Admiral – Lokomotiv 3:0 (end) | Khabarovsk – SKA St. Petersburg 1:6 (end) | Novokuznetsk – Cherepovets 1:2 (0:1 after SO)
Novosibirsk – Mytishchi 3:1 (end) | Traktor – HC Slovan 2:1 (end) | Metallurg M – Lev 4:2 (end)
Salavat Yulaev – CSKA 5:2 (end) | Neftekhimik – Riga 1:2 (end) | Ak Bars – Avtomobilist 1:3 (end)
Torpedo – HC Yugra 4:5 (end) | Vityaz – Avangard 2:3 (0:1 after SO) | Dynamo – Barys 3:2 (after OT)
final
Ak Bars Kazan
1:3 (0:0, 0:2, 1:1)
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Sunday 05.01.2014, 14:00 • TatNeft Arena (Kazan) • KHL
     
    This match was good enough, despite starting with lack of goals. Overall they scored 4 goals, Avtomobilist deserved this win, dealing with their chances much better.
    Yekaterinburg scored 3 points with this match, AK Bars Kazan no points today.
    The final results: AKB – Avtomobilist 1-3.
    Thanks for attention!
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    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:40
    Pesonen and Nikulin both had a shot but saved by Kovár.
     
    59:05
    Huge pressure on the goal of visitors, but nearly they could score, the goal of AKB is empty now. 6 against 4.
     
    58:10
    Chernov is penalised for 2 minutes by Avtomobilist. Power play for AK Bars until the end or until a goal. In the mean time time out by AK.
     
    57:50
    Goal moved after a turmoil at Kovár's goal, game stopped now.
     
    57:00
    Stapleton was to shoot on the left wing, a defender blocked him with success.
     
    55:34
    Goal for AK Bars!
    TOKRANOV had a very strong shot from the right, scored a goal, it's 1-3 now but only 4,5 minutes left. Dream pass was gotten by Pesonen.
     
    53:40
    This match looks to be decided with this goal, 6 minutes left.
     
    52:58
    Goal for Avtomobilist!
    Fastbreak for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. YEMELEYEV stole the puck, slid very quickly across the whole field and shot a superb nice goal from the left side despite they are one man down.
     
    52:15
    Penalty for Chernov due to hooking. 2 minutes power play for AK Bars, another chance for them.
     
    50:34
    Pesonen had a superb chance to score from the right but Kovár was able to reach there from the other side very fast! What an excellent save!
     
    49:50
    AKB is desperately trying to score but the defence of Avtomobilist is really effective now.
     
    47:10
    Petrov's shot from the right was too wide.
     
    46:12
    Antonov is sent off for 2 minutes by Yekaterinburg. Power play for AKB now.
     
    46:12
    Superb strong shot by Pesonen in the middle, a defender was lying on the puck.
     
    45:25
    Svitov had a solo from the middle circle, had a shot from the left side, Kovár blocked it.
     
    44:10
    Simakov grabbed the puck from Heshka, closing to the goal, but a defender could relieve in the final moment before shooting.
     
    42:30
    The puck nearly got to Lukoyanov, but Kovár finally reached it and pushed away with his stick. It was also dangerous.
     
    40:45
    Stapleton got a dream pass from Kovár after a big shot, he bombed the puck on the left goal post, bounced back, finally Kovár sat on the puck. What a huge chance!
    Commentary by

    Kármán Zoltán

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 56. Tokranov (Pesonen) – 30. Yemeleyev, 37. Yemeleyev (Antonov), 53. Yemeleyev

    Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov, Barulin – Nikulin, Bodrov, Stapleton, Svitov, Varnakov, Pesonen, Korneev, Tokranov, Heshka, Tereschenko, Obukhov, Svechnikov, Petruzalek, Tkachev, Burmistrov, Panin, Medvedev, Lukoyanov, Petrov, Faizullin
    Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg: Kovár, Lobanov – Gusev, Zhuravlyov, Viktor, Demagin, Lazarev, Fedorov, Lewandowski, Simakov, Viklund, Lepistö, Megalinsky, A. Streltsov, Chernov, V. Streltsov, Rybnitski, Antonov, Efimov, Yemeleyev, Malyhin
    Referees: Vasilyev, Olenin