LEV 4:1 VLD | Lev Praha - Admiral Vladivostok (KHL)

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Lev Praha

4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)

Admiral Vladivostok

Wednesday 15.01.2014, 19:00 • Tipsport Arena, Prague • KHL

		Lev scored on their first two power plays of the game, then scored a late goal one second after a power play ended, and they win 4-1 to stay in 3rd place in the Western Conference, atop a group of five teams within 8 points of each other. Admiral had a chance to jump into the top 8 in the East with a win, but fall to even their record at 1-1 on this western trip. (21:22:42)
	60:00	Game over.
	59:11	Ivannikov covers the puck for a stoppage in the Admiral zone. Lev fans standing and cheering now with victory at hand.
	57:30	Offside Admiral on the pass, faceoff at centre ice.
	56:40	Goal for Lev! It was one second after the penalty expired so it's not technically a power play goal, but nontheless Lev takes a 3-goal lead. It started with a shot from Martin Sevc that was deflected on goal, and following a scramble JUSTIN AZEVEDO put it in at the side. Assist: David Ullstrom.
	55:28	Maenpaa from the point, deflected wide in front.
	54:39	We've got an Admiral penalty and then after the whistle Justin Hodgman and Michal Repik exchange shots. Hodgman gets the original penalty for cross-checking and both of them get roughing penalties. Lev to the power play, they're 2/3.
	54:24	Mikhail Naumenkov with a high wrister from the point that Vehanen knocks down with the glove. Lev then called for icing.
	53:29	Wrister from Ridderwall, right on Ivannikov.
	53:06	As the penalty ends Ullstrom tries to jam it in on the short side and is mauled afterward, the players all gather but no penalties come of it. The faceoff is outside, though, because the Lev defence came in deep.
	52:25	Ullstrom set up in the slot and one-times it wide, then looks skyward.
	51:48	Icing Lev with 1:14 left in their power play.
	51:02	Admiral's Artyom Ternavsky is called for slashing, so Lev will head to the power play, they're 2/2. Ivannikov made a nice save off Ridderwall on the delay.
	50:37	Slapper from Martin Sevc, right on Ivannikov, who holds on.
	50:08	Icing Admiral.
	48:30	Admiral with their best chance just after the penalty ends, Vehanen had trouble with a shot, Zubov tried to jam it in, then the puck came to Bocharov at the top of the crease and Petri Vehanen makes his best stop of the game.
	47:46	Lev ice and Admiral having trouble getting out of their own end, finally called for icing. Faceoff back in their own zone with :25 left in the power play.
	46:54	Vorobyov tries to find Bocharov at the far post, deflects it just wide of the post with Vehanen slow to get across.
	46:11	Nathan Oystrick is called for interference and goes to the box, just as Felix Schutz comes out of the other door. Admiral to the power play, they're 0/1.
	45:54	Ullstrom with the shot, deflected by Azevedo right on Ivannikov, who holds on.
	45:03	Play in the Admiral zone, Ivannikov covers.
	44:32	Wrister from Mike Commodore, right on Vehanen in the butterfly.
	43:37	Icing Admiral.
	41:38	Puck out of play in the neutral zone, faceoff at centre ice.
	41:03	Long shot on the Admiral goal, stick save Ivannikov, who covers it.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
		The teams are on the ice and the third period will start shortly. Felix Schutz of Admiral still has another 6:02 to serve of a 10-minute misconduct, so they'll have to try to cut into this 2-goal deficit without one of their top offensive players for a while.
		Another period of Lev with an edge in play and they add 2 goals to lead 3-1 after two periods. The difference has been their power-play, which is 2-2. Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): Lev 10 (24), Admiral 5 (14). Quality scoring chances: Lev 2 (5), Admiral 0 (1). 3rd period begins at 20:42 CET, 14:42 EST.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
	39:30	Matai with the shot from the boards, right on Ivannikov, who holds on.
	39:21	Puck deflected out of play in the neutral zone, faceoff at centre ice.
	39:05	Icing Admiral.
	38:22	Goal for Lev! Vrana with the pass to MICHAL REPIK streaking down the right wing and he unloads an absolute rocket that beats Ivannikov just inside the far post above the blocker. Assists: Petr Vrana, Mikko Maenpaa.
	37:20	Big hit by Martin Thornberg on Naumenkov, he's knocked down but gets up and play continues. The fans love it.
	37:13	Ullstrom with the shoot-in from the neutral zone, right on Ivannikov and he's forced to cover with traffic coming toward him.
