LEV 3:2 NOV | Lev Praha - Metallurg Novokuznetsk (KHL)

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after shootout (2:1)

Lev Praha

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

Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Monday 13.01.2014, 19:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL

		Game over. (21:28:25)
	65:00	Goal for Lev! DAVID ULLSTROM is credited with the game-winning goal in the shootout.
		David Ullstrom goes to the backhand and fires it upstairs and off the back bar for the win!
		Artyom Gareyev lost the puck and never did regain control, easy save Vehanen.
		Jiri Sekac tries to deke, Lozhkin either got his stick or skate on it, 1-1 after 2 rounds.
		Kurtis McLean goes five-hole on Vehanen, 1-1.
		Martin Thornberg goes high glove side on Lozhkin, 1-0 Lev after round 1.
		Semyon Valuysky tries to go forehand along the ice, pad save Vehanen.
		Start of shootout.
		Novokuznetsk will shoot first.
		Lev with all the momentum in overtime, came close but couldn't get the winner, so now we'll decide this game in a shootout. Shots were 3-0 Lev in OT, 49-24 through 65 minutes of hockey, and I had quality scoring chances at 16-4 Lev.
	65:00	Overtime finished.
	63:27	Slapper from Justin Azevedo, Sorokin gets a glove on it and it dribbles just wide of the post.
	63:17	Puck played by a Novokuznetsk high stick, faceoff inside.
	62:40	Oystrick from the point through traffic, hits a body in front, they try to get to the rebound but it's fired wide.
	62:10	Vrana from a tight angle hits Sorokin in the chest.
	61:28	Puck goes out of play in the neutral zone, faceoff at centre ice.
	61:16	Offside Lev.
	60:19	Puck goes into the Novokuznetsk zone, Nemec fires it high and wide.
	60:01	Overtime began.
		Shots on goal in regulation time: Lev 46, Novokuznetsk 24.
		After Novokuznetsk went up 2-0 in the third period, it looked like they might pull this one out, but Lev got 4 power play chances in the third period and scored on the last two to send this game to overtime.
	60:00	3rd period finished.
	59:10	Goal for Lev! The puck came to JIRI SEKAC at the top of the slot, he dodged a block attempt and then shot through traffic and it found its way through the crowd. Novotny was in front, not sure if he touched it, but he provided a screen for sure. Power-play goal. Assists: Martin Thornberg, Ondrej Nemec.
	58:58	Slapper from Nemec right off the draw, hit Sorokin and fell to the ice, they try to reach the rebound but can't before it's covered.
	58:52	Timeout Lev. Petri Vehanen went to the bench on the delayed penalty and he's staying at the bench. This is the game right here.
	58:52	Now another Novokuznetsk penalty coming as Mikhail Kuklev takes out a man along the boards and is called for interference.
	58:20	Puck centred from the corner, nobody home, and the puck is cleared down the ice.
	57:59	Slapper from Sevc, right on Sorokin, no rebound.
	57:25	Ridderwall fires wide from the high slot, then another drive is deflected right on Sorokin and he covers. A big push from Lev coming.
	56:34	Nemec cuts out from the corner, save Sorokin, Zackrisson can't jam in the rebound.
	55:55	Icing Novokuznetsk.
	54:59	Goal for Lev! After so many chances, they finally bury one. Martin Thornberg found PETR VRANA alone at the far side and he one-timed it in before Sorokin could come across. Power-play goal. Assist: Martin Thornberg.
	54:39	Puck deflected out of play in the Novokuznetsk zone, faceoff inside with 1:48 left in the penalty.
	54:27	Another penalty, this one Nikita Kamalov of Novokuznetsk for tripping. Lev's situation becoming critical.
	53:35	Another big chance for Lev, this time Michal Repik on a scramble but hits Sorokin while he's down.
	53:20	Lev at full strength, Vehanen makes a save, Lev start back up ice . . .
	52:15	Another blast from Martynov, pad save Vehanen.
	51:30	Martynov the wrister from the point, caught and held by Vehanen with 1:45 left in the penalty.
	51:15	Now Mikka Maenpaa is called for tripping in his own zone, and with Novokuznetsk going to the power play, they are looking to put a firm grip on this game.
