better, let's see what happens in Novokuznetsk now!
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 11:00.
    Commentary by

    Attila Varsányi

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 24. Galimov (Akhmetov) – 50. Videll (Andersen), dec. p.s. Videll

    Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Sorokin (Lozhkin) – Martynov, Arzamastsev, Akhmetov, Galimov, Musin – Giroux, Mantyla, Gareyev, Kartayev, Kosourov – Aksyonenko, Kapotov, Yemelin, McLean, Lapenkov – Kanarsky, Skutar, Vyglazov, Kurepanov, Mitryakov
    Severstal Cherepovets: Stepanek (Kasutin) – Laakso, Andersen, Dedunov, Berdnikov, Nikontsev – Kalashnikov, Caslava, Videll, Chernov, Zherdev – Popov, Kiselevich, Zemchenko, Kovyrshin, Kazakovtsev – Stasenko, Serkin, Monakhov, Vikharev, Kuptsov
    Referees: Gashilov, Komarov – Matyusha, Petrov