	36:02	On a delayed Admiral penalty, Oystrick to Nemec for the one-timer, right on Ivannikov. The penalty is a 10-minute misconduct against Felix Schutz, so he must have said something to an official during the play. We'll stay at 5-on-5.
	35:09	Sevc winds and fires from the point, wide.
	34:18	Ridderwall the long wrister, Ivannikov catches it and plays it.
	33:36	Puck out of play in the Admiral zone, faceoff inside.
	33:03	Low wrister from Logan Pyett, stick save Vehanen after Lev gets back to full strength -- I don't think Admiral got a shot on the power play.
	32:20	Lev ice the puck, just after they get away with an apparent trip that would have put them two men short, Admiral bench up in arms again.
	30:45	Lev getting their first penalty of the game, Michal Repik for holding the stick. The whistle went for an icing call against Admiral but strangely the faceoff is going in the Lev zone. Jiri Novotny is talking to the officials, apparently trying to argue the point that the faceoff should be at the Admiral blueline but they refuse. I'm not sure if that's a rule particular to the KHL or in fact icing was negated after the fact.
	30:28	Maenpaa with the slapper from the point, pad save Ivannikov.
	29:38	Low wrister by Thornberg on a Lev rush, kicked out by Ivannikov.
	29:24	Offside Admiral.
	29:01	Icing Admiral.
	28:45	Admiral shoot-in sails over the end glass, faceoff at centre ice.
	27:57	Intentional offside call against Admiral, as Richard Gynge played the puck down low without knowing he was offside. Admiral bench, which is on their attacking blueline in the 2nd period, is furious with the call. It was close at the line.
	26:27	Dmitri Vorobyov with a wrister from down low, Vehanen the save and holds on.
	25:08	Lev back to the attack again, Birner tries to pick the far corner but Ivannikov gets an arm on it. Finally play is stopped because a Lev player is in the crease, faceoff outside.
	24:31	Goal for Lev! The power play cashes in once again, as Justin Azevedo's shot from the boards is deflected by DAVID ULLSTROM as he's being checked to the ice, going through Ivannikov's legs for the go-ahead goal. Power-play goal. Assists: Justin Azevedo, Jiri Novotny.
	23:27	Penalty coming to Mikhail Naumenkov for holding, so Lev going to the power play, they're 1/1.
	21:14	Admiral shoot-in goes off the glass and out of play, faceoff at centre ice.
	21:07	Thornberg rips a slapper from a sharp angle, misses the net and rings around the boards all the way back to the Lev zone.
	20:18	Long slapper by Azevedo from the neutral zone, directed to the corner by Ivannikov.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
		The teams are on the ice and the 2nd period will begin shortly.
		Lev carried the play early and got the first goal, but Admiral came back with some pressure of their own later and tied the score. Shots on goal in the 1st period: Lev 14, Admiral 9. Quality scoring chances: Lev 3, Admiral 1. 2nd period begins at 19:51 CET, 13:51 EST.
	20:00	1st period finished.
	19:05	Azevedo feathers a pass to Ondrej Nemec, who fires a one-time wrister but Ivannikov makes another save and holds on.
	18:34	Justin Hodgman circles the net, his shot doesn't get through the crowd in front.
	18:15	Vrana with the long wrister, glove save Ivannikov, who holds on again.
	16:02	Lev rush, David Ullstrom with the low wrister from the left wing, glove save Ivannikov.
	15:45	Puck out of play in the Lev zone, faceoff inside.
	14:25	Goal for Admiral! After a slow start they've been coming on and finally score. After a failed Lev clearing attempt, two passes put the puck on the stick of FELIX SCHUTZ, who snapped it home. Assists: Richard Gynge, Yegor Antropov.
	14:15	Niclas Bergfors with a slapper from near the boards, right on Vehanen, then he stops another shot and covers it.
	13:17	Jaakola the wrister from the point, blocker save Ivannikov.
	13:14	Another save by Ivannikov and he covers again.
	12:53	Pyett with a wrister from the point, blocker save Vehanen.
	11:46	Now Petr Vrana with the backhand pass to Michal Repik in the slot, quick shot but denied by Yevgeni Ivannikov on a bang-bang play.
	11:28	Now the puck slides to Vehanen and he covers.
	11:00	Richard Gynge with the low wrister, pad save Vehanen.
	10:44	Puck flipped on goal from the neutral zone, Ivannikov catches and holds it for another faceoff.
	08:47	Jaakola with the wrister from the point, deflected wide in front.
	08:20	Icing Lev, as Admiral shows their first offensive surge of the game.
	07:50	Faceoff win for Drugov, Zemchyonok with the slapper from the point, right on Vehanen who holds on again.
	07:47	Play in the Lev zone, puck comes to Vehanen and he covers.
	07:28	Shot from the corner by Ridderwall, Ivannikov leaves no room on the short side and covers it.
