UFA 1:5 LEV | Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Lev Praha (KHL)

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Salavat Yulaev Ufa

1:5 (0:1, 0:1, 1:3)

Lev Praha

Tuesday 07.01.2014, 12:00 • KHL

		That's your lot. Salavat Yulaev have their four game winning streak snapped by Lev Praha, who looked a class above today in Ufa. Three points each for Ondrej Nemec and Jiri Sekac helped lead the Lions to victory (14:10:53)
	60:00	Game over.
	58:36	Salavat take the puck offside. Frustration building for the hosts
	56:28	Good work by Cingel bringing the puck up the ice. Repik shoots wide
	54:44	Goal for Lev! This is getting embarrassing for the hosts now. Jiri Sekac brings the puck up the left wing and centers it for PATRIK ZACKRISSON who buries it at the back door unmarked.
	54:09	Thornberg forces a good glove save out of Volkov
	52:06	Another shorthanded effort for Salavat Yulaev but Engren gloves Shchitov's shot from the point
	51:57	Babchuk gets a wrister away from the point shorthanded, Engren saves
	50:46	Penalty against Salavat Yulaev. Interference minor for Kirill Koltsov
	49:59	Goaltending change for Salavat Yulaev. Volkov in for Sokhatsky
	49:59	Goal for Lev! That just might be the three points wrapped up right there. It's Lev's top point scorer JIRI SEKAC, who toe drags the puck and gets a wrister away which has too much mustard for Sokhatsky to handle. He gets a piece of it but not all and it's 4-1 Lev
	49:05	Fantastic sprawling save by Engren on a Kaigorodov one timer. He got all of that but Engren made the save.
	47:55	Azevedo tries to fool Sokhatsky with a wrap-around but the Salavat Yulaev goaltender is wise to the play and saves
	47:42	Sokhatsky makes a good save on Ridderwall with Vrana crashing the net
	47:00	Another icing call. All the fizz has been taken out from the game right now.
	46:16	Goal for Lev! The Lions have jumped right back out to a two goal lead. It's lacklustre defending which gives ONDREJ NEMEC all the time in the world to glide across the blueline and let rip a slapshot which fizzes past Sokhatsky's glove.
	45:20	Lev ices the puck
	44:31	Goal for Salavat Yulaev! The hosts are back in the game. Just as Jiri Novotny did, ANTTI PIHLSTROM celebrates his selection to the Finnish national team by burying a rebound on the powerplay
	44:02	Penalty against Lev. David Ullstrom gets called for holding
	42:53	Sevc ices the puck for Lev
	41:58	Mirnov gets two chances from an impossible angle. Engren holds the post well to keep the puck out
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The second period was a damp squib compared to the first in all honesty. Jiri Novotny got Lev's second with a great deflection in front of Sokhatsky, and from then on out, Salavat had the better chances. Pihlstrom missed a breakaway, Kaigorodov missed an absolute gimme on the backdoor, while Koltsov rang the pipes with a rocket of a slapshot. Shots on goal: Salavat Yulaev 19 (11, 8) Lev 17 (12, 5).
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:48	Salavat Yulaev go the closest theyve come to scoring as Kirill Koltsov joins the rush and hammers a slapshot off the post.
	39:17	Salavat Yulaev take the puck offside
	37:49	First penalty almost expired. Dire powerplay for Salavat Yulaev so far
	36:06	Penalty coming against Lev. Justin Azevedo gets a 2+2 double minor for high-sticking Antti Pihlstrom.
	35:37	Good save by Sokhatsky under pressure from Novotny.
	34:20	Almost immediately off the draw, Salavat go close again. They're swarming over Lev at the moment. Dima Makarov tried to finish on the backhand but just missed
	33:35	Mirnov and Kaigorodov conspire to miss an absolute gimme in front of Engren, who was stranded in no mans land. Terrible miss.
	32:54	Ridderwall fires wide on the rush
	32:12	Vrana fires a low shot from the left, looking for a deflection in front, but Sokhatsky makes the save
	31:12	Salavat Yulaev firing at will at the moment. The third line must have had three or four one timer attempts which were either blocked or sailed wide.
	28:46	Sokhatsky gloves the puck on a shot from the left. Salavat Yulaev went close thirty seconds earlier, but a great glove save by Engren denied Khlystov
	27:17	Goal for Lev! They've looked the more likely team to get the next goal, and it's JIRI NOVTONY, celebrating his nomination to the Czech Olympic roster to gets the goal. David Ullstrom's shot looked to take a deflection from the Lev captain in front of goal which took it past Sokhatsky.
	26:40	Good chance for Ridderwall as the penalty expires. He moves through the Salavat Yulaev defence but Sokhatsky saves his backhand attempt
	26:33	Lev back to full strength
	25:48	Salavat Yulaev generating chances. Khlystov to Zaborsky to Mereskin but Engren shuts the door
	25:17	The puck is loose in the crease and it's a long wait for the referee to whistle up the play. Eventually Engren gets a hold of the puck. Dangerous times after Mirnov tried to bury it at the near post
	24:30	Zubarev hammers a shot wide right
	24:33	First penalty against Lev. Tripping call against Jiri Novotny who sends Zaborsky crashing to the ice
	24:29	Heavy shot by Ullstrom but Sokhatsky makes the save
	23:27	Mereskin tries to bury the puck on the wraparound but Engren shuts the door
	23:17	Lev ices the puck
	22:09	Antti Pihlstrom gets a breakaway chance but the speedy Finn can't bury it. Fantastic save by Engren
	20:45	Ullstrom goes close almost immediately after
	20:40	Novotny powers through the centre of the zone but shoots just high under pressure
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		End of the first period and Lev hold a one goal lead thanks to Martin Sevc's powerplay goal. Pace of the game is high, with neither team really having the upper hand. Both goaltenders been good. Shots on goal: Salavat Yulaev 11 Lev 12
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:21	Great chance for Mirnov on the doorstep on the right. Engren makes a great save to deny him
	18:38	Salavat Yulaev ice the puck
	18:20	Goal for Lev! Only twenty-five seconds into the powerplay and Lev have made it count. MARTIN SEVC brings the puck across the blueline, picks his spot and beats Sokhatsky low to the goaltender's left.
	17:55	First penalty of the game. Hooking call against Gurkin for Salavat Yulaev
	17:40	Lev building pressure at the moment. Maenpaa shoots high and wide though.
	17:02	Lev dump in from the neutral zone is frozen by the Salavat Yulaev goaltender
	16:13	Sokhatsky makes another save, stopping Mikus' point shot
	15:01	Good pressure by Salavat Yulaev, with Mirnov going close. Lev are eventually able to clear their lines and get a change
	13:38	Gordeyev fires on the rush but Engren kicks it away
	12:26	Great save by Engren, who flashes the leather to deny Nikita Filatov. Poor defence by Lev to give the hosts a 2 on 1. Pankov with the feed
	12:38	Ridderwall's onetimer blocked in front
	12:08	Babchuk set up Schitov at the point who looked like he was about to lower the boom but he loses the handle. Salavat Yulaev retain possession and Zaborsky tries to sneak one past Engren but the Finnish netminder saves and freezes the puck.
	11:11	Ullstrom fires on the turn from long range but Sokhatsky makes another save.
	10:35	Speculative Koltsov shot from the left point is gloved easily by Engren
	10:05	Great work by Cingel to gain the zone. He drop passes the puck to Repik who fires from the right wing circle but Sokhatsky makes the save
	08:42	Another great save by Sokhatsky in quick succession. He shuts the door on Vrana.
	08:21	Juraj Mikus' point shot through traffic causes Sokhatsky problems but the Salavat Yulaev netminder makes the save.
	07:08	Great skill by Azevedo to keep hold of the puck as he gained the zone. He fires a slapshot which Sokhatsky knocks away
	06:20	Alexander Stepanov fires a weak shot from the right half-boards which Engren saves with ease.
	04:57	Jaakola's pass from his own zone deflects off a Salavat Yulaev stick and over the glass.
	04:16	Kulda ices the puck
	03:32	Ivan Vishnevsky pinches in and isn't picked up as he gets to the slot. The feed from the corner just bounces over his stick. Great opportunity wasted.
	03:02	Jiri Novotny gets a quick shot on a feed from Ullstrom but it goes wide of the right post
	02:39	Khlystov fires on the turn but it goes just wide. Salavat Yulaev have started the better team
	01:18	First shot of the game comes from the right point. Kulda fires a low shot which Engren gloves.
	00:01	Game started.
		We're due to face off in a little over five minutes.
		Vladimir Sokhatsky gets the start for Salavat Yulaev, who rest Andrei Vasilevski, while Atte Engren gets his first start in four games
		Salavat Yulaev are in the midst of a hot streak, winning their last four games, which has included victories against powerhouses SKA St. Petersburg and CSKA Moscow. Lev are looking to bounce back following a 4-2 defeat against Metallurg Magnitogorsk on Sunday
		It's going to be another hard fought game between two playoff contending teams, as Salavat are 4th in the East and Lev currently sit 6th in the East
		Good day and welcome to EuroLiveScores.com's coverage of today's game between Salavat Yulaev Ufa.
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Commentary by