	51:05	Novokuznetsk back at full strength, Lev didn't get a shot.
	50:15	Play along the boards, then the puck is iced.
	49:02	Lev going back to the power play, as Damir Zhafyarov goes off for holding.
	48:50	Novokuznetsk rush, Akhmetov the backhander and Vehanen stretches the right pad and kicks it away.
	48:04	Maenpaa's shot is blocked, then iced and that should do it for the penalty.
	47:13	Clearing attempt picked off by Nathan Oystrick, he winds and fires but Ilya Sorokin gets an arm on it and deflects it away.
	46:51	Offside Lev, 1:21 left in the penalty.
	46:37	Puck played by a Lev high stick, so the faceoff goes back to their own zone with 1:35 left in their power play.
	46:26	Ullstrom tries to cut in from the boards, blocker save Sorokin.
	46:12	Yegor Martynov is being called for interference, and Lev will go to the power play. They're 0/2 so far today, but down by 2 goals, a power-play goal at this point seems almost critical.
	45:58	Jaakola from the point, off Sorokin's shoulder.
	45:46	Shot from Vrana hits Sorokin in the shoulder, then Nizhnekamsk is called for icing.
	44:10	Offside Lev, as the puck comes barely outside the line.
	44:02	Sevc a slapper from the point, right on pad save Sorokin.
	42:04	Goal for Novokuznetsk! It's a good goal, and IGOR VELICHKIN was apparently the one who got to that rebound and put it in past Vehanen to make it 2-0. Assists: Nikita Kamalov, Artyom Gareyev.
	42:04	Just after the missed Lev chance, Novokuznetsk rush up the ice, and after Vehanen made one save the puck went into the net but they're checking upstairs, possibly due to it being kicked in.
	41:50	Puck centred from behind the net, Birner fires just wide.
	41:29	Back the other way, offside Lev.
	41:15	Novokuznetsk rush, wrister by Valuysky, pad save Vehanen.
	41:04	Another icing against Novokuznetsk.
	40:32	Icing Novokuznetsk.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The teams are on the ice and the 3rd period will start momentarily.
		It was all Lev that period, but Ilya Sorokin is playing a great game in net. The way he's playing, a 2-goal Novokuznetsk lead would have been huge, so that was a very big save that Petri Vehanen made for Lev in the last minute, and it's still anybody's game with a period to go. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Lev 15 (31), Novokuznetsk 4 (14). Quality scoring chances: Lev 3 (7), Novokuznetsk 1 (3). 3rd period begins at 20:36 CET, 14:36 EST.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:02	Ansel Galimov picks off a clearing attempt and goes right in on Petri Vehanen, who makes a great pad save -- particularly a great save considering how little he's had to do this period.
	37:23	Just after the penalty ends, Maenpaa shoots from the point, Thornberg digs for a rebound but can't get to it before Sorokin covers it once again.
	37:05	Slapper from Oystrick hits Sorokin in the crest, he holds on with just :08 left in the penalty.
	35:50	They move the puck around the zone, Azevedo one-times it wide.
	35:13	Play continues in the Novokuznetsk zone and they finally draw a penalty, as Zakhar Arzamastsev is called for hooking.
	34:25	Birner a wrister from the boards, stick save Sorokin, they get another shot and the Novokuznetsk keeper covers it again.
	33:41	Play goes into the Lev zone, Valuysky shoots from a tight angle, Vehanen stops and covers it.
	33:05	Sevc nails Karpatov into the boards, then Thornberg takes a low wrister, kicked out by Sorokin.
	32:51	Lev try to set up another play in the attacking zone but the puck slides to Sorokin again and he covers. Shots 11-2 Lev this period but they still haven't scored.
	31:51	Another Lev 2-on-1, though another d-man gets back and forces a shot from Azevedo, Sorokin knocks it down and then covers it with players all around him.
	31:05	Wrister from Ridderwall from the top of the circle, knocked down by the glove of Sorokin and the puck is cleared.