	07:18	Another icing call against Admiral, who are really back on their heels here in the early going.
	06:29	David Ullstrom attempts a wraparound but the puck goes across the net and to the far corner.
	06:19	Icing Admiral.
	06:09	Faceoff win by Novotny, shot from the point by Gragnani, another save by Ivannikov.
	07:03	Now Dominik Pacovsky with the long shot and another glove save by Ivannikov, who holds it again. Shots 7-1 Lev so far.
	05:38	Back the other way, Yevgeni Ivannikov with the glove save and holds it. The young Admiral goalie has been busy in the early going.
	05:10	Play into the Lev zone, Bocharov with Admiral's first shot, pad save Vehanen.
	04:40	Lev buzzing in the Admiral zone, Ivannikov with about 3 saves on this sequence so far, including one off Ridderwall right in front.
	04:30	Icing Admiral.
	03:34	Offside Lev.
	03:13	Puck deflected out of play in the Admiral zone, faceoff inside.
	01:50	Goal for Lev! Nathan Oystrick faked a shot, passed to Mikko Maenpaa, whose shot is stopped by Ivannikov, but MARTIN THORNBERG is there to put in the rebound. Power-play goal. Assists: Mikko Maenpaa, Nathan Oystrick.
	01:15	Lev with a shot right off the draw, Ivannikov the save and covers with 1:45 left in the penalty.
	01:08	And now we're getting the game's first penalty, Admiral's Alexei Ugarov for interference. Lev to the early power play.
	00:45	Lev drive to the net and Ivannikov covers for the game's first stoppage.
	00:34	Jiri Novotny with the first shot on goal of the game, a wrister from the blueline, stick save Ivannikov.
	00:01	Game started.
		The national anthems of the Russian Federation and Czech Republic are complete, and the opening faceoff is moments away. Lev Praha are wearing their home red uniforms with blue and white trim and lion logo on the front, red NY Rangers-style pants and blue helmets. Admiral Vladivostok is wearing their white away uniforms with blue trim and anchor logo on the front, blue pants and white helmets.
		Starting Lineups: Lev Praha: Vehanen (Engren) – Mäenepää, Ševc, Oystrick, Němec, Gragnani, Jaakola – Novotný, Azevedo, Ullström – Ridderwall, Zackrisson, Thörnberg – Birner, Vrána, Řepík – Pacovský, Kapanen, Matai – Cingel Admiral Vladivostok: Ivannikov (Stelmakh) – Vorobyov, Pyett, Těrnavsky, Commodore, Osipov, Antropov, Naumenkov, Zemchyonok – Bocharov, Zubov, Hodgman – Ugarov, Nikitěnko, Grachyov – Bergfors, Schütz, Gynge – Barbashev, Drugov, Bortnikov Referees: Buturlin, Olenin – Sadovnikov, Sivov.
		Despite the expected rough weather as they tread the waters of their maiden KHL season, Admiral Vladivostok has proved itself to be a capable seafarer, navigating through the schedule. Up against more seasoned mariners, Admiral has held its own, and currently sitting just a point out of a playoff spot with 59 points. Their current voyage takes them out west and they won 5-2 in Riga on Monday night. The next port of call is Prague. Admiral hosted Lev back on October 1, and gave the Czech club all they could handle. Enver Lisin tied the game in the last minute of regulation time before Topi Jaakola´s second goal of the game won it for Lev, 3-2 in overtime. Twenty-two-year-old Yevgeni Ivannikov has done a respectable job in net most of the season, and the recent acquisition of Finn Niko Hovinen has strengthened the team between the pipes. Admiral´s defence is anchored by the pair of Artyom Ternavsky and Yegor Antropov, with 11 points each, plus Stanley Cup champion Mike Commodore, who has found an appropriately-named team to play for. On a team loaded with imports, Swede Niclas Bergfors and German Felix Schütz lead the offence with 27 points each. Ex-Lion and another Swede, Richard Gynge, is also in their corps of gunners.
		Welcome. This game starts at 19:00 CET local time in Prague, 13:00 EST and 05:00 VLAT Thursday morning in Vladivostok.

Commentary by

Derek OBrien

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Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 2. Thornberg (Maenpaa, Oystrick), 25. Ullstrom (Azevedo, Novotny), 39. Repik (Vrana, Maenpaa), 57. Azevedo (Ullstrom) – 15. Schutz (Gynge, Antropov)

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

Admiral Vladivostok: Ivannikov (Stelmakh) – Vorobyov, Pyett, Těrnavsky, Commodore, Osipov, Antropov, Naumenkov, Zemchyonok – Bocharov, Zubov, Hodgman – Ugarov, Nikitěnko, Grachyov – Bergfors, Schütz, Gynge – Barbashev, Drugov, Bortnikov

Referees: Buturlin, Olenin – Sadovnikov, Sivov

1st period
	01:08
	01:50
	14:25
1st intermission
2nd period
	23:27
	24:31
	30:45
	36:02
	38:22
2nd intermission
3rd period
	46:11
	51:02
	54:39
	56:40
Final