Jon Rowson

@jonrowson

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 45. Pihlström (Koltsov) – 19. Ševc (Azevedo, Ullström), 28. Novotný (Ullström, Němec), 47. Němec (Sekáč, Oystrick), 50. Sekáč (Němec), 55. Zackrisson (Sekáč, Oystrick)

Salavat Yulaev Ufa: Sokhatsky, 50. Volkov – Shchitov, Babchuk, Visnevsky, Kulda, Zubarev, Koltsov, Isangulov, Gurkin – Mereskin, Khlystov, Záborský – Makarov, Filatov, Pankov – Mirnov, Pilhström, Kaigorodov – Stepanov, Dubrovsky, Gordeyev.

Lev Praha: Engren (Vehanen) – Mäenpää, Ševc, Němec, Oystrick, Gragnani, Jaakola, J. Mikuš, Nakládal – Azevedo, Novotný, Ullström – Zackrisson, Sekáč, Thörnberg – Vrána, Klepiš, Ridderwall – Řepík, Cingel, Matai.

Referees: Rönn, Vasilyev – Alyoshin, Balodis

1st period
	17:55
	18:20
1st intermission
2nd period
	24:33
	27:17
	36:06
2nd intermission
3rd period
	44:02
	44:31
	46:16
	49:59
	50:46
	54:44
Final