	30:47	Vrana tried to find Repik streaking to the net, pass just out of his reach and finally Sorokin gloves it.
	30:05	It's offsetting roughing minors to Martin Thornberg and Yegor Martynov, so we'll have some 4-on-4 hockey, faceoff outside the line as the play was offside.
	30:05	Offside Lev and we're getting some rough stuff after the whistle. Not sure what started it, maybe a late shot on goal, but we're going to get some penalties for sure.
	29:46	Faceoff win for Thornberg and Oystrick another shot, and another glove save by Sorokin.
	29:41	Lev gain the zone off the draw, Oystrick with a wrister from the point, gloved and held by Sorokin.
	29:31	Offside Lev.
	28:30	Repik out of the box and joins the rush, Gragnani gets a shot from the point through traffic, pad save Sorokin.
	27:52	Lev ices for the 3rd time on the PK, Novokuznetsk still shotless, and then they go offside on the re-entry, :25 left in the penalty.
	26:17	Now Michal Repik with a big hit on Igor Velichkin and he's going off for boarding. We get some pushing and shoving after the whistle, but that looks like the only penalty. Novokuznetsk to the power play for the first time.
	25:55	Vrana turns and fires, no room on the short side and hits Sorokin in the arm.
	24:25	Big hit in the corner and Novokuznetsk's Ansel Galimov gets up lsowly and heads off to the bench doubled over, play coninues.
	23:32	Now a high shot from Azevedo, off the shoulder of Sorokin.
	29:56	Ridderwall rips a wrister wide, once again it ends up on the back of the net and the faceoff is outside.
	22:45	The puck ends up on the back of the Novokuzhnetsk net, faceoff outside.
	21:35	Icing Novokuzhnetsk.
	20:55	Another Lev 2 on 1, Thornberg to Sekac and an amazing save by Ilya Sorokin, sliding across and kicking away what looked like a sure goal.
	20:20	Puck out of play in the neutral zone, faceoff outside the Novokuznetsk.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The teams are on the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly.
		Lev with the edge in play that first period and several quality chances, but couldn't get the puck past Ilya Sorokin, even a couple of times when he was down and seemed beatable. Shots on goal in the 1st period: Lev 16, Novokuznetsk 10. Quality scoring chances: Lev 4, Novokuznetsk 2. 2nd period begins at 19:46 CET, 13:46 EST.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:42	Novokuznetsk back at full strength, Lev just the one shot on the power play.
	18:38	Ullstrom shoots through traffic, off a stick and to the corner, finally Sorokin covers with 1:03 left in the penalty.
	17:41	Niko Kapanen in his first game since late September was going for a rebound in front but he's hooked by Semyon Valuysky and Lev is getting the game's first power play.
	17:08	Jaakola from the point, hit something in front and deflected wide, might have got a piece of Sorokin's pad.
	16:38	Lev shoot-in goes right on Sorokin and he covers with Azevedo bearing down on him.
	16:24	At the other end, Kurepanov the shot, Vehanen catches and holds it and we get some pushing and shoving after the whistle. Nothing comes of it.
	15:50	Another great Lev chance, first Azevedo, then Ullstrom and finally Novotny again with Sorokin down, but he hits him and the Novokuznetsk goalie holds on for the faceoff.
	14:51	Long wrister from Ridderwall, pad save Sorokin.
	14:29	Back the other way, Vehanen makes one save, then a second Novokuznetsk drive gets deflected out of play, faceoff in the Lev zone.
	14:02	Lev 2 on 1, Birner elects to shoot and hits Sorokin, in the shoulder.
	13:22	Puck deflected out of play in the Lev zone, faceoff outside.
	12:52	Icing Novokuznetsk.
	12:10	Yemelin shoots from an angle, pad save Vehanen.
	09:34	Play continues in the Novokuznetsk zone, Birner tries to pick the far side with a wrister but Sorokin gloves and holds it.
	08:54	Jaakola the shot from the point, stick save Sorokin.
	05:57	Play back into the Lev zone, Vehanen freezes it for a faceoff.
