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final
Ak Bars Kazan
1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0)
Barys Nur-Sultan
Tuesday 07.01.2014, 14:30 • Tatneft Arena • KHL
     
    Ak Bars have run out of time, and the battle of the Eastern Conference leaders has ended in Barys's favour, 2-1! A thoroughly engrossing encounter from start to finish, and if Barys now win their game in hand over their Kazan rivals, they will go to the top of their conference. Barys struck first through Mikhail Rakhmanov before Tim Stapleton replied, but after Nikolai Antropov put the Kazakhs ahead again in the second period Ak Bars couldn't respond despite having numerous chances. Thanks for following our KHL coverage today, see you tomorrow! (16:51:18)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:55
    Icing from Barys
     
    59:49
    Barys are now back at full strength, and have just called a timeout a few seconds before the end
     
    59:49
    The puck somehow stays out of Barys's net! Last chance for the hosts now
     
    59:15
    Empty net for Ak Bars!
     
    59:00
    We're into the last minute of normal time
     
    58:28
    Korneev! Powerful attempt from the point gets turned around the post!
     
    57:45
    Ak Bars have got their chance, Starchenko for holding has given them a powerplay just over two minutes from the buzzer
     
    56:11
    Icing from the Kazakhs
     
    54:40
    Konstantin Rudenko on a quick counterattack shoots twice, at first the defenders help out Garipov and then he hits the boards instead of the target!
     
    54:12
    Again it's Stapleton, from the left flank bursts through and can only place the puck into the goalkeeper!
     
    53:12
    Stapleton and co. somehow can't force the puck over the line in a goalmouth pile up!
     
    52:05
    Poor mistake in the home defence lets Dmitriy Upper go through one on one, but he misses the net! Big chance for Barys
     
    51:15
    Barys just trying to take the sting out of the game, it would be a massive win if they could hold on here
     
    49:05
    Stapleton! Spins and fires, and the shot gets blocked by covering defenders!
     
    48:35
    Barys's goalkeeper is determined to not concede again today, he's making save after save
     
    47:10
    Kick save by Ahonen on a slapshot from Zakharchuk! He can really strike the puck well
     
    46:14
    Thankfully for them Barys are back to full strength
     
    46:07
    The puck is permanently stuck in Barys's zone, Varnakov from the door step tries to put the puck in the net but so far today their finishing is letting them down
    Commentary by

    Shaun Nicolaides

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 13. Stapleton (Panin) – 3. Rakhmanov (Polischuk), 30. Antropov (Rudenko, Hamill)

    Ak Bars Kazan: Garipov (Barulin)- Korneev, Nikulin, Pesonen, Tereschenko, Petrov- Medvedev, Heshka, Stapleton, Burmistrov, Varnakov- Panin, Zakharchuk, Petruzalek, Svitov, Obukhov- Fayzullin, Lukoyanov, Tkachev, Golubev
    Barys Nur-Sultan: Ahonen (Eremeev)- Barker, Lundin, Dawes, Boyd, Bochenski- Lakiza, Savchenko, Rudenko, Antropov, Hamill- Blokhin, Kolesnikov, Zhailauov, Upper, Starchenko- Rakhmanov, Polischuk, Gavrilin
    Referees: Odins, Belov, Nesterov, Ivanov