	03:48	Now a scramble in front of the Novokuznetsk net, Ullstrom couldn't jam it in, then Jiri Novotny tried to go upstairs with Sorokin down but it was deflected over the glass and out of play. Faceoff inside.
	02:47	Goal for Novokuznetsk! Martin Sevc fell as he played the puck behind his own net and it went right onto the stick of NIKITA VYGLAZOV, who was along the goal line, and he banked the puck in off the pad of Vehanen and in for the game's first goal on what was also, I believe, the first shot. Unassisted.
	01:40	Novokuznetsk 2 on 1, the puck came to Kurtis McLean but he tipped it wide and then slid into Petri Vehanen. He gets up and play continues.
	01:20	Game still without a shot, Mantyla attempts a slapper from the ping but it's blocked.
	00:01	Game started.
		The national anthems of the Russian Federation and Czech Republic are complete and the game will start shortly. Lev Praha is wearing their home red uniforms with blue and white trim, while Metellurg Novokuznetsk is wearing road white with red, black and silver trim.
		HC LEV Praha went on a real adventure to meet up with Metallurg Novokuznetsk the first time these teams met back on September 27. After troubles with flights and weather, they arrived in the Siberian city only five hours before faceoff and went on to win 5-3 -- an impressive result given the circumstances. Niko Kapanen and Martin Ševc each scored twice for Lev, while Atte Engren picked up his first KHL win in goal. Petri Vehanen will get the start this time for Lev, however, despite the fact he missed this past weekend's KHL All-Star Game with an undisclosed health problem. Kapanen was injured later on the same road trip and hasn´t played a game with the Lions since, but he´s played two games in the Czech 1st League recently and is a possibility to make his return to the lineup on Monday. They gave up five goals on 40 shots that game and defence has been a problem all season long for Novokuznetsk -- they are ranked 27th out of 28 KHL teams, while their offence is ranked 26th. Because of that, they have the worst record in the KHL with 35 points. Niko Hovinen started in goal for Novotkuznetsk in the first meeting but has since been moved to Vladivostok. Since then, the duties have fallen on Ilya Sorokin and Nikita Lozhkin, and they´ve had their work cut out for them. Offensively, the team is lead by Yevgeni Lapenkov, who has only 16 points. Rafael Akhmetov and defenceman Yegor Martynov both have 15 points, while Damir Zhafyarov leads the goal parade with 8. Names familiar to international fans may include Canadian forward Kurtis McLean with 13 points, Finnish defenceman Tuukka Mantyla with 10 or Canadian defenceman Raymond Giroux with 8. Of course, regardless of where Novokuznetsk is in the standings, the Lions would be advised not to take them lightly, as just last week they defeated league power SKA St Petersburg 3-2, so they can steal points if their opponent doesn´t come to play. Out of the lineup for Lev is one of their top offensive weapons, Jakub Klepiš, who will miss up to six weeks of action with a wrist injury.
		Welcome. This game starts at 19:00 CET local time in Prague, 13:00 EST and 01:00 OMST early Tuesday in Novokuznetsk.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 55. Vrana (Thornberg), 60. Sekac (Thornberg, Nemec), 65. Ullstrom – 3. Vyglazov, 43. Velichkin (Kamalov, Gareyev)

Lev Praha: Vehanen (Engren) – Jaakola, Gragnani, Mäenepää, Ševc, Oystrick, Němec, Matai, Nakládal – Novotný, Azevedo, Ullström – Sekáč, zackrisson, Thörnberg – Birner, Vrána, Řepík – Ridderwall, Kapanen, Cingel

Metallurg Novokuznetsk: Sorokin (65. Lozhkin) – Martynov, Arzamastsev, Mantyla, Kapotov, Kuklev, Kamalov, Kanarsky, Skutar – Akhmetov, Galimov, Zafyarov – Valusky, McLean, Lapenkov – Garyev, Yemelin, Velichkin – Vyglazov, Kurepanov, Mitryakov

Referees: Bukin, Buturlin – Sadovnikov, Sivov

1st period
	02:47
	17:41
1st intermission
2nd period
	26:17
	30:05
	35:13
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:04
	46:12
	49:02
	51:15
	54:27
	54:59
	58:52
	59:10
After 3rd period
Overtime
before shootout
Shootout
	65:00
after shootout